Do I have a case of stuck fermentation?

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evsjeep527

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So I've been doing a lot of reading about stuck fermentation and how to fix it, but I'm not sure I actually have a stuck fermentation. Here's the recipe:

Two Blizzards Stout
Brewer: Evan
Beer: Two Blizzards Stout
Style: Irish Dry Stout
Type: Extract w/grain
Size: 5 gallons
Color: 178 HCU

Bitterness: 16 IBU
OG: 1.051

Grain:
.5 lb. British crystal 70-80L
.5 lb. British black patent
.5 lb. Roasted barley
Boil: 60 minutes
2.5 gallons
3 lb. Dark malt extract
3.15 lb. Dark dry malt extract
Hops:
1 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.)

I took a few FG readings over the last few days and I am just below 1.020. I felt that was high, so I pitched a packet of dry Nottingham on Friday and no bubbling still.

I don't have the capacity to brew another batch and then rack this batch onto a yeast cake, so that's out of the question for now.

But what I'm really wondering is, am I actually stuck, or am I just at the high end of the FG range for what I made?

Sorry if this seems like a n00bish question, I've been searching and reading and just haven't found the answers I'm looking for.
 
when did you brew? how long has this been in primary?

I'd say let it sit on the yeast cake another week, take another hydrometer reading.
 

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