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I did notice there is a layer of something at the bottom of the bottles. Could it be the priming sugar?

Just an update..... no exploding bottles here, but the beer is quite flat. I guess there's nothing that can be done at this point. So the fermentation must have finished like the directions said, but I didn't need to skimp on the priming sugar. Oh well..... learned some lessons here...

Thanks for the thorough answer. There is a brew shop in town, so I will try to get a hydrometer today. In the instructions, it says 4 to 6 days, or IF using a hydrometer, when the gravity remains at a constant figure below 1008 degrees. I have never used a hydrometer (obviously), so what...

Well the beer was in bottles sitting out in the open and I needed leave the house soon for a few hours. I did not want it to get contaminated by sitting out in the open. Also.... I do not have a hydrometer. I'll definitely get one for next time. Bottles are in sealed coolers right now...

I brewed it last Saturday, and botteled it today.... Friday. Today is the 7th day, but probably only the 5th day since the fermentation took off. I was just trying to follow the instructions. I have another can of Munton's, so I'll learn from the mistakes I make this time. So..... it has...

Well..... bottling is complete. I did cut back on the sugar a bit just in case. So..... if these bottles were to explode, when can I expect the bombs to start going off? A day? A week? Is there still a chance they can explode when I refridgerate them?

Did a Brooklyn Brew Kit about 6 months ago, so this is only my second batch. Very new at this. I am using one of those Munton's extract 40 pint kits. It says in the instructions after adding yeast to wait 4 to 6 days before bottling. It took about 2 days for the yeast to take off because...