I just brewed my first batch ever and went step by step going off the instructions i got from the home brew shop. Now its time to drink, and after being bottled for about a week at room temperature, there is little to know carbonation. The instructions said to use 2 cups of water and 3/4 cup corn sugar for priming for my 5 gal batch. I used a plastic bottle to judge when my beer carbonated and the bottle is pretty stiff. Im not sure if it was supposed to come out the way it did or if i did something wrong. I used the recipe for a "Simple Northwest Amber". Not sure if that makes a difference or not.