turbo yeast

[mrjones1975]

i have just been given some 48hour turbo yeast i do not want to waste some good malt extracts that have have making beer with it as i have been reading that beers and lagers prefer a long fermentation does anyone have and ideas or recipes i would be best using this type of yeast on ?

 

[DerCribben]

Not the most experienced brewer out there but the only thing I have heard of being brewed with turbo yeast is Finnish "Kilju" (sugar wine)

 

[bja]

i have just been given some 48hour turbo yeast i do not want to waste some good malt extracts that have have making beer with it as i have been reading that beers and lagers prefer a long fermentation does anyone have and ideas or recipes i would be best using this type of yeast on ?

Vodka.

 

[mrjones1975]

not to sure if i want to use this stuff at all to be honest unless its for something simple like a cheep wine or something

 

[DerCribben]

My Finnish wife swears that making decent "kilju" is impossible. I kinda look at that as a challenge and figure that if you put some adjuncts into it like citrus peels and maybe some other stuff that you could probably make something with some quality and enjoyability to it.

Here's the Wikipedia page on the stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilju

 

[bja]

not to sure if i want to use this stuff at all to be honest unless its for something simple like a cheep wine or something

I wouldn't use it. It's for fermenting a wash which will be distilled, but of course that's illegal.