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Just to follow up on the posting, as I said before I added yeast and the aerator was percolating for three days so I was expecting some fermentation but in the end the gravity was exactly the same as before, 1.030 so I bottled the beer. Thanks for the help everyone.

I added the dry yeast to the fermentor last night and the aerator started percolating the next morning. Things are looking up. I'll do a reading in a few days.

So I can just add the dry yeast to the fermenter? Someone recommended adding some of the beer to the yeast and see if it ferments then add it to the beer.

I will try to get some of that yeast and repitch. Thanks.

I fermented another week and the reading was the same at 1.030. Thanks for the trouble shooting suggestions.

The recipe was all-grain and it was a package from the brew store so no starter culture. I think I may have hydrated the yeast before pitching as the instructions asked.

The wort was under 20C or 68F when I pitched the yeast. I used the yeast within a week of buying it and I took it out of the fridge a few hours before pitching. One new element this time was fermenting in a 5 gallon bucket for a 3 gallon batch. I usually use a 3 gallon bucket.

I'll post if the extra time helped after a week. Either way I will bottle it next week.

Thank you. I actually used 12grams of dry yeast not 41. Also I used a hydrometer. My friend made the same beer with the same yeast and his didn't ferment at all after 1 month. He had it in a colder space. Maybe this particular yeast needs to be warmer. I just moved it upstairs again and will...

I used London Ale Yeast and put in the whole package, I think it was 42 grams.

Gravity reading from primary was quite high after three weeks. Target FG: 1.012 however the reading was 1.030, OG: 1.052 which give a 2.9% ABV. I did move the beer from a warm location (70F) to a cooler location (65F) after about 10 days. Not sure if that stalled the fermentation. The beer...