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Originally Posted by: soil tester 
First time trying this after making wine for many years. Using sugar, water, turbo yeast and some nutrients, I would like to know what SG I should shoot for. Will I have to provide any carbon filtering, since the wine I distilled dribbled out crystal clear and tasted like rough brandy. Help the beginner.
Thanks
Michael in Oregon:
Ditch the turbo yeast unless you are distilling ethanol for fuel. If you plan on using an sugar wash here is a recipe that is tried and true and will produce repeatable results when followed.
This recipe is for a 6.5 gallon wash (25 Liters) & Will yield 10% ABV wash 2.5 Liters (2 quarts & 1.28 pints) of ethanol.
Ingredients:
10 lbs Sugar (dissolved in hot water)
6oz tomato paste (Yeast Nutrient)
1 Tbsp DAP (Optional but Recommended)
1/3 cup bakers yeast (2 2/3 ounces)
Instructions:
(1)Dissolve 6 ounces of tomato paste in 5 liters of hot water.
(2)Dissolve 10 pounds of sugar in 10 liters of hot water stiring until all of the sugar is dissolved and not gritty.
(3)Pour the dissolved sugar into the fermenter with the tomato paste.
(4)Top off the fermenter to 25 liters with cold water and stir well.
(5)Once the wash has cooled to 80 degrees Fahrenheit or less add 1/3 cup of bakers yeast and stir well.
(6)Place lid on fermenter add airlock and allow to ferment for 7 days or so."
