Wine Making
- Nutrients
- Turbo Yeast (Alcotec)
- Wine Yeast - Connoisseur's Choice
- Wine Yeast - Gervin
This range of yeasts is intended for the production of alcohol at concentrations of up to 23%. They each produce 5 gallons but they have different sugar requirements
They are not intended to ferment out either beers or wines but rather to produce the base for liqueurs. The alcohol level can be further increased, in countries where this is legal, by distillation.
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Alcotec 23% Turbo Yeast
£4.25More information
The new Alcotec 23% Turbo Yeast will produce 23% alcohol using 10.5kg of brewing sugar (dextrose monohydrate). YOU CANNOT USE NORMAL SUGAR.
It has been produced with a new recipe with added carbon and minerals and should be cleared using Alcotec TurboKlar Finings -
Alcotec 24 TurboKlar Finings
£1.40More information
This finings is packed in a 2-part sachet and is sufficient to clear 5 gallons. It has 2 active ingredients, Finings A is Kieselsol and Finings B is Chitosan. It is effective at clearing both wine and beer and also high alcohol products such as those produced using the Alcotec Turbo range of yeasts.
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Alcotec Re-Start Super Yeast
£1.50More information
At last we have a re-start yeast sachet which contains a decent quantity of yeast, 49 grams.
If the hydrometer reading is 50-60 units below the start value (i.e. 6-8% alcohol) you must use a special restart yeast. Alcotec Re-start Superyeast will do the trick here. A normal wine kit starts at 1075-1085 so if your current reading is somewhere between 1015-1065 it is worth a try with this yeast.
Add the full contents of the sachet directly to 25 litres of wine or wash. Alternatively, make a starter of lukewarm water, sugar & a little nutrient & let this ferment for a day before introducing it to the must. -
Alcotec Super Turbo Yeast 24
£3.30More information
This is extremely powerful yeast as it will ferment out 6kg of sugar in 25 litre of water in only 24 hours. Use it when you are in a hurry! It is fairly tolerant to temperature and works within the range of 20C - 30C.
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Alcotec Super Turbo Yeast 48
£2.95More information
This will ferment out either 6kg of sugar in 25 litres of water in 48 hours to produce 14% ABV, or 8kg in about 10 days to produce 20% ABV. This is definitely the best choice if you are fermenting in high ambient temperatures as it works within a temperature range of 20C - 32C.
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Alcotec Super Turbo Yeast Triple Still
£4.25More information
The Alcotec Triple Still Extreme Purity Turbo Yeast is based on new minerals, has Liquid Activated Carbon present during fermentation, and is intended to produce a high strength of alcohol at up to 23%. The slow rate of fermentation means that the alcohol created is of extreme purity.
It needs the addition of either 7kg of brewing sugar (Dextrose Monohydrate) or 6kg of normal white granulated sugar, will produce 25 litres of alcohol within 7 days, and is best cleared using Alcotec Turbo Klar or similar.
It is important that the temperature of the fermentation is not allowed to rise above 24C otherwise the fermentation may stop prematurely. -
Base Spirit Kit
£8.49More information
Makes 5 litres of base alcohol suitable for mixing with essences and extracts to make half strength spirits, liqueurs or other drinks.
Needs the addition of 1.63kg of sugar.
