Turbo Wash

[umpa]

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.

[HangOver]

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

[umpa]

Jesus, I hope its quicker than that..

[HangOver]

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

[Jimmy]

Good luck, keep us all posted on the results!

[quietman]

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

[umpa]

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..

[umpa]

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..

[alan]

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

[umpa]

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..

[pi55ed]

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....

[umpa]

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

[HangOver]

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?

[umpa]

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..

[bluecap]

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