You can either use yeast nutrient or yeast energizer, both are sold by any wine supply shop on line or local. These are both designed to provide all the nutrients for yeast to start feeding and mutiplying. I would probaly use the yeast energizer for it has more nutrients and vitamins for the yeast. This should get you on track.

Tom, You can do severalk things to clear your preoduct before running it. Let it set until in clears or use a chemical to clear it. Brewhaus has a two part clearer that works great for taking the yeast, that is what it is, out before distilling, and any wine and beer shop will have a clearifier. They work, so does isinglass, natural stuff....try any of these, butr be patient, give the wash time....Jimbull

Thanks fellas.... I will give them a try. Just got my first shipment in from Rick at Brewhaus and I'm anxious to get started again. After three tries with no success, I'm was getting a little frustrated. I was given some bad information that I thought was gospel. I think y'all have gotten me on the right track now. Thanks!

The Schnapps yeast would be your best bet for preserving flavors, followed by the Pot Distillers Turbo. Our Schnapps yeast is not a turbo, and is not intended to ferment quickly. With a rapid fermentation, you can lose varying amounts of flavor and aroma for a few reasons. Your fermentation may be slower with the yeast that you have used, but you will likely find that it will preserve the most flavor and aroma, ultimately producing the best finished product.

Flintstone's? Uh, Patrick are ya kiddin or does this really work? I tried using crushed vitamin-B tabs as a supplement to fermenting a simple sugar/water wash, but I still hadda add something extra ,like tomato paste, to feed th hungry little buggers ,yeast,. Is there something in 'Flintstone's' ,for kids?, vitamins that also supplies the needed nutrients? I kinda like to know since I sometimes tend to overdo th tomato paste a little and this may help prevent that RED wash I ended up with! It fermented out and distilled fine, just looked kinda weird in the pot though.
Spiritmaker

Indeed, whatever works! Making mash one day I decided to try one of the kid's Flintstones and by gosh it worked ! ended up with 25% more yeild than I ever had. I think as long as you're feeding the yeast something with alot of vitamins then you're good to go. I am still skeptical of all those things they sell like nutrient packets.

A nutrient that I have used for quite some time and works for me ,I have added it to Turbo also as a test for trying to get yields into the 20%, is the addition of a large can of concentrated orange juice and a small can of concentrated grape juice.

I have come to the conclusion that I can make my most effient ,cost/liter of 95%, by doing the following:

1, Start with 6.5gal glass carboy
2, 18lbs white sugar,7.5kg. 4lbs/$5

Walmart.
3, 16oz, .5kg can concentrated Orange
Juice. 8oz can concentrated grape
juice. These are the nutrient add-
itives for the yeast plus more
sugars in other forms. Cost $1.65
plus $.80. $2.5/tax.
4, Cake Brewers yeast, 2oz. Cost,$.50.
Three weeks in a closet with an electric blanket set on low; about 85 degrees. Turbo 48 costs $6.95 and my yield is about 17%.

FWIW, Jim

Spiritmaker, T miracle grow is miracle grow for tomatoes, which is high in nitrogen and acid. Potassium nitrate, like amonium nitrate is pure nitrogen except that it has a bit of potash in it, hence potessium nitrate. It is a dry granulated product and I use about a tablespoon in a 5 gal wash. BUT, I do not use it with the turbo's, because they do not need it. They, by claim, have all the nutrients that they need already in them. I only use the pN on stuck mashes or in the last case, on the distillers yeast which seemed to not take off. The pN and the vit pill sure kicked it off alright!!! Again, dry, tablespoon, into the mash, no prep, no worries!!!!! Jimbull

I do believe your right Doc.....