So I brewed Jamil's American Barley Wine from the book a while back. OG was supposed to be 1.115, I missed this by a long shot and got about 1.070 from the mash tun. ( I blame the inefficiency of an over filled 10 gallon mash tun) I topped it up with some DME and table sugar in the boil kettle, did a 2 hour boil, and ended up with a OG of 1.105. Close enough for me. I fermented with WLP001 (1600ml starter with 2 vials on a stir plate for 24 hours) in a temp controlled environment at 67 degrees F. I gave it lots of O2 during the first 12 hours prior to ferment. FG after about 6 weeks it was at 1.034 and wasn't going anywhere.... even aver raising the temp for a few days Diacetyl rest.
Unsure of what to do, I pitched a vial of WLP099 super high gravity strain in hopes of bringing the FG down to something more manageable. Hoping for 1.015-1.020, I let it sit for another month. I checked the thing this weekend and it has a FG of 1.004. It tastes really solventy and thin, no real off flavors I would say, but its kinda hard to tell over the harsh alcohol. So I have two questions:
1) What do I do with it now? Its not very drinkable but I don't want to toss it, maybe I can blend it with a younger batch?
2) what should I have done in this situation rather than using the WLP099? Repitched with some healthy WLP001?