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I use the plastic "ale pail" and my brews taste fine. I usually use the pail as a primary and move it over to a 6.5 gallon glass carboy as a secondary (mainly because the pail is easier to clean out). As far as getting enough bottles, I have never had a problem with this. Invite some...

There will be a slightly different flavor and aroma to the beer but the beer itself should be fine. It just will not taste exactly as the recipe intended.

You never know. The brewing process in my limited experience is fairly forgiving.

Use the entire bag of priming sugar.

Give it a couple days. I would not be concerned if it sounds, looks, and smells like fermentation is happening.

Usually your beer continues to ferment a little after bottling (this is most likely how you get carbon dioxide into the bottle). This means that your final abv will be about .25 to .35 % higher after the beer has been bottled and set aside for a couple weeks to carbonate.