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[didguke]

Hello to anyone that can help. over the last few months I created a few batches of wine. Now right before Christmas I wanted to try something different. So I bought some super yeast x-press.

So following the directions I now have 27L of water and 18lbs of sugar plus my super yeast. 5-7 days later should have 20% alc.

I'm expecting this to have a terrible taste. It also says that with that tyoe of yeast it will not clear naturally so to use a certain product for clearing.

Is it necessary to add preservatives? I would prefer not to. Also I would like to try and distill some of this, I do have a distiller but only used once. I was told to always throw out the first 2-3 ounces that comes out is this correct? and I believe the alcohol started to run at 92deg but i'll research that.

I will buy the clearing agent and carbon filter ??

Thanks for any help,

[NcHooch]

that turbo yeast wash you made would be well suited for cleaning out your still, practicing distilling, etc. ...typically not recommended for drinking ...but many do ....once you get your legs under you, you should try making brandy with some of that wine you make.

Yes, as long as you're running it slow, the first 3-4 ounces of a wash that size would be the foreshots...toss that or use it to kill some fire ants or somethin .

No need for clearing agents, preservatives, etc ....just let it clear naturally, and run it .... you didn't say what kind of still you have so there may be different ways to proceed ....

[Prairiepiss]

With the turbo junk I don't think it will clear good without the clearing agents. As I read he is making wine. Not necessarily for distilling. So if a drinking wine is wanted. The clearing agents most likely will be needed. But I'm not real sure hoe good that will be for a drinking wine. Sounds like a mess to me. And you mite end up running it all through the still because of it. And that may still not clean it up good enough?

[Dnderhead]

if using for wine,expect 1 year balk aging.then another 1-2 in a bottle.

[didguke]

Was hoping to make something I could mix. As for my distiller I just use a stainless steel residential water distallation system less the filters. (I am a plumber by trade) these distillers have the copper coil and a fan that blows throught it all in a compact unit on a nice stainless rolling cart. The only thing is that for distilling water the element gets hot enough to evaporate water which from what I researched is higher than the evaporation point of the alcohol. So I set up a regulating switch in the power supply so I could set the amount of btu's I want the element to emit. It worked on the wine I tried . I ws hoping to use this as a mix and maybe distill some to see what comes out. I found something on line to get the yeast to clump together when finished and also purchased some activated carbon which I believe will filter out almost everything. But being new I'm not positive.

[rad14701]

This sure sounds like an awful lot of trouble for making bad wine or inferior distilled spirits... Why not save your money and use a Tried and True recipe that keeps you down in the 14% or lower range where the yeast won't get stressed and causing you to take all of those extra, and costly, steps... You're just fooling yourself if you think you'll be able to make a silk purse out of a sows ear...

Use the right tools for the job... You've learned that in you profession, haven't you...???

Do a site search for "turbo yeast" and you'll find plenty of reasons why you have devised a poor plan... I highly doubt that you're gonna be that one in a million guy that has repeatable stellar results...