How to Restart a Stuck BB Turbo Yeast

How to Restart a Stuck BB Turbo Yeast

While brewing can seem to go smoothly at first, fermentation sometimes hits a roadblock, stopping short at an unexpectedly higher specific gravity (SG). At that point, yeast simply gives up trying, even though there’s plenty of fermentable sugar available. In such instances, restarting is your only hope if things stop fermenting properly.

This article presents several tried-and-tested techniques for revitalizing fermentation. Most issues can be remedied by reviewing The Top Ten Reasons For Fermentation Failure; however, more drastic steps may need to be taken such as making a wine yeast starter to restart fermentation.

Turbo Yeast’s major drawback lies in its selective nature – only fermenting certain sugars like wheat malt syrup. Furthermore, this yeast usually completes fermentation within seven days but at the cost of losing flavor and aroma from beer or wine produced using this strain.

This article details how you can achieve lower alcohol levels with more stable fermentation using Turbo Yeast, while still having access to other strains that will tolerate higher alcohol levels and potentially provide secondary fermentation that “mops up” any off flavors or aromas that were missed with Turbo Yeast.