I started a cream stout recipe on February 25th, and the OG was right at about 1.051. The fermentation was reasonably quick and very vigorous over the first few days. I was able to maintain a temperature of about 68 during the process. After a week, the gravity reading was at 1.030. I let it set for a few more days, and when I transferred to the conditioning, it was still at 1.030. This does not seem right. This is my first time using a hydrometer, so it may be chalked up to noobness (new word?). On a side note, we added some additional LME to the batch in an attempt to increase the ABV, but the current readings indicate an ABV of about 2.5%. Not what we were looking for.
I am looking for guidance on where I should go from here, or do I just move on and bottle it.
I am looking for guidance on where I should go from here, or do I just move on and bottle it.