StillSmart

Just started 5 gallon of still spirits Turbo yeast express.

WOW!!!!!

Never seen a more active ferment, it says it will ferment 6KG of sugar in 24 hrs - time will tell.

Let us know if it does I done 8Kg and it took 2weeks ish

Jesus, I hope its quicker than that..

by what other people have said it took so long for me because of the extra 2kg of sugar so yours should be much quicker but I think the 24hrs on the packet is a bit optomistic

Good luck, keep us all posted on the results!

24 Hours Excellent, is the express much dearer?
Regards, Q

I think its about £3.20 a pack, but they have lied, its been going 36 hrs now, but i can tell its about to end as the air lock has almost stopped.
Regards
Ian..

I think its about £3.20 a pack, but they have lied, its been going 36 hrs now, but i can tell its about to end as the air lock has almost stopped.
Regards
Ian..

Ive been using alcotek 48 turbo yeast for a couple of years now and never had one finish in less then aweek even in warm wheather the vodka star yeast it worth atry its very pure

OK its done, took 48 hrs, the packet says optimum ferment is 25C but mine was at 30C so that might have been the reason.
I have degassed and added the finings. I whisked it up and if over flowed all over the bloody floor - not doing that again, still got 22ltr tho so not a total waste I'll will let you know how it performs.
Regards
Ian..

I have been putting 4 litres of wash in a 5 litre tub, and shaking the life out of it before distilling,always letting any gas escape each time, so far no overflow....

Yes It sure supprised me I can tell you, on christmas day too, the wife was not impressed. Today I am filtering it to make it bright and then going to process it

can hardly beleive it fermented in 48hrs!
When you say it finished do you mean there was no air lock activity at all?

When I cleared mine it still bubbled once every few minuites but I go tbored waiting. Turned out ok though.
Do you pre-filter the wash before it goes in the still?

What do you use as a filter?

Do you use turboclear or something else to clear it before you distill it?

Hi Hangover,

well there was no activity in the airlock, and the water level had equalised, i know that means nothing in real terms, but my ferments have always stoped when that happens.
I mixed in part a and part b of turbo clear, and left it a few hours. All the heavy solids fell to the bottom, but the wash was still a little on the cloudy side, so i'm running it through my Harris VinBright, I use it for wine, and it really polishes the wine.
I'm only doing it because I need to distill toningt and dont want to wait 24 hrs for it to clear on its own.
Regards
Ian..

If its of any interest i have never waited till a tubo wash has completely cleared, as long as the solids have dropped the slight haze doesn’t seem to make a difference as long as its well de-gassed