Gravity reading help.

[cwwillmon]

I brewed a john Palmer APA and the kit states OG 1.056 and FG at 1.013

I got a OG of 1.059 and a week 1/2 later (today) I have a FG reading of 1.020.

I maintained temp with the evap method. Should I be concerned??? Do I need to pitch more yeast?

 

[cswis86]

That seems a little high. You can try adding another pack of dry yeast and giving it another week to finish up.

 

[mredge73]

It didn't finish very well. It will be pretty sweet if it doesn't drop further.
Many extract kits have a hard time finishing under 1.02, especially if you boil the extract.
More yeast won't do any good, you can try rousing it (stir gently, no splashing) and/or raising the temperature a few degrees.

 

[enkamania]

I would raise it a couple of degrees and see if can squeeze out those last few points

 

[flars]

Some yeasts finish the last few points very slowly especially if fermented too cool. Some English yeasts will drop out to fast when fermented cool. Raise the temperature a couple of degrees as @enkamania said and give the beer more time.