I think the yeast quit on me, makes me glad I went with the tablets. I'm assuming if the yeast is caput adding sugar won't kickstart it. Also I'm guessing the difference in readings is because of the mixing that occurred when I moved the beer into the bottling bucket.
The siphon that came with my kit was one that only fits onto the carboy and you blow through a baffle to get it started [emoji107] I'm thinking blowing my germs into the beer isn't the brightest move. Also I fermented in a bucket and not a carboy. Thought about pouring into the carboy using the supplied funnel but the oxygenation would also be bad. I called the company I got everything from and explained my difficulties and issues I had, they told me not everything in the kit is straight forward and not all the pieces fit together quite right and some modifications may be needed. I asked him why they don't explain that considering this is a beginners kit and wouldn't know until I'm trying to use it and it's a little late. He said there is a learning curve with beer making... That's awesome, sell a beginners kit that needs modifications to people who have never made beer before. I told him thanks, I don't want anything else from your company, there's other places to shop (note to self, reason 62 to buy from local small businesses).
Lastly, 22oz is the standard bottle for me [emoji41]