Appreciate the feedback. My assumption was/is that it’s not intentional skimming but at low volumes they may have an error or two so perhaps a buying larger quantities and vac-sealing the remainders would be a more reliable way to get the exact amount needed for each batch.

Northern Brewer. Theyve been pretty good up until now.

Has anyone else had a supplier short them hops pellets in 1 oz packages? If so, is it better to order 8 oz packages? Mine recently shorted 3, 1 oz packs by as much as .25 oz! Not worth complaining to them as i was able to adjust/compensate but will pay more attention on future brews that are...

I appreciate the input from all! It took about 72 hours to get the first signs of activity rolling and we are perky as can be now. My guess is that a top fermenting yeast at a temp lower than I anticipated delayed it a bit. So far everything looks pretty happy. Thanks for the advice!

Just put a whole grain brown recipe together yesterday. All went well. Hit my OG on the nose at 1.060. Aerated the wort and pitched yeast (White Labs 029) with starter (5 hours in starter) at about 70 degrees. She’s now sitting in a 65 degree space. I expected to get up this morning and be...