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Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-24T18:17:09+00:00

I use vodkastar sometimes, if I use it, I use 8kg of sugar in a 40 litres wash with half a box of branflakes that have been crushed and mushed in boiling water, it takes a day or two to get going properly but gives clean results.

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Thu Nov 24, 2016 6:17 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-23T11:17:59+00:00

Nice! If that includes delivery to mainland UK then I think it's great.

In my mind I think 50p for bread yeast and another 50p for nutrient which could be tomato paste or lentils or kale or whatever (roughly) for 25 litres. I buy nutrient in local home brew shop for roughly £1.50 which is a lot of spoonfuls of dap (dap = nutrient)

Call that a quid and a bit and appreciate I'm going to get hit for postage on not supermarket stuff and £1 for natural yeast and nutrient per litre versus £3 for a non nasty turbo that is designed for but will do maybe 50 litres suddenly seems like a good deal.

Either way, call it 45p x 6 for sugar and £2.80 for vodka star and 90p for lidl spring water for spirit run and a random guess of £1 for electric. That's £7.40 which I imagine is on the high side for a strip run.

That's easily 5 litres of lovely home vodka at say £1.50 a litre compared to £15 a litre at cheapest supermarket price and we all know it's way better than much more expensive shop stuff.

When I bought a T500 still and pot head last week, it was £280. My first spirit run (half a tank) produced approximately 5 litres of way better than shop booze. Approximate cost as mentioned above and that was a half run.

I guess it'll take me three runs to recoup my money?

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:17 am

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-23T09:29:17+00:00

Try here Curmaudgeon
http://www.discountbrew.co.uk/spirits-d ... o-yeast-db

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Wed Nov 23, 2016 9:29 am

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-23T00:38:47+00:00

The turbo 48 is still going to be a little funky in my opinion.

I'd try the vodka star with half a packet. With half a packet it'll have less krausen than you're used to with lentils but will fizz away happily.

I bought 10 packets for £28 because it was free delivery across the Irish sea. I'm sure there are better deals than that.

Gaza and Phantom both use it too.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Wed Nov 23, 2016 12:38 am

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-22T21:07:47+00:00

Back in the days that I joined this site, I did discover that if I allowed a few more days, a Turbo pack could sort out twice the volume of mash.
That halved the cost, and brings it to just above the cost of my current neutral wash.
The current wash I do not wait to clear before stripping, the Turbo I always did.
I think the current one tastes better.
Maybe I should try anther turbo and strip it cloudy as fair comparison?

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Nov 22, 2016 9:07 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T23:43:14+00:00

With regards original topic, a few of us sometimes use Alcotec vodka star, which is not exactly a turbo but does have nutrients included in the sachet with the yeast and produces good results and still pretty quick.

It claims 14% abv from 5kg of sugar in 5 days. Calling it 7 days including a bit of clearing time makes it handy to put on one weekend, ready for distilling the next.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:43 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T22:58:44+00:00

OK, so I guess that I could make Dhall with the spent Lentils from my neutral washes, but the chucks seem to have so much fun pecking them up, I hate to deprive them.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:58 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T17:08:17+00:00

vino-tinto wrote:
The main thing is, can I make bubble & squeak with the greens afterwards.

Stir-fry please!!

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Nov 21, 2016 5:08 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T15:48:15+00:00

The main thing is, can I make bubble & squeak with the greens afterwards.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:48 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T15:06:55+00:00

Believe me, VT it works a treat...I had my doubts but no longer, I use it in my GS washes.
It seems the kale has all the nutrients the little yeasties want.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:06 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T13:35:14+00:00

Let us know what you think.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:35 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T12:17:42+00:00

Just downloaded your recipe and going to ASDA this week for the Kale.

I'll give anything a go to improve the quality.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:17 pm

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T11:59:51+00:00

In trials, for me it came up with the cleanest neutral...

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:59 am

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T10:46:57+00:00

Mash wrote:
For me the 'cleanest spirit' after quite some testing... is kale and bread yeast.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3874&p=39962&hilit=kale+wash#p39962

I keep seeing posts about Kale wash, tell me, is it that good.
We used to just feed it to the cattle, now you buy it in shops.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:46 am

Re: Turbo Yeasts

2016-11-21T08:31:22+00:00

For me the 'cleanest spirit' after quite some testing... is kale and bread yeast.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3874&p=39962&hilit=kale+wash#p39962

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:31 am