What is difference brewers yeast and distillers yeast?

Answer 1

In theory you can use any strain of S. cerveccies in the winemaking process but the final results will vary.

A distiller's yeast is bred to produce as high an alcohol content wash as is possible.

Wine yeasts on the other hand are bred to produce some alcohol but to also enhance the the different flavours in the Grape Juice, usually tropical fruit like flavours in Whites and darker fruit flavours in Reds.

In the interests of science this experiment would be worth a try, however expect the end product to taste "different" to what you may expect.

Answer 2

Yeast used for distilling purposes different than yeast used for brewing purposes. Distillers yeast will generally produce a higher alcohol content than will brewers yeast.

Answer 3

distiller's yeast is produced by some positive bacteria

Answer 4

About the same amount of difference as there is between a Red Delicious apple and a Golden Delicious apple: they're different strains of the same basic species.