Yeast and gravity advice?

[Hamms]

I recently brewed a stout on the 23rd of January. (It was a complete mess up, my friend added all the grain from that I had was meant for two separate beers. But oh well..) Anyway, the original gravity turned out to be 1.063. I measured it a week after that and the gravity turned out to be 1.037. are then measured it another week later and found that it only went down to 1.34. I also tasted it, and I didn't really taste that sweet so I'm confused.
My question is, does anyone think that my yeast is stuck? I brewed a starter of 1500 ml using California ale yeast.
What should I do to get the yest going again? And if I can't, what should I do with this?

 

[deadwolfbones]

Standard question: Are you using a refractometer or hydrometer for these readings?

 

[rburrelli]

I recently brewed a stout on the 23rd of January. (It was a complete mess up, my friend added all the grain from that I had was meant for two separate beers. But oh well..) Anyway, the original gravity turned out to be 1.063. I measured it a week after that and the gravity turned out to be 1.037. are then measured it another week later and found that it only went down to 1.34. I also tasted it, and I didn't really taste that sweet so I'm confused.
My question is, does anyone think that my yeast is stuck? I brewed a starter of 1500 ml using California ale yeast.
What should I do to get the yest going again? And if I can't, what should I do with this?

Questions....
Is it supposed to be a sweet stout?
What was your expected final gravity?
How were you fermentation temperatures?
Did you try rousing the yeast?


You can do a small forced ferment test by taking some wort in your flask and put it on a stir plate for 24hours in a temperature of about 90 degrees. Like in a box with a light bulb or maybe a heating pad. Take a gravity of that and it should tell you where the gravity should be able to go to.

 

[Hamms]

Questions....
Is it supposed to be a sweet stout?
What was your expected final gravity?
How were you fermentation temperatures?
Did you try rousing the yeast?


You can do a small forced ferment test by taking some wort in your flask and put it on a stir plate for 24hours in a temperature of about 90 degrees. Like in a box with a light bulb or maybe a heating pad. Take a gravity of that and it should tell you where the gravity should be able to go to.

I just came across something. This is my first time using a refractometer and I wasn't aware that it doesn't take accurate readings after the beer is fermented. This is probably what is wrong. I guess I have to go to my buddies house and get my old hydrometer back.

 

[Hamms]

I just came across something. This is my first time using a refractometer and I wasn't aware that it doesn't take accurate readings after the beer is fermented. This is probably what is wrong. I guess I have to go to my buddies house and get my old hydrometer back.

I and no it wasn't intended to be a sweet Stout. although the character of the status changed since the ingredients of the Stout became mixed with the ingredients for a Irish red ale. This wasn't apparent until I came into the room and he advised me that The Brew basket is entirely too full and displacing a lot of water. Yeah it was a mess up, but we're still going to have some beer.