8 kilo's and a vodka star

[i dont drink]

yes iv gone and slapped 8 kilo's of sugar and 25 litres of water in with a vodka star and its bubbling away like a good un!..

the starting gravity was about 1.100 ish ( i was well pissed but i did take a foto lol)
and its going well so il keep an eye on it and see how it goes.

AAAAND before anyone says im a bit mental, I ALREADY KNOW! lol... i just wanted to give it a try as the last vs on here was made with 7 kg and that went well, so i thought id try 8 kg.

al.

[Admiral Toad]

Interested to hear how it goes Al. several 7kg VS washes done and all finished cleanly in the 980s and cleared well plus clean run afterwards.
Worth a try
Good luck from your fellow yeast cell torturer AT >:D

[Admiral Toad]

Hey Al latest 7 kg VS finished at 982 best yet that should be just shy of 17%

my experiment on the other post reusing VS sediment has been an abject failure

gut feeling is that this yeast works hard at alcohol production not reprducing itself so much because thinking about it there is never that much sediment after brewing and this trial wash is still bubbling but never fast so gravity is crawling down. Also finings may have affected it too.
Shoved a new sachet in and hopefully back to normal soon.
Methinks these yeasts are bred for a single use unlike commercial brands. at end of day a sachet isn't exactly a fortune I suppose.
Could be way off the Mark but ?

[billmcc]

only day five mate give it a good stir see if it picks up a bit
cheers

[i dont drink]

hmm...... its almost stopped bubbling and the sg is still just under 1000 so i guess its almost done..

i did give it a stir yesterday and il do the same today to see if the sg will drop anymore

i think my conclusion is that the vs is ok with 7kg and not 8kg but its my first go with 8kg and we all know how temperamental these turbo washes can be.

lets see what tomorrow brings.

al.

[Admiral Toad]

Think you're right mate . Classic can handle 8kg but variable quality triple distilled 6kg. I once tried this with 8kg and it stuck at about 1000 like your VS so really last kilo doesn't get converted.
Best results so far is 7kg VS as I said last one right down to 982 and cleared really well so most efficient conversion of alcohol so far . And no liquid carbon yippee
Still use classic for the bite you need for dark spirit flavours.

[i dont drink]

it was worth a try admiral....

im waiting on some spaqkolloid coming and il put that in to see how good it is.

al.

[Admiral Toad]

Did you order it from the states ? If so how much/how easy?
Love to know how well it works seen it mentioned a few times mate

[i dont drink]

well.... iv got a sample coming to try and if it works ok, il be getting some from brewhaus in texas.

if you goto the website, it states that the post is something like 15 quid or so, but if you contact them, they tell you that they are willing to post it cheaper and it worked out at about 12 quid including postage for 8oz of sparkolloid which isnt too bad..

its weird stuff tho!.. i cant understand why loads rave about it saying its the best there is, yet no one sells it in the UK?.

im deffo going to get some and try and get my local hbs to import it if possible.
i did ask him about it and he said he'd heard of it but couldnt get it for some reason, but i dont think he knows about brewhaus.

maybe he could get it direct from the manufacturer or something?.. who knows.

al.

[Admiral Toad]

Gonna get in touch with them AM