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Air Still Fermentation Kit Instructions

Air Still Fermentation Kit Instructions - Distillery King Australia

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An Air Still Fermentation Kit makes about 8 litres of wash, which is two runs in the Air Still or Air Still Pro. You need 7.5L of water, 2.2kg of Turbo Sugar (or 2.4kg of dextrose), the kit's yeast and nutrient, Turbo Carbon and Turbo Clear, and about 8 days from mixing to a clear wash ready to distil.

Before you start, we recommend replacing the carbon cartridge in the lid of your Still Spirits 10 litre (2.5 US gal) fermenter. This helps remove fermentation odours.

How to make an Air Still wash (about 8L in a 10L fermenter)

  1. Add 7.5L (2 US gal) of water at 30°C (86°F) to your 10L (2.5 US gal) fermenter.
  2. Add 2.2kg (4 lb 14 oz) of Turbo Sugar and mix well to dissolve. Alternatively use white sugar, or 2.4kg (5 lb 5 oz) of dextrose or corn sugar.
  3. Add the yeast and nutrient.
  4. Gently massage the Turbo Carbon sachet, add it to the mix and stir well.
  5. Leave the fermenter at room temperature, about 18–24°C (65–75°F), for 7 days or until the mix has stopped bubbling.
  6. Once bubbles have stopped rising to the surface, it's time for Turbo Clear. First stir the mix vigorously to remove all the gas.
  7. Once degassed, add Finings A. Stir well, then leave to stand for 1 hour.
  8. Add Finings B while stirring, and stop stirring as soon as it's all in. Don't stir vigorously, as that disrupts the clearing. Leave for 24 hours, then carefully draw off the clear wash for distilling.

After distilling

Filter your spirit through the Air Still filter, changing the carbon cartridge after each filtering. Replace the polyethylene washers when they're flattened and no longer spring back. Then dilute to drinking strength (our dilution calculator works out the water) and flavour with an essence.

Quick answers

How much wash does one kit make?

About 8 litres, enough for two 4L runs in the Air Still or Air Still Pro.

Can I use white sugar instead of Turbo Sugar?

Yes. White sugar works, or use 2.4kg of dextrose.

How long does it take?

About 7 days to ferment, plus 1 day to clear.

What you need: Air Still Fermentation Kit, Air Still carbon cartridges and washers. See the full Air Still range and compare stills in Air Still vs Air Still Pro vs T500 vs VORTEX.