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Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:13 pmby dave from downunder
Hey all.
I have a question about turbo yeast and I know the consensus is not to use it but I have a few packs that came with my kit.
I was wondering if I could boil the hell out of it, to kill it and open it up, and then just use a little as yeast nutrients for the bakers yeast in the sugar washes for vodka.
Its just that I have it and would like to put it to some use without picking up all the bad flavours that it can make in the wash.
Cheers and Thanks in advance
Dave
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:19 pmby The Stig
I used to split a turbo pack into 4 and add a little bakers yeast ( teaspoon), tomato paste and sugar.
Not ideal but better than straight turbo
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:27 pmby dave from downunder
The Stig wrote:I used to split a turbo pack into 4 and add a little bakers yeast ( teaspoon), tomato paste and sugar.
Not ideal but better than straight turbo
Hey There Stig
When you split it up did you still get the unwanted flavours??
I opened up and pack and there seems to be an absolute s##tload of yeast in there.
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:32 pmby The Stig
Not as much crap and after filtering it was ‘ok’
It’s not all yeast in the pack, you’ve got a ton of fertilizer in there as well.
Give it s go
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:36 pmby Stonemaker1
If your worried about the off flavours just use bakers yeast and keep the turbo sh##t for a sacrificial run down the track :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:38 pmby orcy
Double distilled with cuts and you can make turbo drinkable. No point throwing it away.
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:50 pmby bluc
Horrible stuff :puke-huge: especially when pot stilled.... :laughing-rolling:
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:55 pmby The Stig
bluc wrote:Horrible stuff :puke-huge: especially when pot stilled.... :laughing-rolling:
Would be the sweat from a goats scrotam from s pot still but .....
Strip, spirit run then filter via the good old T500 and it ain’t all that bad (given s bunch of luv)
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:09 pmby orcy
i've refluxed turbo twice (three "stripping" reflux runs) and one spirit reflux run. carbon filtered and flavoured it was fine, and I got a LOT for the amount of effort.
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:42 pmby woodduck
Wouldn't the power to do the extra runs be worth more than a packet of bakers yeast? Doesn't seem economical to me at all?
Re: Oh No..Another turbo yeast question
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Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:58 amby wynnum1
What turbo yeast is it there not all the same have used Essencia Super 6 Yeast to ferment bottled apple juice using only a teaspoon full at lower temperatures 23 liters with no problems.