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I have always used turbo yeast for my sugar washes. I now want to improve on taste and have decided to use a champagne yeast. With turbo yeast I was able to follow the directions on the package in regards of how much sugar to use. I can't find any information on the amount of sugar to use for a 5 gallon batch. Is there a specific amount I should use or should I check the SG? What is the acceptable SG reading I should shoot for?

When I do a sugar wash I go one pound to a gallon. Some will go up to two pounds to the gallon. What re ipe are you going to use.

I was thinking about doing just a simple sugar wash for a neutral spirit. So sugar, water, yeast.

And nutrients and energizer too.

Yeast need nutrients. Check out the tried and true section for a recipe. I would look at rads allbran, gerber. They are intended to be a replacement for turbos.

Try not to go much higher than 1.070 on the gravity - you want to aim for around 10% ABV, tops, for the best results.

Jimbo wrote:Keep your sugar based washes down to reasonable numbers (sugarhead mentors here in HD state 10-12% maximum), use a good yeast (not Turbo) and your yeast will be happy, unstressed and produce a much better drink.

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And just use regular bakers yeast, it's cheaper, and does just fine.

There are calculators on the parent site for this.