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How long can I leave it in the primary ferm? This is only my 7th homebrew batch but I've always racked in secondary within 1-2 weeks? Will there be any yeast taste by leaving it in there longer? Another question is about temp. Currently my basement is at a constant 67 deg. I could bring...

I brewed a holiday ale (Kit from midwest) and I think I've got a stuck fermenation. The recipe was: 6 lbs. Dark LME 3.3 lbs. Amber LME 8 oz. caramel 60(steeped) 8 oz. special B(steeped) 1 oz. Vanguard(60 minutes) ginger,nutmeg, and cinnamon stick(10 minutes) 1 oz. cascade(2 minutes)...

I'm having the same problem as the original post with my Holiday Ale Kit from Midwest. The fermentation seems tobe stuck! One additional strange factor is that I did measure my OG at 1.084! Reference on the kit instructions was 1.062-1.066??? This doesn't seem right but at the time I...