Fermenting still after 12 days

[aceuass]

I put 4 1/2 gallons of apple juice 100g of corn sugar and a spare coopers yeast I had into a glass carboy on Jan 12-It started to bubble but not over the top like some reports,3 days later I added the other 1/2 gallon, it is still fermenting and the bubbles from the airlock are about every 2 seconds.
When I started the OG=1052 I took a reading after a week and it was only 1030.
I will check again on Sunday(2 weeks since brew day)and if no change what do you do
add more yeast
add a nutrient
wait it out
Cheers Paul

[aceuass]

I checked today and it is down to 1008-tasted OK(needs to be cold)bit sweet,not too dry.
Problem-the stopper on the carboy was a bit tight so while I was trying to ply it out it got pushed in `PLOP`will this ruin it or give it some extra taste.
Cheers
Paul

[jonnyv]

I had the same problem a few weeks ago - I had sanitized the bung before it went on the demijohn and it didn't make any difference to the finished product.

I managed to get it out with a wooden chopstick within about 20 mins.

The same batch ended up at 10.5% ABV which was way too high and thinned the flavour to nothing - can't remember how much sugar I added but in future I'll stick with whatever OG comes from the apple juice itself.

1008 would be ok to bottle as long as it's stable over a 24 hour period.