So, I think I may have mentioned that my first batch turned out good except that it seemed a little low on carbonation. Well I recently went to give a family member a couple bottles, and when I was handing them to him I saw some hardened white residue. Sediment is normal in home brew but this seemed off. It turned out to be undissolved sugar. The sugar is added in the bottling process so that the yeast in the bottles has something to eat which then in turn creates the carbonation that we're used to. So since the sugars weren't dissolved, the yeast couldn't eat and hence a low carbonated beer. So at least I know why I was low on bubbles. I just need to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Brief note on Batch #2. I'll be bottling this weekend, so I'll make sure all sugars are dissolved.
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