Should I pitch more yeast??

[ScotchHopBrew]

Two weeks ago this Sunday I brewed milk stout (5 gal AG batch). I went to my local home brew store to buy two tubes of 060 white labs yeast since I didn't have enough time for a starter. They only had one tube available so instead of mixing yeast strains I decided to just pitch in one, knowing that it might not be enough. Not only did I hit a higher efficiency rating than expected (88%) I also ended up with a little over 6 gallons in the primary. I am almost two weeks in and as of right now the FG is only 1.023, which puts me at about 4.6% abv. My dilemma is that the beer tastes phenomenal! It is very smooth and has all of the qualities that I was looking for. Do you think that I should just stick with the good beer that I have (even though its abv is on the low end for a sweet stout) or should I pitch another tube of 060? This would raise the abv but could change some of the taste and smoothness of the beer.

What are your thoughts??????

 

[Yooper]

1.023 is about right for a milk stout, as some of the ingredients, like lactose are unfermentable and add to the FG. Some ingredients are less fermentable, like darker crystal.

So I think you're right in the ballpark. More yeast won't help at this point, unless you do something like racking onto a yeast cake.

Check it in a week. If the SG is the same, bottle it!

 

[ScotchHopBrew]

Sounds good to me, thanks!!!


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[smyrnaquince]

... My dilemma is that the beer tastes phenomenal! It is very smooth and has all of the qualities that I was looking for. ...

I think this says it all. If the FG has stopped dropping, bottle/keg it up and be done!