Tomato paste wash

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A tomato paste wash is a modification of a sugar wash and is designed to be an inexpensive and effective method for fermenting sugar into ethanol. Unlike sugar alone, the tomato paste wash includes nutrients for the yeast.

Making a tomato paste wash

This recipe makes 1 liter of wash. Scale your recipe as needed using the Tomato Paste Wash Calculator.

  1. Clean and sanitize your equipment using sodium metabisulfite
  2. Mix together thoroughly until dissolved:
  3. Measure the specific gravity using a hydrometer
    • Aim for a specific gravity between 1.060 and 1.090
    • Air for below 1.070 to reduce off flavors
    • Gradually add more sugar if the specific gravity is too low
    • Gradually add more water if the specific gravity is too high
  4. Transfer the solution to a fermentation vessel that is resting inside a larger container
  5. Sprinkle yeast over the surface
    • Use K1V-1116 or EC-1118 yeast strains
    • Some strains will may say they tolerate 18% alcohol but usually it will only tolerate 15% or less
    • Use 1 package of yeast for every 2 liters of wash
    • It may be stirred in, but it is not necessary
  6. Add an airlock to the vessel using the airlock's directions
  7. Fill the outside container with cold or warm water
  8. Use an aquarium heater to raise and maintain the temperature of the water to between 26ºC (79ºF) and 30ºC (86ºC), ideally 28ºC (82ºC)
  9. Add more water to the outside container as needed
  10. Ferment until the specific gravity is around 0.990 or below
    • Approximately one to two weeks
  11. Turn off the heater and let the wash cool down
    • Discard the water in the outside container
    • Discard, or avoid distilling, any solids in the wash as they contain minimal ethanol

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