I've had good luck getting some of my higher OG beers to finish lower by using a beer belt or any other available method to raise the temperature. My last Belgian I finished it off by taking it up to 79 degrees and got it down to 1.015 which is a decent number for one of these high alcohol...
I made this press from three 5 gallon buckets, one 2x6 and a $40 Trailer Jack. The bottom bucket has a spigot in it. The middle bucket has about 50 holes in the bottom and holds the fruit in a large brew bag (to keep it from squeezing through the holes). The top bucket is pressed down onto the...