Slow Fermenting Washes

[Stilly]

I have been doing 2 sugar washes since I started this hobby several months ago. I have been using no more than 25% backset in the Sweetfeed and All bran recipes. I have not pushed the SG past 1.085. I aerate for a good while with a hand held electric blender. My water is tap water that is filtered. I have used a variety of yeast, dry bakers yeast, Crosby & Baker distiller yeast and also Crosby & Baker Super Start. Following the instructions on the board for these washes my first wash has finished in about 7 days heated to 80 degrees F with brew belts. The following washes with added backset are taking 2 weeks sometimes longer and are finishing at 1.010.

This seems a bit pokey to me, reading how others finish much faster. On a wash I started 2 days ago, it was very pokey and I for the first time added some Fermaid K and things are picking up a bit.

My idea for next generation is to try using some 5.2 stabilizer and see if that helps. I would like to continue using the backset in moderate amounts as I feel it helps the flavor of the final product!

Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated!
Thank you
stilly