Still Spirits Classic 8 Turbo Pack – Yeast, Carbon & Clear

Fast, Reliable Turbo Fermentation with a Cleaner Finish

The Classic 8 Turbo Pack includes everything you need to produce a high-alcohol wash in just a few days.

It’s Still Spirits’ most popular turbo system, designed to handle 6–8 kg of sugar with ease and deliver a smooth, neutral spirit with minimal off-flavours.

What’s Included

• Classic 8 Turbo Yeast – high-performance yeast with built-in nutrients and absorbents to support cleaner distillation
• Turbo Carbon – removes unwanted flavours and aromas during fermentation
• Turbo Clear – dual-stage fining agent to drop yeast and haze before distilling

Sugar

Use either dextrose or turbo sugar (sucrose) to prepare your wash:

• 6 kg: approx. 14.5% wash ABV
• 8 kg: up to approx. 20% wash ABV

Fermentation Times

• 6 kg: ~3 days at 18 °C, ~2 days at 30 °C
• 8 kg: ~10 days at 16 °C, ~5 days at 25 °C

How to Use

1. Sanitise all equipment before use.
2. Add water to reach the correct start volume (refer to your instructions).
3. Add sugar and stir until fully dissolved.
4. Add the Classic 8 Yeast and Turbo Carbon, stir well.
5. Once fermentation is complete, degas thoroughly.
6. Add Turbo Clear Part A, stir gently, and wait 1 hour.
7. Slowly pour Part B across the surface – do not stir.
8. Allow to clear for at least 24 hours before distillation.

Why Choose Classic 8?

• Dependable fermentation across a wide temperature range
• High alcohol tolerance – up to 20% with 8 kg sugar
• Cleaner, smoother wash with built-in carbon and clearing agents

Best For:

• Reflux stills like the Still Spirits T500
• Air Still users making smaller, neutral spirit batches
• Vodka, gin bases, liqueurs, or flavoured spirit kits

Ingredients & Allergens

• Yeast Blend: dried yeast, nutrients, bentonite, antifoam, vitamins, trace minerals
• Turbo Carbon: activated carbon, xanthan gum, preservative (sodium metabisulphite)
• Turbo Clear: silica solution, malic acid, chitosan (from crustaceans), preservative
• Allergens: sulphites, chitosan (crustacean-derived)

Everything you need to run a strong, clean fermentation in one convenient pack. Just add sugar, follow the steps, and get ready to distil.