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"Some worry this acquisition along with their deep capital could allow them to pivot into the wholesale market in an attempt to gain massive control of the homebrew industry in a vertical growth move." I think I got Buzzword Bingo in one sentence

Yep! Nice big krausen!

Thanks!

Yes, I took a sample and used a hydrometer...no noticeable change in SG. I guess I will let it go and see what happens. Seems to be a pretty slow start for a "gigapack" of yeast but I guess I don't really know what to expect from this yeast.

No, not enough to notice at least.

So I have a growth on the surface of my beer which I have never seen before. First thought is that it is mold, but looking at the threads it appears it could possibly just yeast blooms at the surface. Brewed on Saturday (around 3pm finish) now about 8m Tuesday (over 72 hours) Fermenting at 68F...

Are you saying that fermentation may be going slower than before and that I have always had a small leak around the lid but the fermentation activity was such that the leak was not enough to let all the CO2 out so there was activity in the airlock? And now the fermentation activity is slow...

Yes, buckets.

I finally got around to getting a chest freezer to use as a fermentation chamber. I know my temps are usually high, so I did expect to see a reduction in fermentation activity, but I have brewed 5 beers now (well, one went in on Saturday) and none of them have showed any activity in the airlock...