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I have been going through the forum alot. Enjoying the info, and learning alot. I have seen in multiple posts and recipes, that some use tomato paste in the mix, but can't find
the reason why. I personally HATE tomatoes, but if it helps with the fermenting, then I would really like to know. Anyone willing to clue me in on its use in the mix?? Thanks

Nutrients for the yeast.

Nutrients, btw i don't think your diggin deep enough. posted same time as Inglishill

hint: Birdwatcher's

tp

Taste don't carry over.

Dont need it unless youre making something devoid of nutrients heavy on the refined sugar. What are you making?

Thanks guys.

thatguy1313 wrote:Taste don't carry over.

I myself find that the taste does carry over and I don't care for it. I like Birwatchers for cleaning but nothing else.

Your sure its the TP that carried over Cranky?

I've fermented over 1,000 gallons of BW so far. Not once have I or anyone noticed any Tomato flavor carry.

bearriver wrote:
I've fermented over 1,000 gallons of BW so far.

Thirsty bastich arent ya

Very. However I have help from within my household drinking it.

It definitely had just a hint of tomato, not something I want in my drink. Don't know if I'm just sensitive to tomatoes or what but it was definitely there. Not as bad as the tomato wine tho When I get some carboys freed up I might give it another go and see because I still have some tomato paste but for the most part I like doing the all bran with wheat because if somehow any flavor does carry over I don't mind wheat.

cranky wrote:Not as bad as the tomato wine tho

Yikes, I would think a single sip of tomato wine would sensitize your taste buds to that flavor for life.

I have to say I think the tomato wine is the worst thing I ever put in my mouth!

cranky wrote:I have to say I think the tomato wine is the worst thing I ever put in my mouth!

That's not what she said!

palinkagus wrote:

cranky wrote:I have to say I think the tomato wine is the worst thing I ever put in my mouth!

That's not what she said!

Maybe so but she didn't try that tomato wine

palinkagus wrote:

cranky wrote:I have to say I think the tomato wine is the worst thing I ever put in my mouth!

That's not what she said!

that made me giggle

I am not really up on pure sugar washes. I will have to try some for practice , but If the tomato paste is carrying over and you don't like it , and it is a nutrient that you need . Why not use brewers yeast and a ground up multi vitamin for nutrients in an all sugar wash? Or try the Deathwish wheatgerm recipe. That is the only sugar wash I have made and it was very simple,

All bran makes a great neutral or lightly flavored drink as well.

I'm with thatguy ^^^^ I like All Bran and it works both ways so I don't really find the need for Birdwatchers, Just saying I've tried it and for me I could taste the tomato and don't use it as a result. I do fruit for the most part but the wife likes Kahlua so the neutral is for her. I save a bottle or two of the hearts from the all bran for sampling and the rest goes to neutral. I'm happy, shes happy and life is good.

All-Bran is next on the list. Got all the fixins and a couple of MT carboys. Mebbe tomorrow.

tp