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I have a load of brown PET bottles and they came with lids, the type that fasten to the bottle and leave a plastic ring around the neck. The sort that let you know when a bottle's been opened or not. Can I just buy new lids without having to buy new bottles? If so where? I've been looking...

Would ec-1118 be fine for this? Might end up a bit dry though huh?

i just checked again, I think it's more like 1.016, I'm still getting used to using the hydrometer. I'll do what you said,

I made the Edme stout pack up to 15 litres and added 300g of treacle. Fermentation seems to have stopped and the gravity's around 1.12. It still tastes very much of treacle. I didn't check the OG, my other bitter's ~1.00. Should I add a pack of yeast to the Stout? I have some champaign yeast...

I've made the Edme Irish stout up to 15 litres and added 300ml of black treacle, Hopefully this should give me 15 litres @ 8%. Can I have some opinions on this? Is there any chance I've added too much treacle? It really smells of treacle right now and not much else, I've got three other...

Is there enough yeast suspended in the ale after using finings to produce the CO2 needed for the carbonation in the pressure barrel? I'll buy that next, many thanks.

The FAQ says I should use 85g of priming sugar in a pressure barrel, is this for heavily carbonated lagers or lightly carbonated ales? Is it fine to leave an ale maturing in a primary fermenter before putting it in a pressure barrel? Should I be using finings in kits? If so, when. Which kit...