This was the first single sachet high turbo yeast.
Alcotec 8 got its name from the fact that it will ferment 8 kgs of sugar in a 25 litre solution. Alcotec 8 is a high alcohol Turbo Yeast producing 20% alcohol by volume in only 5 days - another “impossible” achievment from Alcotec.
ferments 8 kgs of sugar in 25 litres)is the best example. It is very difficult to make a high alcohol superyeast but Alcotec 8 was the first major break through in the world. In only 5 days, it will produce nearly 20% of alcohol from 8 kgs of sugar in 25 litres total volume.
The drawback with a high alcohol turbo is that it is more temperature sensitive than the "low alcohol" type. You MUST keep the liquid temperature below 24-25 C at all times or your fermentation will stick too high.
The amazing Alcotec48 is the next generation of high alcohol Turbo's. It is a "dual" turbo, you can choose if you want to ferment 14% alcohol in 2 days or 20% in 5 days and it is also much more temperature tolerant than the Alcotec 8. This turbo was launched in 2003
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