Bananas Re-discovered

Dec 19, 2003 2 Replies

Several days ago I had a request for some grapefruit wine I made last year. I sent the recipe and noted that I had used bananas in the recipe. This has not been my normal procedure - and then I remembered. The wine had cleared naturally and in short order.



Something clicked in my mind so I did a search on bananas and clarifying wine and sure enough, Lum's page mentions using bananas in fruit wine to aid in clarification. I got a couple stubborn batches right now so I think I will create some banana liquor and see what happens. In the grapefruit wine, I used only one pound of sliced bananas. I put them in a straing bag and brought to a boil. I then used the water only with a VERY slight squeeze on the bag of bananas.



For anyone having trouble clearing your fruit wines, you might try this on your next go around.


C.J.J. Berry also mentions using boiled black bananas as a clearing agent. Worth a shot.

Ray

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