I'm still trying to wrap my head around grain balance, so hops are still a complete mystery to me. Certainly this site has been very helpful, with so many recipes to look at, sometimes it seems like hops can be a free-for-all.

That was done out of necessity. I only had that amount of hops on hand so I thought it better to add them in that order

Perhaps I spoke too soon. There was some definite activity for a couple days, but today the gravity is STILL at .050 I'm about to brew a 10L batch of Pale Ale, with White labs yeast this time. If I make a starter I should have enough cells for the pale ale and this stuck porter. Should I...

Thanks for the help. The yeast has awoken! Just like a child who won't do as they're told, all it needed was a violent shaking. (kidding, please don't hate me)

Hello brewers! Long time lurker, first time poster. I am very new to the brewing game, with only a few batches in the belt and all of them failures. I'm trying to brew a porter, the recipe is here https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/713396/japan-chocolate-porter As you can...