Turbo Yeast

Turbo yeast, alcohol content, home distillation and distillery-instruments.

In the 1980's Gert Strand introduced a fast-acting yeast that was perhaps the first Turbo in the world. By 1996, however, competitors had surpassed this product's quality, and he began selling other manufacturers' Turbos. Selling only high quality is the company policy. Now, in the year 2000, Gert Strand proudly introduces new, improved, fast-acting Turbo yeasts, in every price class.

We are especially pleased to recommend Prestige 8 kg Turbo alcohol yeast. This yeast ferments eight kilos of sugar in a 25 liter mash. While ordinary fastacting yeast produces 12-13% final alcohol, Prestige 8 kg produces 18%, and often 20%, an increase from the usual alcohol yield of at least 50%.

Calculations: 17 grams of sugar in a one-liter mash, fermented to a low Oechsle degree on the negative side (lower then 1000 on a s.g.

hydrometer) yields 1% alcohol. Thus, for example, for 25 litres of mash at 18% we need 25 x 18 x 17 grams of sugar = 7650 grams of sugar, or approximately 8 kg.

All Gert Strand Turbos ferment very effectively. (However, instructions

regarding the fermenting temperature must be carefully followed.) The mash is so pure that one can add some sugar to it, and combine this mixture with, for example, fruit juice, to create a strong wine or fruit drink. These Turbos are all-natural yeasts and are all in one bag, with the nutrients and the yeast mixed. We know of no better Turbos anywhere, and if we find one, we sell it.

Many years ago our company produced the first Tarbo yeast, consumer packed for the hobby market in Scandinavia. We have been supplying Tarbo yeast to distilleries for years. All were tailor-made for each distillery. We have been consulted to solve problems with:

Stuck fermentation

Too low an alcohol yield

Impure fermentation

Too low sugar to alcohol conversion

Quality problems or taste problems

So far, we have always ended up solving the problem.

Drawing from this experience we have found that one Tarbo is preferred by 99% of all distilleries: