Too long fermenting?

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I just started brewing and was making my third batch last Saturday (the 19th). It was a witbier and I used liquid yeast for the first time. Its now been fermenting for 9 days now, and the airlock is still bubbling about once every 10 seconds. I've usually had it pretty much stopped after a week, but this one is still bubbling away. I was wondering if something was wrong or if this was ok. Thanks for the help!
 
Without the recipe it will be difficult to give specific advise... I will suggest to let the yeast do it's thing, and give it enough time. Don't use airlock activity as a judge of when something's done fermenting. Hydrometer/refractometer readings will tell you when it's done... Plus, tasting it will tell you when it's actually ready to be bottled/kegged.
 
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