So, my father-in-law won a kit at a church auction, so we decided to boil it this weekend. We usually do ales or lagers, so this stout was a bit different. I've attached a picture of the instructions and the ingredients provided. What I'm confused about, is that there was no sugar substance added to the mix anywhere. There was a mention of it in Step 4, but we searched high and low and couldn't find the sugar or amber or fructose or anything. The ingredients also didn't indicate there was any to be used. So we marched on, assuming the immense amount of grains created enough starch to make enough sugar to cause the yeast to ferment the sugar.
Anyway, sure enough, the next day we had some good action in the carboy, but it only lasted about 18 hours, and now the gunk on the top is nearly all gone and there's no action. Any suggestions on what we did wrong, or is this normal for a stout?? If normal, when should we bottle?