SG timing for Skeeter Pee

[reddportleft]

Just started a batch of Skeeter Pee this week. It's bubbling nicely about every 5 seconds at 76 degrees. It's been 4 days. How long should I wait to start checking the SG to get to 1.05? I just don't want to open my bucket up too often to check to add the final ingredients.

 

[REDBOATNY]

Redportleft,
You may want to re-read Lon's recipe
Air is needed during early fermentation. I stir the must a couple times a day during the phase you describe. I also leave the hydrometer in the fermenter ( 23ltr. bucket) loosely covered. You may be close to the sg of 1.050, mine has dropped to 1060 since Sunday, at 67F.

 

[reddportleft]

Thank you, Redboatny. I completely forgot about that. I just wisked the snot out of it. SG is almost 1.06. Thanks for the tip about leaving the hydrometer in there. I have nothing else perculating right now anyway.