Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby woodduck » Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:15 pm

Are you using a packed section as well as 4 plates? The packed section will help greatly if you want a neutral. How fast were you running? 85% seems a little low or was that just a strip run? I would dilute that a bit further, down to 40% if you are going to run it again just to be safe. And yes it smells so much better than turbo, it makes you wonder how we used to drink it and thought it was ok 8-} :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby baznkez » Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:08 pm

HI Guys ,

Did my first tpw wash 6.25 kg dextrose 100grams lowans yeast 250g paste and citric acid to 25 litres 9 days to ferment in freezer with heat pad on temp controller, racked & cleared it in fridge @ 2 degrees , ran still 55 to 58degs outlet water temp , dumped 150 of fores collected 13 mason jars @ .220 mils approx 2.8 litres , 1st 5 jars were like tasting paint stripper next 5 were crisp and clean, 11 & 12 were not to bad but went to feints bottle last one went down the sink , all in all i would say it was succsesful average of 94 to 93 % out parrot @ 20degs
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby prawnz » Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:48 am

Sounds like you have the good stuff separated out there :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Just wondering why you have gone for 6.25kg of dex instead of 5 kg of sugar as per the tried and proven ?

Not a criticism just curious as you have gotten the same yeild near enough as I get from the 5 of sugar .
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby Plumby » Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:40 pm

I tried 6kg of sugar to try and get better yield once, I got the same as doing 5kg.
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby baznkez » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:23 am

Hi Mate ,
5kg of table sugar equals 6.25kg of dextrose , reason i used it was i had it , we do not use table sugar in our house we use raw sugar. :happy-partydance:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby baznkez » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:25 am

Hi ,
Forgot to tell you when you use dextrose over table sugar you need to use approximately 12.5% per kilo as it is super refined over table sugar so it its same as a 5kg table sugar wash
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby baznkez » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:27 am

LOL omg my fingers are drunk !!!!! 12.5% more dxtrose per kg of table sugar
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby prawnz » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:55 am

Ah fair enough .

Just as an aside , dont be shy of using raw sugar in your tpw , ita all Ive ever used :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby scottyd72 » Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:02 pm

Hey, would an SG reading of 0.900 be finished? it's been fermenting since saturday 5th aug. I tested the SG yesterday and it was the same. I'm wondering if its ready now as I usually leave it for 2 weeks, but the bubbling has stopped earlier than the other times.
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby Sam. » Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:37 pm

scottyd72 wrote:Hey, would an SG reading of 0.900 be finished? it's been fermenting since saturday 5th aug. I tested the SG yesterday and it was the same. I'm wondering if its ready now as I usually leave it for 2 weeks, but the bubbling has stopped earlier than the other times.


You will probably find it's actually reading 0.990 and yes it is done :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby scottyd72 » Tue Aug 15, 2017 5:56 pm

Sam. wrote:
scottyd72 wrote:Hey, would an SG reading of 0.900 be finished? it's been fermenting since saturday 5th aug. I tested the SG yesterday and it was the same. I'm wondering if its ready now as I usually leave it for 2 weeks, but the bubbling has stopped earlier than the other times.


You will probably find it's actually reading 0.990 and yes it is done :handgestures-thumbupleft:


Thanks Sam :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yeah I'm probably going blind... wonder if its the drink :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby nathanvdr84 » Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:58 pm

This question has probably been asked many times..... But here goes. Yesterday I put on 2 25 litre washs on, I just remembered i forgot to add the citric acid. Will this have any affect on anything? Tia :angry-banghead:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby woodduck » Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:03 pm

Nah ya should be right unless it stalls :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby Plumby » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:14 am

nathanvdr84 wrote:This question has probably been asked many times..... But here goes. Yesterday I put on 2 25 litre washs on, I just remembered i forgot to add the citric acid. Will this have any affect on anything? Tia :angry-banghead:

It will be fine mate, I use to do this all the time when I was making TPW, never had any of them fail on me.
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby nathanvdr84 » Sat Sep 30, 2017 2:48 pm

Thanks guys
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby Peanut » Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:54 pm

Just finally got around to diluting the first TPW that I ran through about a month ago. Didnt really do cuts this time around other than keeping the first 500mls out and stopping a bit earlier (a drip every second or two) left the glass jar open the whole time. Diluted it down to 43%, not intentional, was aiming for 40%. Got a total of 6l. Was getting 9l from the turbo wash yeast.

Cant compare the two final products, zero smells, couldnt pick it from pure water. And tastes exactly like a expensive bottle of vodka.

Thanks for the advice and recipe.
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby ruskie » Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:40 pm

Hi All

I have made my first TP wash and want to know when it is ready to put through the still (I am very new to this sorry about the newbie question). It has read 990 on the hydrometer for the last two days, there are bugger all bubbles on the surface and maybe a bubble will appear every 10 - 20 seconds. I am using an Airstill (don't bag me I have water and space issues best I can have under the circumstances), just wondering how long I should let it settle before doing my stripping run. Should I empty the fermenter from the tap or siphon from the top?
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby orcy » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:23 pm

It wont go below 990, so you are done.

Personally, let it settle as long as you can manage. But 2 to 3 days is enough.
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby PeterC » Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:19 pm

ruskie wrote:Hi All
Should I empty the fermenter from the tap or siphon from the top?

I have a fitting on the back of the tap inside the drum that is a short tube with a slit in it. I have this at the top. I take out a litre of cloudy stuff and discard then it runs clear and I collect it. I usually leave it to clear for a week mainly because I distill on weekends.
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Re: Tomato Paste Wash (TPW) Recipe Discussion

Postby EziTasting » Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:26 pm

Same same!

I find it even tastes better once having left it for that additional time!
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