Red Star 9804 Dady Distillers Active Dry Yeast, 1lb (Packaging may vary)

This works better than expected after two years in the freezer and it's still going great very active.

Best yeast I have ever used for making mash for distillation. Way outperforms champagne yeast for overall alcohol content.

Great product

great

The best distillery yeast we have bought by far.

The only thing I know of that works close to as fast as this is Brewsy. This chews through table sugar or honey like nothing, and then very quickly falls out of suspension once all of the sugar is spent. Exactly what you want for this kind of yeast. Plus, it's extremely inexpensive and I'm likely to run out of interest in this hobby before I need to buy another bag of DADY. I would have preferred a resealable bag but that's the only strike against this stuff.

Made homemade wine using bread yeast many times and ferment is rather slow starting and lasts for near 3 weeks . Activated this yeast in 103 degree water with 1 teaspoon of suger and only 1 teaspoon of yeast and let stand till I smelt alcohol which took about 8 minutes before adding to 5 gallons of wert. Within 20 minutes airlock was burping. Before I went to bed airlock was burping every half second. Great fast acting yeast . I will have to update review with flavor and length of fermentation after batch is done.

the yeast stalled halfway in three batchs

Thought it may be dead at first but worked great. Bloomed them and didn't see much action in 6 hours. Thought the amazon warehouse storage could be a killer to yeast, not necessarily the sellers fault. Regardles, I put them into a trial run with a mash of just sugar and boiled bread yest. Lots of action after a few days, airlock popping and you could see the bubbles forming and action of the liquid. I did add about x4 the amount the recommended yeast to give it the best chance and make sure it was alive. Honestly tastes great, hydrometer has shown nearly all sugar was converted after a week and I just sampled the wort plain. Very suble "beer" flavor, yeast notes to smell (duh?) but completely inoffensive flavors and slightly carbonated its actually quite pleasent just on its own with no flavorings. Plan too brew a 55gal container now and I'm impressed with the results.

Yep it makes booze

As a veteran homebrewer, I've dabbled in a myriad of yeasts and techniques over the years. However, my journey took a remarkable turn when I discovered Red Star 9804 Dady Distillers Active Dry Yeast, particularly in the crafting of my signature blueberry wine. Mastering the Art of Brewing My adventure began with a 6-gallon barrel as my canvas. To this, I added 2 kilograms of succulent blueberries, 4 kilograms of granulated sugar, 6 grams of diamonium phosphate, and the star of the show—12 grams of Red Star 9804 Dady yeast. The initial phase of fermentation was conducted in an unsealed environment for 48 hours, followed by a more controlled 28-day fermentation period under an airlock. The Clarification Stage Post-fermentation, I employed a siphoning technique to separate the liquid from the sediment, allowing it to further settle for an additional 28 days. Following this, I introduced a clearing agent, as recommended, and patiently waited for another 5 days. The Revelation Upon the completion of the clearing stage, I utilized a refractometer to gauge the alcohol content. To my sheer delight, it had skyrocketed to an astounding 21.3% ABV. The Nuances of Aging While the wine was already transparent and palatable, I chose to take it a step further. I transferred the liquid into a third, pristine carboy for an extended maturation period of 6 months. While this wine is enjoyable as early as 6 weeks, the added aging time allowed the antioxidants, aromatic compounds, and natural flavors of the blueberries to fully permeate the wine, enhancing its complexity. The Culminating Judgment The final product was nothing short of extraordinary—a blueberry wine so opulent and full-bodied that it could easily stand toe-to-toe with any premium commercial wine. Each sip was an indulgent affair, a testament to the transformative power of Red Star 9804 Dady Distillers Active Dry Yeast. For those aspiring to elevate their homebrewing endeavors, this yeast is not just an ingredient; it's a game-changer. It offers unparalleled reliability and efficiency, and it's the linchpin for crafting high-caliber, high-alcohol-content wines.

Got great after sale service. Did what they could. Yeast was defective, not doing what it was supposed too. Disappointed with the product, not the seller. Thank you

Tried to hydrate some yeast to test it out, nothing happened so I mixed up some warm sugar water with some yeast nutrient and DAP added. Poured it into 3 bowls and added this DADY to one, turbo yeast to another and bread yeast to the third and stirred them. The turbo took right off with the bread yeast following, but slower. The DADY didn't seem to be doing anything. 30 min later, the turbo & bread yeast have sunk to the bottom of the bowl and some foam forming on the surface. Some motion in the bowls. The water has become cloudy as well. The DADY yeast is 90% still floating on the top and very slight cloudiness. No detectable foam or bubbles. Very different to the other yeasts. It seems to be a dud! NOTE: No expiry or mfg date on the package anywhere. On a yeast? Yeasts need to be fresh as they need to be still active or its worse than useless. Would you buy eggs online with no expiry date? Went to return it - sorry, no returns on this product! What a disappointment :( On the day after receiving it too. No way to contact the vendor that i could find unfortunately.