Robust Porter

[Brewlab]

I just brewed a robust porter that has stopped at 1.024. I used a WLP002, made a 1000ml starter for each 6.5 gal carboy. fermented it @ 68. My target gravity was a 1.056 fortunatly or unfortunatly? my efficiency has gone way up because I'm using rice hulls and I hit a 1.070. With the WLP002 I'm woried that this strain yeast couldn't handle that alcohol content.
Any thoughts?
Should I pitch WLP001 to finish it off?

Thank You, Steven

[maxwell]

Welcome to the madhouse. Are you part of Brewlab SF?

002 should be able to handle that amount of alcohol and ferment out a bit more than you experienced. Next time it might help to warm up the fermentation a bit after the initial 48 hours. That starter also seems a bit small. I brewed my last 6 gal batch with 002 and remember using 1.2 L (stir plate) for a 1.050 beer. If you're not agitating the starter, it should be quite a bit larger.

[Brewlab]

Thx, Maxwell. No I'm not a part of the Brewlab SF, I'm in Encinitas which is just north of san diego. I haven't heard of the Brewlab in SF.

I used a stir plate, I'm now using 1500ml. up from the 1000. I've been listing a lot to brew stong and CYBI and Tasty made that suggestion. This recipe is my first porter and just wish it was a bit dryier. Hmm.

Any thoughts on how to bring down about 10 points?

Thx, Steven

[Steelers&Beer]

warm it up and shake it up and see if it starts again. you can also pull out enough to float your hydrometer and do a forced fermentation and see if it will drop. take a reading, add way for yeast than you would let it go a day or 2 then take another reading. that should tell you how low it will go. good luck, Drew