hook rum

[captonmatt]

i'm going to try hook rum the recipe calls for bread yeast can I use distiller yeast??????

[nerdybrewer]

Can't you get bread yeast?
You "can" do anything you want, just don't complain your rum tastes like shit if you don't use proper yeast.

[captonmatt]

thank you for the reply sence I have not bought bread yeast witch one is a good one

[GrassHopper]

Most any bread yeast. fleischmanns, Red Star is usually available at grocers.

[nerdybrewer]

Not a problem, and I apologize if I came off as an asshole it just makes it's way through the keyboard sometimes.
I use Red Star I get at Costco but there are many brands.
Main thing is that it's fresh and you use enough.
My last 36 gallon batch I used a cup of yeast in about half gallon of rum wash that was nice and warm.
It was overflowing the large container with foamy yeast when I pitched it.
The ferment started withing about 15 minutes, at a bubble per second in the airlock.
Within an hour there was a steady stream of CO2 flowing out of the airlock.
It finished in about 24 hours, I let it sit for a week and then ran it.
Finest rum ever, after only 8 months in the barrel.
I use the Buccaneer Bob's rum recipe (loosely).

[GrassHopper]

Can't you get bread yeast?
You "can" do anything you want, just don't complain your rum tastes like shit if you don't use proper yeast.

Nerdy, we could use a little more of that. Tellin' it like it is! You were exactly right, IMHO.

[captonmatt]

thank you thank you for the extra enfo. that helps for my 32 gallon batch

[midlife-u-turn]

If you have distillers yeast you can use that just fine. I've made numerous batches of rum using distillers yeast, tastes great.
I believe that bread yeast is often used and recommended because it is cheap, works great and is "grown" using a molasses nutrient,
which is why it does so well with rum washes. I believe other yeasts are also grown using a molasses derived from sugar beets because it's a cheap nutrient source that works well.
I found a site that did some side-by-side comparisons of yeasts in rum washes and they did say that the bread yeast wash final product did taste "sweeter" compared to that of the distillers yeast.

[rad14701]

There is definite rationale behind using bakers yeast for rum washes as most bakers yeast is propagated using molasses... As I recall, Fleischmann's also supplies yeast to the distillation industry and it's probably a fair bet that at least some of that yeast is used for the fermentation of rum... It can also draw out buttery notes from the molasses... Hence the recommendation... It's the right tool for the job...