Stuck Ferment

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Stuck Ferment

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I started a birdwatchers sugar recipe 23 days ago using 8 kg sugar, 70 gr bakers yeast, 1 small jar of tomato paste and the juice of a medium lemon in 26 litres of water. Fermented at around 20-23 deg C.

The OG was 1.125. I did hydrometer checks on 2 days and it sits on 1.030.

I tried some of the remedies I found in this forum and there still is no activity in the fermenter.
eg: Still tasted a little sweet. Yesterday I added a teaspoon of bicarb soda. Added some brewers yeast that I mixed with boiling water for nutrient. Added about 1 tablespoon of fresh bakers yeast. Gave the top of the wash a gentle stir.

Put a heat belt on the fermenter and the temp is now around 27 deg C.

If there is nothing more I can do, would it be ok to distill as it is and hope for the best?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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