Sugar wash with fruit added for flavor.

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Sugar wash with fruit added for flavor.

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When I first started I made a recipe from claw hammers website that was basically sugar, water, yeast and raisins for nutrition. In the end it tasted kinda raisin-y. Has anyone else experimented with this?
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There's plenty of good recipes already posted in the Tried & True recipe forum (including sugar washes). No need for me to steer off course to a still manufacturer's website to find a recipe. The T&T are "HD certified". I can't even say that Claw Hammer's stills are proven as thoroughly, let alone his recipes. Use caution when following Youtube videos or other 3rd party recipes, they'll leave you stranded.
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i found birdwatchers tomato paste wash to taste a whole lot cleaner than the one with raisins. just as simple to make also when just starting out
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Tazewell wrote:When I first started I made a recipe from claw hammers website that was basically sugar, water, yeast and raisins for nutrition. In the end it tasted kinda raisin-y. Has anyone else experimented with this?
I'd say you're now the expert in that recipe as I'm sure few, if any, here have tried it. As mentioned -Tried and True will never steer you wrong.
Birdwatcher's comes out extremely clean for me.
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If you boil the raisins to mush they should add good nutrition for the yeast as well as add a small amount of flavor.
I've added raisins to my rum while aging but not to the extent of them becoming a major factor in the flavor profile but I could taste them just not overwhelming.

Great nutrient though!
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Tazewell wrote:When I first started I made a recipe from claw hammers website that was basically sugar, water, yeast and raisins for nutrition. In the end it tasted kinda raisin-y. Has anyone else experimented with this?
Nope, but I have done flavoured washes (Plum, Molasses, Malt extract etc) and found them very satisfactory. However I run a pot (ish) and if you want a neutral, I'd take the advice given already - However, I shall certainly be looking for a supply of cheap rassins ! :wink:

so how many raisins to a 25 litre wash ?
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If I were looking for alot of carry over, 10 lbs cut up very fine or boil them to a mush.
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