Imperial Stout not done fermenting?

[Hopforce]

I brewed an imperial stout (extract) 7 weeks ago. My recipe calculator suggested a final gravity of 1.026 but it's stuck at 1.033. Do I pitch more yeast or is this ok?

 

[Hardin66]

I brewed an imperial stout (extract) 7 weeks ago. My recipe calculator suggested a final gravity of 1.026 but it's stuck at 1.033. Do I pitch more yeast or is this ok?

I'm no expert, but the smart folks around here are going to ask you your exact recipe, and OG just for starters. I had this EXACT issue; my stout stuck right at 1.033 as well, and it took a lot of work to nudge it down. After rousing and warming failed, and pitching another ale yeast smack pack, I wound up making a starter and re-pitching with some more aggressive yeast, and it finally came down enough to bottle.

Oh, and it's AWESOME. So don't worry!

 

[hilts]

Did you aerate? What yeast did you use? What recipe/kit was it?

 

[Hopforce]

Glad to hear yours worked out! I will post the recipe. I aerated it just by hand; splashing tossing it back and forth between the bucket and pot. I used California ale yeast (liquid) and I did make a starter for it. Og was 1.110