Looking for more info on DADY

[Ben]

Pretty much the only info I can find on DADY is the blurb on seller sites:

"DADY (Distillers Active Dry Yeast) is a specially selected strain of Saccharomyces Cerevisae designed for distillers use in grain mash fermentations for ethanol. DADY will produce maximum alcohol yields under controlled temperatures (less than 90°F/32°C). It has been the choice of many producers in North America for over 20 years. DADY has been used in the manufacture of light spirits and Whiskeys. It is also used on corn mash and syrup fermentations. DADY is recommended for ABV productions lower than 15%."

It really doesn't give much up on flavor profiles, does anyone have anything further on it? Is it STA1 positive? The only thing I can find on temps is the max, nothing on what minimum is, nothing on ideal range.

Says its used for "light spirits and whiskeys" do they mean "light whiskey"?

I know the forum loves it, but I think that's motivated more by price than by quality. Its hard to argue with, its 1/10th the cost of brewers yeast. If you are fermenting on the grain its tough to stomach tossing out a bunch of expensive yeast after every ferment.

This is driven by a recent experience with another distillers product in which I could reliably pick up his bread yeast/DADY combo... I found the flavor profile of the distillate to be a more narrow than what I am accustomed to in ale yeast ferments, even though his cuts are wider and his distillation protocol is a little grungier. His fermented, but undistilled wash had less flavor intensity than an ale yeast as well, even though he ferments on grain and I ferment off, and my ferments end up drier than what I sampled.