I use bakers yeast, it might not be perfect but it works and I like what it makes.
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I've always used bakers yeast for whiskeys and have always been happy with the results. There are other distiller yeasts you could try, but save those for experiments after you become comfortable with the process.
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The Chico ale yeast will work just fine (from your other thread). Make sure you properly rehydrate it before pitching. And aerate the wort good too. Try to keep the ferment temperature in the range specified by the yeast manufacturer as well.
Typically, that yeast is used for "steam beers" which are fermented as an ale and cold lagered. Ester production is minimal and the ferments will typically attenuate well. I've noticed that the Chico doesn't flocculate as good until it is cold crashed however. So, make sure you ferment thoroughly and then put your fermenter into the refridgerator to cool before racking. It should help with clarification.
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Whichever one you decide to go with, make sure you know what temp it's happiest at. Remember that your yeast poops out all of your alcohol, so you want to feed it well and keep it happy.
I don't use bakers yeast but lots of folks do. It just has a breadiness and cloudiness (does not flocculate well) that I don't like. But whatever you do, you need to oxygenate the crap out of the wort before pitching the yeast. A stainless sintered stone with a HEPA filter inline (homebrew store or online) attached to a Wally World aquarium pump bubbling away in your wort for 5 minutes before pitching the yeast will work wonders for the fermentation.