I brewed a Baltic Porter on 10/19 with an OG of 1.086 and a nice big starter (according to my calculations it was on the order of 800B cells). Today I took the first gravity reading (assuming that it'd be ready for secondary), but it is only down to 1.036.
My thought is that I didn't get another oxygen in for the yeast. I did not use the air pump and instead used a distributor to fan out the wort while adding it into the carboy (this is how I normally do it and it works fine most of the time, but I am guessing a big lager like this would like more oxygen than usual). I used WLP830 (should be 76% attenuation, so I was hoping for a FG of 1.020).
What can I do to get the beer moving again? I raised the temp up to 60*F (from 55*F) and roused the yeast a bit. Should I buy another vial of yeast, get a starter going and add that?
My thought is that I didn't get another oxygen in for the yeast. I did not use the air pump and instead used a distributor to fan out the wort while adding it into the carboy (this is how I normally do it and it works fine most of the time, but I am guessing a big lager like this would like more oxygen than usual). I used WLP830 (should be 76% attenuation, so I was hoping for a FG of 1.020).
What can I do to get the beer moving again? I raised the temp up to 60*F (from 55*F) and roused the yeast a bit. Should I buy another vial of yeast, get a starter going and add that?