A friend just gave me a huge bunch of bananas, and I would like to try making either some wine or a banana flavored liquor? Could anyone point me in the right direction? I'm tired of making bread and dehydrated chips. Thanks.
P.S. I'm not a novice winemaker.
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Ray
As others have pointed out Jack's recipes are as good as any. I only made banana wine once, about 35 years ago. I tried it right after it was finished and it was horrible so I dumped most of it. For whatever reason one of the gallon jugs did not get dumped and just sat in the cupboard for over a year. The wife's uncle came over for a visit and we got talking winemaking and this stuff got mentioned and he just had to try it. Turns out the year of aging made all the difference and it was actually good. So if you don't like the taste at first put it away and forget about it for a year or so then try it again.
Rick
btw, I followed this method, but I didn't use golden raisins (but dark), no lemon, and no orange.
BANANA WINE (1) [Heavy Bodied]
Peel and chop bananas and their peels, placing both in grain-bag and tie closed. Place grain-bag in large pan or boiler with water and bring to boil, then gently simmer for 30 minutes. Pour the hot liquor over sugar and lemon/orange juice in primary fermentation vessel and stir to dissolve sugar. When cool enough to handle, squeeze grain-bag to extract as much liquid as possible and add to vessel. When liquor cools to 70 degrees F., add yeast and nutrient. Cover and set aside in warm place one week, stirring daily. Move to a cooler place (60-65 degrees F.) and allow to sit undisturbed for two months. Siphon liquor off sediment into secondary fermentation vessel, add chopped raisins, and fit airlock. Rack after four months and again in another four months. Bottle and sample after six months. Improves with age. [Adapted from C.J.J. Berry's First Steps in Winemaking]
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