--- product_id: 13469988 title: "Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack)" brand: "home brew stuff" price: "£17.67" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Home Brew Stuff" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/13469988-distillers-yeast-dady-1-lb-bulk-pack store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Ferments up to 22% ABV Optimal below 90°F/32°C Trusted 20+ years in distilling Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) **Brand:** home brew stuff **Price:** £17.67 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ⚡ Elevate your distilling game with yeast that’s been the secret behind legendary spirits for 20+ years! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) by home brew stuff - **How much does it cost?** £17.67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/13469988-distillers-yeast-dady-1-lb-bulk-pack) ## Best For - home brew stuff enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted home brew stuff brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Vegan & Bulk Ready:** 1 lb bulk pack in powder form, vegan-friendly, designed for serious home brewers and professionals alike. - • **Proven Industry Standard:** Chosen by North American distillers for over two decades—join the elite circle of expert fermenters. - • **Maximize Your Spirit Yields:** Ferments grain mash efficiently up to 22% alcohol by volume, pushing your craft to the next level. - • **Precision Temperature Control:** Performs best under 90°F/32°C, ensuring consistent, high-quality fermentation every batch. - • **Versatile for Multiple Mash Types:** Perfect for corn mash, syrup fermentations, and light spirits like whiskey, expanding your creative distilling options. ## Overview Distillers Active Dry Yeast (DADY) is a high-performance Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain engineered for grain mash fermentations, capable of fermenting up to 22% ABV under controlled temperatures below 90°F/32°C. Trusted by North American distillers for over 20 years, it’s ideal for producing light spirits and whiskeys from corn mash and syrups. This 1 lb bulk pack powder is vegan and perfect for home or professional distilling setups aiming for consistent, high-yield alcohol production. ## Description DADY (Distillers Active Dry Yeast) is a specially selected strain of Saccharomyces Cerevisae designed for distillers use in grain mash fermentations for ethanol. DADY will produce maximum alcohol yields under controlled temperatures (less than 90F/32C). It has been the choice of many producers in North America for over 20 years. DADY has been used in the manufacture of light spirit and Whiskeys. It is also used on corn mash and syrup fermentations. DADY is recommended for ABV productions lower than 15 percent. Review: Great shelf life - I bought a packet of this 9 years ago to make moonshine (worked fantastic) but have been using it the last year or so only to make bread. Despite the age, it still works great. Highly recommend for either use. Review: Good little yeasties. - (Disclaimer: I plan to update/edit this review after my next batch) Hey friends! I bought this brewers yeast along with a 10 gallon fermenting/distilling kettle for the purpose of making moonshine and/or wine. I have some experience brewing beer, though this comes from maybe a decade ago and I relied pretty heavily on kits and malt extracts. Back to the future, I was very happy from the start at how fast this yeast became active and was mesmerized by the rate of CO2 output, but I’m on the fence after my second (ever) batch whether the little buggers lost some viability over a month in my fridge… If I’m being honest, I strongly suspect operator error is the primary factor here, but I will definitely update in a short time. So far I am primary using rice and granulated sugar for my mash, but I have definitely been satisfied to a point with the results as my distillate comes out tasting like a pretty decent raw whisky where I had anticipated something closer to soju or sake. My first batch went incredibly well and used perhaps two cups rice, 10# refined sugar, and 8 oz each of brown sugar and raw cane sugar for nutrients in a seven gallon batch. I pitched a bit over two oz. yeast and saw good CO2 production in less than 30 minutes along with a fairly natural looking cycle over the next two weeks at ambient temperature which was close to or slightly under 70F. Yeah, I stopped it short of completion and distilled to get almost a gallon of high test (~120 proof) whisky, and I saw that that was good. Second run went a bit differently, but my mash was definitely different because I was emboldened and wanted to explore a bit. I used close to 14 lb sugar in 8 gallons with a bit less rice (I ran out) and added some grain that I think is called khemet or something similar. Well the yeast didn’t take off as well as in my first batch and CO2 production peaked later and lower even though I pitched three oz. Unless I’m mistaken, I think the issue was due to the high initial sugar content and tannins from the grain which wasn’t malted or roasted. The flavor was/is still decent, though I won’t use that grain again in upcoming batches, and the yield from two weeks fermentation seems to be about 40% lower than the first batch. TLDR, this seems like a very good yeast for the price, and it makes some swag moonshine, but I definitely need the do additional tests to determine it’s staying power in refrigerated storage. I did set aside a bit to keep as wine and will update on that as well, but now I think I need to buy a bit of isinglass. ## Features - Distiller's Yeast (DADY) - 1 Lb. - Ferments Up to 22% Before Slowing ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00SWXNG8A | | Age Range Description | 18+ | | Best Sellers Rank | #24,955 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #23 in Active Dry Yeasts | | Brand | Home Brew Stuff | | Brand Name | Home Brew Stuff | | Coin Variety 1 | Yeast | | Color | Silver | | Container Type | Bag | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,977 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00888690023703 | | Included Components | Contains 1 packs of yeast | | Item Form | Powder | | Item Package Quantity | 1 | | Item Package Weight | 0.46 Kilograms | | Item Type Name | Distillers Active Dry Yeast, 1lb | | Item Weight | 1 Pounds | | Leavening Agent Type | Active Dry Yeast | | Manufacturer | Red Star | | Model Number | 9804 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Number of Pieces | 1 | | Part Number | 9804 | | Size | 16 Ounce (Pack of 1) | | Specialty | Vegan | | UPC | 849731004983 055848001948 888690023703 885508409698 | | Unit Count | 16 Ounce | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Home Brew Stuff - **Item Form:** Powder - **Item Weight:** 16 ounces - **Number of Items:** 1 - **Unit Count:** 16 Ounce ## Images ![Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7144QNuzJ3L.jpg) ![Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yPi0WNznL.jpg) ![Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61qomtVYpyL.jpg) ![Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717Qg+EIsqL.jpg) ![Distillers Yeast (DADY) (1 lb. bulk pack) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61L1E68qYgL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Number Of Items** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is this suitable for wine, cider, beer? If all which is it best for?** A: It will work. It's best for whiskey. Those who say stuff about the smell, taste n whatnot don't know crap! I've used this for moonshine and beer. If you know what your doing this yeast is just fine. I use this yeast when I can't get ahold of my turbo yeast. This yeast will take about a full 2 weeks to reach full potential. I get anywhere from 16 to 22 % abv. **Q: What working temp range dose this have? Expiration date? If its shipped from amazon how long has it been sitting? In a uncontrolled warehouse.** A: I use ambient (room) temperature for making beer, mead and similar. We use plastic 5 gallon water carboys as fermenters with a water glass on top (bubbler after 2 days in warm months to keep the insects out). Carboys are set in a unused bath tub where the foaming can easily be cleaned up. Dose is at least 2 tablespoons added when I can touch the carboy comfortably and again in 12 hours if the process appears to be slower than expected. (My feelings are the best way to prevent "infection" is first - solid sanitation, second - overwhelm all possible contaminating microbes.The expiration date of yeast I received in January is 9/12/18. I keep it in the refrigerator until needed. Once opened, it is stored in a mason jar in the refrigerator. I also keep a super yeast handy as a back up for mead, honey wheat or anything else in case the fermentation gets stuck. This happens occasionally, but not often regardless if it is DADY or a super yeast added first. This may have to do with the sugar concentration in the carboy. I found that the higher the sugar concentration, the more apt to have a stuck fermentation. **Q: How long would this yeast keep in storage? There no expiration date! Also how would you store it? Refrigerator?** A: I'm not an expert, but what I've read is "keep it cool, dark and dry but don't freeze". It should last for years if conditions are good. Don't freeze it--that will kill the yeast. Always test the yeast before adding to your wash. Mix up a glass of warm water (75-100 deg F) with some sugar. Add the amount of DADY that your recipe calls for and gently stir....then let it sit for about 20 minutes. If it froths up like a good head on a mug of beer, the yeast is alive and working. Then, just pour the glass of froth into your wash. I've been keeping mine in the refrigerator and it seems to be doing fine. **Q: how can I measure grams of the yeast without a digital scale? anyone know how many grams in a tsp or tbsp? thanks** A: I do not know if my comment was sent so, here we go again. I use 1 tsp. for 5 gallons of wash. This is for an 8-10 % whiskey, rum and vodka wash. I prefer 80-85 deg. F. for fermentation and aerate the the wort before pitching my yeast. my nutrient is usually boiled yeast from my trub or dunder. This works very consistently for me.Cheers, ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great shelf life *by W***Y on February 20, 2026* I bought a packet of this 9 years ago to make moonshine (worked fantastic) but have been using it the last year or so only to make bread. Despite the age, it still works great. Highly recommend for either use. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good little yeasties. *by T***E on September 7, 2021* (Disclaimer: I plan to update/edit this review after my next batch) Hey friends! I bought this brewers yeast along with a 10 gallon fermenting/distilling kettle for the purpose of making moonshine and/or wine. I have some experience brewing beer, though this comes from maybe a decade ago and I relied pretty heavily on kits and malt extracts. Back to the future, I was very happy from the start at how fast this yeast became active and was mesmerized by the rate of CO2 output, but I’m on the fence after my second (ever) batch whether the little buggers lost some viability over a month in my fridge… If I’m being honest, I strongly suspect operator error is the primary factor here, but I will definitely update in a short time. So far I am primary using rice and granulated sugar for my mash, but I have definitely been satisfied to a point with the results as my distillate comes out tasting like a pretty decent raw whisky where I had anticipated something closer to soju or sake. My first batch went incredibly well and used perhaps two cups rice, 10# refined sugar, and 8 oz each of brown sugar and raw cane sugar for nutrients in a seven gallon batch. I pitched a bit over two oz. yeast and saw good CO2 production in less than 30 minutes along with a fairly natural looking cycle over the next two weeks at ambient temperature which was close to or slightly under 70F. Yeah, I stopped it short of completion and distilled to get almost a gallon of high test (~120 proof) whisky, and I saw that that was good. Second run went a bit differently, but my mash was definitely different because I was emboldened and wanted to explore a bit. I used close to 14 lb sugar in 8 gallons with a bit less rice (I ran out) and added some grain that I think is called khemet or something similar. Well the yeast didn’t take off as well as in my first batch and CO2 production peaked later and lower even though I pitched three oz. Unless I’m mistaken, I think the issue was due to the high initial sugar content and tannins from the grain which wasn’t malted or roasted. The flavor was/is still decent, though I won’t use that grain again in upcoming batches, and the yield from two weeks fermentation seems to be about 40% lower than the first batch. TLDR, this seems like a very good yeast for the price, and it makes some swag moonshine, but I definitely need the do additional tests to determine it’s staying power in refrigerated storage. I did set aside a bit to keep as wine and will update on that as well, but now I think I need to buy a bit of isinglass. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality *by D***G on March 28, 2026* Very nice. Very active. I still proof before pitching, this looks great! 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