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Hey all. I'm a brand new brewer and I have a question regarding the sugar added to each bottle to help create the carbonation. I brewed using the brewdemon kit and the instructions say to carefully turn each bottle a few times to help dissolve the sugar. When I did this, all of the sugar dissolved. However, the next day I noticed that a large portion of the sugar settled back down to the bottom of the bottle. Is this normal? Should I turn the bottle a few times each day to help dissolve the sugar or should I not disturb the yeast and let them do their job?

Hi and welcome to the forum.
The yeast that's left in the beer will have a very happy relationship with the sugar and produce carbonation. Sediment will drop out and settle to the bottom as that is normal. After a few weeks when the beer is ready, put them in the fridge for a few days and chill and they will clear. When you pour the beer, just pour carefully and leave the sediment in the bottle.
Have fun!

Not much more to add to Beer-lord answer.

So, welcome, glad you found us here. Can't wait to hear how the beer comes out when you finally drink it.

Welcome to the forum!

Not much more to add, but I'm feeling chatty tonight.
The sediment is called trub and is the same that was left in your fermenter when you bottled, but on a smaller scale. The yeast left in the bottle have the same party with the priming sugar that they did with the LME. Since the bottle is capped, the co2 produced will be absorbed into the beer giving you carbonation.

Congratulations on your first batch. You have a second one going, right?

Welcome to the Borg Arrowa88! Glad you found us!!

As usual, the Borg are quick to respond so I don't have much to add. Keep asking questions when you need to. We're all here to help everyone make better beer!

Welcome aboard. As stated above, what's at the bottom of your bottle now is not sugar, but trub, formed by the yeast eating the sugar you put in yesterday. Don't disturb the bottles, just let them be for 4 weeks at room temperature.

I hope you enjoy your new hobby.

If you use a bottling wand, in many cases it will dissolve the sugar while filling and alleviate the need to rock - and thus aerating - the bottles. Even if stuck on the bottom it will be fine although may take a tad longer to finish up.

And honestly you don't need to rock the bottles to dissolve the sugar. It will do it on its own / the yeast will find it. When I bottle prime I use Dominos Dots (2.5g sugar cubes) and they are still cubes when I put them in the box. They are gone 3 weeks later and what I have then is good beer.

Thanks for all the speedy replies and the warm welcome! Can't wait to see how this IPA turns out and to start my next batch