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celtic_man81 · 11-19-2007, 02:55 AM

Hello everyone,
I am currently doing a research project on Turbo Yeast for my English class in college. So I thought, what better people to ask!?

My request is simple: all I need is your experiences using ANY brand of Turbo Yeast. I need to know which is best for not producing off-flavors at the recommended temperature.

Here are the following brands I have found, Alcotec, Pure Brewers, and Still Spirits. However, as I said, you may use an example of any manufacturer.

Anyways, thanks for any information you can give me; it is greatly appreciated.

***Also to note, I don't want to know experiences of distilling with it. All I want to know is your experience using it without distilling.***

**Yuri_Rage** · 11-19-2007, 03:01 AM

I'm sorry, I don't have any experience with Turbo Yeast. I suspect you won't find many here that do.

I'm just too curious not to ask...what does yeast have to do with your English class?

fretman124 · 11-19-2007, 03:23 AM

I doubt if many here will WANT to talk to you about it, much less know what they are talking about.

Go here www.homedistiller.org and ask. Although at that site, they will probably slam you for being underage, unless you can convince them that you really are just doing a dissertation for college, and not trying to figure out how to make hooch in your dorm room.

And if you are, anything fermented with turbo yeast and not distilled will taste like the south end of a north bound buffalo. Turbo yeast is only used to make flavorless, distilled grain aclohol in the 180-195 proof range which takes some specialized equipment. And no, I won't discuss it further

Poindexter · 11-19-2007, 03:55 AM

The thing about turbo yeast is the user is planning to distill the "beer stage" -> whether to whisky or chainsaw fuel doesn't matter; so the yeast strain is not selected for off flavors.

Fusels burn just fine in my Husqvarna, but they can blind a human.

Good luck.

**Sir Humpsalot** · 11-19-2007, 04:04 AM

Damn, I wish I had that kind of reading list when I was in college. LOL

denimglen · 11-19-2007, 04:45 AM

I've used the classic turbo from still spirits a couple of times (distilling is legal here in NZ).

I've always distilled so I haven't taken a lot of notice of the pre distilled flavour but I can tell you it is absolutely ****.

celtic_man81 · 11-19-2007, 05:12 PM

(Ignore this, i posted extra by accident)

celtic_man81 · 11-19-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

I'm just too curious not to ask...what does yeast have to do with your English class?

What we are doing is we have to make up a fake company; then we have to compare two products for that company. Then we have to find out whether it is worth it at all to use either product.

mr x · 11-19-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fretman124

And if you are, anything fermented with turbo yeast and not distilled will taste like the south end of a north bound buffalo. Turbo yeast is only used to make flavorless, distilled grain aclohol in the 180-195 proof range which takes some specialized equipment. And no, I won't discuss it further

That's not necessarily true. The final product of turbo yeast can be charcoal filtered and used in some types of liquors. If it's done right, you can get slightly over 20% from a good ferment. I don't think there is any difference between brands. The difference is in the care taken during fermentation.

**the_bird** · 11-19-2007, 05:45 PM

You can't carbon-filter fusel alcohols...