First time serious brew

[bigorange82]

I bought some 48 hour turbo yeast, sanitized 2 milk jugs in the dishwasher, filled them with about 96 oz each of blueberry pomegranate juice, and added 1 half-cup of sugar to each, 1 tablespoon of the turbo yeast, shook it up, then made the lids really loose... Should I expect some decent DRINKABLE wine? I'm worried because the yeast says not to use an air-lock and I bought one to find out I didn't need it, so I'm hoping just the loosened lids is ok...

Please any comments and help are very welcome

 

[Wade E]

It should make a nice fruit wine. I havent used the turbo yeast on a wine before. You will need the airlock once fermentation slows down as thats when air becomes the enemy to a wine, right now it on your side making your yeast multiply and become healthy. What was the starting gravity.

 

[smurfe]

If the juice has no preservatives it ought to be just fine depending on the yeast profile. I made an almost exact wine except I just bought the jugs of juice and added yeast. The SG was almost spot on where I wanted it and the acidity was spot on. I basically bought 3 gallons of the Pom/Blueberry juice at Wal Mart and added a pack of Champagne yeast. It fermenter to dry and I back sweetened with a simple sugar solution. It was a very good and easy drinking fruit wine.

 

[bigorange82]

Well it doesn't say "NO PRESERVATIVES" anywhere, but on the other hand I don't see it saying it has them either... How will I know? Also, I didn't take a specific gravity reading this time, as it's such a small batch I didn't really want to waste any. I'll be sure to do that from now on I didn't know you guys would ask me about it, sorry.

Thanks for the replies I appreciate it a lot!

 

[St Allie]

Turbo yeast is for distilling isn't it?

I know Luc has warned me not to use it for fruit wines, said he had once and the result was less than drinkable. At least it's a small batch.. the yeast will be a violent fermentation so keep an eye on it, could be messy.

read this thread for Lucs comments on turbo yeast..

http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2994

Allie