Alchotec Turbo 48 yeast

[BillJames]

I bought a sachet of about 100 grammes for TC purposes. The instructions are for making a very strong wash for the still and advises to use the whole sachet and seven kg of sugar. This is not what I am interested in,I only want to make 30 litres of TC using juice and 2 kg syrup. Has any one any experience of using this yeast? Surely a couple of teaspoons will be enough rather than the whole pack?

What do fellow TCers think?

Bill

[ken]

i use that for TC, i add 2 tablespoons for 5 litres. if you use lesss yeast it will just multiply, but take a bit longer. it will also be less yeast nutrient (the little white balls)

[pauljmuk]

That stuff is sold for making high alcohol washes from sugar and water, for use in a still (ie to make spririt)

Not sure about flavour profile etc, and have made my TC's with champagne yeast.

[BillJames]

Ken, does your TC taste OK? Paulj. suggests there may be off flavours.

Bill

[ken]

i heard turbo yeast starts producing weird flavours when it's pushed to high alcohol levels. should be fine for TC until you want to begin perfecting it.

[Deebee]

Strange that this should come up now. I was thinkig about this lst night when i was bottleing up some TC.

I wondered firstly if it is a much faster way of making the cider fisrt of all.

I also wondered if one made the was at a ditluted concentration them mixed juice and tea with it how it would react.
What did the TC taste like with this yeast. I used a wine yeast on my last batch and when cyphoning it it was rather " home made wine". I am hoping it will calm and taste better when it has been in the bottles for a while.

If this makes turbo cider... Really fast toi make and the flavours are ok then maybe ts worth a go.

Thanks