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Can I use Fleischmann's yeast for UJSM?

Why wouldn't you? It's yeast.

I use it all the time for my rum, AG, and sugarheads. Some guys prefer using other yeast for AG's, but bakers has worked fine for me. I do switch to 1118 for fruits (brandy). May try an ale yeast for an AG just to see how much difference.

I'll give it a shot. Read and heard a lot about "Redstar" but there isen't much on here concerning Flieschmann's. I'm still wet behind the ears so I guess it can't hurt. Have to start with something.

How about Red Star Dady? Is this also a good beginners yeast. There seams to be a lot of distillers yeasts out there. But noticed quite a few discussions on this brand. There was talk about this yeast producing a wash with a 20% ABV. If this is true, how do you stop a ferment from going over your goal of 10-14% ABV. I have read that you don't want your wash to be higher then this.

Deerhunter wrote:How about Red Star Dady? Is this also a good beginners yeast. There seams to be a lot of distillers yeasts out there. But noticed quite a few discussions on this brand. There was talk about this yeast producing a wash with a 20% ABV. If this is true, how do you stop a ferment from going over your goal of 10-14% ABV. I have read that you don't want your wash to be higher then this.

10-14% abv is more of what you would expect of a rum wash, which regular bread yeast works fine for. You want to keep between 8-9% for grains. The yeast will only work off the sugar that is available. Read up on specific gravity for a better understanding. If I start with an SG of 1.065, it has a potential for 8.5% abv approx.

Read through the link in my sig for new/novice and you'll find answers to your questions, even some you didn't know you had.

You control it with the amount of fermentables. Yeast can't convert what isn't there.

Fleishmann's is my go-to for rum. It prefer it by far over Red Star due to the flavors produced. I will not buy Red Star ever again. Red Star doesn't get "rummy" enough for me.

Fleischmann's bread yeast (raised on molasses) for rum and sugar +1