Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hey guys, I've heard most baking yeasts will only ferment out to 3 to 7 percent but the forum members here tell me I can expect about 13 percent out of lowans red tin yeast, can anyone confirm that please? If I'm gonna use good ole bakers yeast I want to use the most alcohol tolerant of them!

Correct.

I used it for my TPW and got 12%

Just get Lowans works great very cheap or there is Tandaco cost alot more and never tried to, no need , both available at coles or woolys :handgestures-thumbupleft:

tandaco would just be too expensive when I can buy a whole tin of Lowans so cheaply

Valoren wrote: I can buy a whole tin of Lowans so cheaply

... and you can even make pizza dough & bread with it too :dance:

MacStill wrote:

Valoren wrote: I can buy a whole tin of Lowans so cheaply

... and you can even make pizza dough & bread with it too :dance:

I've got about two tins around half empty because of making pizza dough, it's a great yeast for baking
Does an awesome pizza dough with some nice italian flour!

I've been using one called Fermex lately, seems like a real work horse on the molasses wash's.

MMMMMMM Pizza & rummmmm (insert gurgling Homer emo here) ^:)^

Howdy,

If your real particular with your Lowans yeast, keep it fed, warm and in the right pH zone 13 -15% is no prob but it should be run cooler at about 27/28 to give a realistic chance. It seems to tolerate high sugar levels well however.

If your chasing fewer washes and better yields it's nearing import time for yeasts... Some up to 18% potentially.

btw Tandaco is most prolly the worst yeast I can ever remember using , apart from the cost. I would use a Willards 48 hour turbo before using it again ... taste like shit in spirit imparts a real nasty smell. Could be a one off here but I'll never use it again.

bt1

What yeast would you recommend, also I'm on the look out for suppliers of DAP and yeast nutrient cheaply, so far I haven't been able to find any suppliers in Sydney aside from home brew joints. Do you guys know of any suppliers? If I was in SA I'd have access to tons of winery suppliers but I have no idea about suppliers here in NSW.

Valoren wrote:If I was in SA I'd have access to tons of winery suppliers but I have no idea about suppliers here in NSW.

Surely the SA mobs would mail order ?

If you do find one please let us know :handgestures-thumbupleft:

From.what bt said here Mac, fermex make lowmans. viewtopic.php?f=30&t=3210 does that mean it's the same thing?.

googe wrote:From.what bt said here Mac, fermex make lowmans. http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/viewt ... =30&t=3210 does that mean it's the same thing?.

Yeah pretty much I'd guess, only difference being my local HBS sells it for $5 for a 500 gram block :D

Is that dry or fresh Mac?

dry, same as lowans :handgestures-thumbupleft:

MacStill wrote:

googe wrote:From.what bt said here Mac, fermex make lowmans. http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/viewt ... =30&t=3210 does that mean it's the same thing?.

Yeah pretty much I'd guess, only difference being my local HBS sells it for $5 for a 500 gram block :D

Which HBS is that?

TWOC brewing, Bibra Lake WA

MacStill wrote:TWOC brewing, Bibra Lake WA

Probably work out cheaper for me to get lowans at woolies considering shipping costs or wouldn't it?

Valoren wrote:

MacStill wrote:TWOC brewing, Bibra Lake WA

Probably work out cheaper for me to get lowans at woolies considering shipping costs or wouldn't it?

Well I guess if you got them to post you a few blocks it would be pretty cheap, you'd get 6 blocks in a 3kg express bag for $14 postage :handgestures-thumbupleft:

that would work out good for me, whats the alcohol tolorance and taste like?

the few times I've used it seems just the same as any other bakers yeast, I dont push my yeast past 10% alc in a wash so couldnt say to be axact.

we had a few chilly nights here below 8 Celsius and the UJSM wash it's currently working didnt stall, so it's pretty good I reckon.

edit: taste is fine :handgestures-thumbupleft: