Turbo Yeasts for home distillers first developed in the early 1990's in Scandinavia. The idea was to ferment the base for home distilling quickly and to high alcohol levels.

A parallel to super yeasts are the High Alcohol Kits used mainly in the UK to ferment up to just under 20% alcohol. This base is then often flavoured into liqueurs or low alcohol spirits like Gin, Rum, Whisky, Vodka etc.

Actually, there is not a big difference. The high alcohol kit is basically a superyeast with some extra finings and flavourings. For those of you who want to experiment yourselves with essences, a Turbo Yeast is a much cheaper alternative even if you do not distill your spirit. You may have problems with the finings though, some yeast strains used in superyeasts are a nightmare to clear properly and that is why high alcohol kits often have 3-stage wine finings plus activated carbon to deal with the clearing.

And of course...for those of you who actually do distil, well Alcotec will provide you with the base alcohol faster and with a higher alcohol level than you have ever experienced before.

It may be worth reading through our sections with turbo yeast tips and general winemaking tips for wine fermentations to fine tune your procedures and make the best use of your equipment.