this is the slowest yeast ive ever used, i don't think its the brands fault as many people have left great reviews. my package was close to expiration and was delivered in sub zero weather. if it was stored in a hot location it would also account for the dead yeast. it took over 5hr to activate and hasn't improved much in the last 12 hrs. i know its not the fault of my must as ive used the same recipe many times in the past. i made another batch and added bread yeast and its kicking more butt then the turbo. if it starts to ferment faster in the next few days ill change my review, but for a 24hr yeast its not doing to well. ill also update with final ABV.
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after week it finally stopped fermenting. it took about 3 days for the living yeast to reproduce enough to make the must come to a full bubble. the ABV is about 20%. so the product is good but like i said the combination of expiration date and sub zero temps kill a lot of the yeast. upgrading rating to 3 star.
this is the slowest yeast ive ever used, i don't think its the brands fault as many people have left great reviews. my package was close to expiration and was delivered in sub zero weather. if it was stored in a hot location it would also account for the dead yeast. it took over 5hr to activate and hasn't improved much in the last 12 hrs. i know its not the fault of my must as ive used the same recipe many times in the past. i made another batch and added bread yeast and its kicking more butt then the turbo. if it starts to ferment faster in the next few days ill change my review, but for a 24hr yeast its not doing to well. ill also update with final ABV. ---update---
after week it finally stopped fermenting. it took about 3 days for the living yeast to reproduce enough to make the must come to a full bubble. the ABV is about 20%. so the product is good but like i said the combination of expiration date and sub zero temps kill a lot of the yeast. upgrading rating to 3 star.