Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!headwall.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xt-sjc-02!sn-xt-sjc-07!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Doctor Who" Newsgroups: rec.crafts.distilling,alt.alcohol,fj.rec.drink.liquor Subject: Re: Demerra sugar and turbo yeast Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:06:52 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <12lvnq0lp93gof0@corp.supernews.com> References: <12lqh697du3tm77@corp.supernews.com> <455eb6ba$1@quokka.wn.com.au> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 25 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.rec.drink.liquor:291 ARTISAN EXTREME 20, 30 liters at a time. "timmy" <"timothy at open-networks.net"> wrote in message news:455eb6ba$1@quokka.wn.com.au... > Mad Jack RACKHAM wrote: >> Help >> >> I started screwing around with my turbo yeast and sugar receipe. I used >> 30 liters water, 9 kilos Demerra sugar and 1 package of turbo yeast. It >> has been 17 days and I only have 2% alcohol. The reaction seems to be >> happening but very, very slowly. I added 2 cups of regular sugar today >> and my bucket foamed over right away so I am assuming my yeast is still >> active. I placed the bucket closer to the furnace to up the temp a bit. >> >> Any help or suggestions? > > what brand of turbo? most turbo's only cope with 25L batchs. any larger > and they over heat. your batch is 40L, you might find it's either burnt > out of it's going to take 2x as long because of the low size of your > pitch. > also take no notice of the claims of %15 in 7 days. i've never EVER seen > them achieve this. it's more like 12% in 10 days at best.