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sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:19 pm
by Pete8686
Hey guys :handgestures-thumbupleft: I want to put a sugar wash on tonight but sadly out of tomato paste and cant make it to the supermarket. Im wondering if I can get away with other pantry items for nutrients? I was going to try a couple of handfulls of weet bix, vitam tab and lemon juice. Would that be ok or will it not be enough? Cheers for any advice you guys may have

Re: sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:32 pm
by 1 2many
Yeah should work you could try This

Got any corn flakes plus a few wheatbix . :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:38 pm
by Teddysad
Depending on the size of your wash 10 or 12 Weetbix crushed, plus the Vit tab should work I recommend a couple litres of hot water and let them soak for 30 mins

About right for a 20 = 23 litre wash but keep the sugar down max 4kg,

not too much lemon juice and bakers yeast 50g should see you right

Re: sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:53 pm
by Pete8686
Cheers teddy, decided to go with 8-10 weet bix a vit tab and chucked in a can of corn for good measure lol. It was intended for neutral but if it comes out alright with good flavour I may even pot still it :handgestures-thumbupleft: ill let ya's know how it goes

Re: sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2015 8:42 pm
by Marbled
That really deserves to have a name of its own

Re: sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2015 10:49 pm
by Zak Griffin
Definitely pot still it!

Some of my best CFW was a bastardized version with some weetbix, a tin of corn and a tin of LME on top :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: sugar wash, no tomato paste???

PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:39 pm
by Pete8686
Done a stripping run on this wash today, it fermented out dry with no issues. Pretty light flavour but its there, flavour come through when I was near tails. Dropped the temp when I was 2/3 of the way through the run and collected a sample @ 60%, watered it down to 40% and drinking with coke. Its actually quite pleasant. If I do my spirit run and keep early tails, oak it for at least 12 -18 months it should be a good drop :handgestures-thumbupleft: