I have a home ale brew in a tub from a kit, and I added 20 teaspoons of sugar to the beer as instructed (the equivalent of 1 half teaspoon per bottle) but this was about 10 days ago. I haven't bottled it yet and I'm not likely to be able to for another 5 days.
I was aware that the addition of the sugar was what caused the gases to accumulate. So after so long, have I ruined the brew? Is there some way to save it?
No, the brew is not ruined. It's actually quite a small amount of sugar, and that will have been fermented out now, assuming it was sitting at room temperature (at least 15°C/59°F)
Simply add the same quantity of sugar again and bottle.
One thing that may have happened with the delay is the beer may have picked up a yeast bite if it's still sitting on the yeast. Next time, aim to bottle 2-3 weeks max after pitching the yeast, or rack it off the yeast cake to a secondary carboy if you need to hold it for longer.
