I attempted my first ever batch last Saturday (1/7/11), a milk stout made from a combination of extracts and grains. I used chai tea instead of plain water too, to give it flavor. The first night and following morning there was about a 1 - 2 inch layer of krausen and it was bubbling about 1-2 big bubbles every second. There was also visible activity below the surface which looked like the contents of a snow globe. By the second night however this had already slowed down significantly and the krausen had started to shrink too. TH next our heat had gone out during the day and thinking that this may be the cause I moved the carboy near a heater which cause the temp to go from around 60 to around 70. By the next day everything had pretty much stopped. the rest of the week I let it sit and the temp stayed 65ish but no visible activity. I tested the gravity today thinking that maybe it finished fermenting but it was only 1.28. The beer tasted really good but I would like it to be more alcoholic. What is the best strategy from here? Should I buy more yeast? Would adding more sugar such as honey or chai tea concentrate give it more to ferment? I might be interested in doing this anyway. The beer tasted good but I think a little more flavor would really make it pop. Any suggestions on how I should proceed, or how much honey/concentrate would be good to add to 5 gallons, would be really appreciated. Thanks.