Bottling: Noob Question

[Dmp]

Okay so I did my first batch...well it's a half batch.

Its about 3 gallons with extract.

I used 2.5 lb of extract Malt & barley mix & about .75 lb of sugar + about 1oz of hops
Anyways, It's fermenting really fast (because of the California heat), and I'm going to bottle soon.

It's very fruity tasting because it's so hot. The yeast is active but the airlock isn't moving too much.

So when I do bottle, I was wondering what amount of sugar should I use for a nice fizzy finish, a cup of sugar? more? less?

Thanks guys.

-Dmp

[Quin]

Wait until the air lock stops. Completely stops.
Take a gravity reading. I'm guessing your OG was around 1.046 from your recipe. It should end up around 1.012.
Then wait another three days to allow the yeast to clean up any diacetyl, acetylaldehyde, etc.
I used to use 1 cup for ten gallons, so you'll probably need about 1/3 cup +/-.
Boil about a cup or two of water with the sugar. Add to your bottling bucket. Siphon beer into bucket on top of sugar/water mixture and stir.
Bottle away.

[Henning1966]

Promash shows 2.63 ounces of corn sugar in 3 gallons at 2.5 volumes of co2

[Dmp]

Awww man you are awesome. That is all the information I needed. I didn't take an original gravity reading so I kind of blew it....Anyways, I picked up a hydrometer, and will be testing it after the first week....Thanks a ton!

-DMP