Turbo Yeast, one of our most popular yeast strains, was designed to produce high quality alcohol washes quickly without using costly fermentation sugars such as fructose, glucose or dextrin. Furthermore, its advanced design helps minimize or even completely avoid Acetaldehyde production that can contribute to hangovers during longer fermentations using traditional distillers yeast strains.
Prestige Turbo Yeast was specially created to work with ordinary white household or castor sugar without forcing you to spend extra on purchasing special sugars for fermentation. Furthermore, it works great with most fruit-based musts and even sparkling wines!
Turbo Yeast is not an inexpensive product, so it is crucial that the appropriate quantities of water and ingredients are added during fermentation to avoid problems with fermentation due to improper brewing methods or deficiencies. Incorrect or inadequate fermentation processes may result in nutrient deficiencies, temperature tolerance issues or even an osmotic shock which disrupts yeast cells.
Osmotic shock occurs when yeast cells are unable to absorb enough nutrients through their plasma membrane, usually due to using insufficient amounts of nutrients, Turbo Yeast (often low grade bakers yeast) or using incorrect water temperatures. Common reasons include poor quality batches of Turbo Yeast or not having enough nutrient available.
When fermenting large quantities of sugar, it’s essential that enough water be added so as to achieve an ideal balance between liquid specific gravity and yeast nutrient content. This is especially crucial during the early stages of the ferment, when yeast needs a great deal of nutrients in order to properly grow and develop; without adequate supplies it could starve.
