Banana wine

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 6, 2021

Banana and lemon curd wine started today! My instincts tell me this is gonna be a favourite! Smells amazing!

Here is what I put in it:-

2 x jars lemon curd
4kg bananas, topped and tailed and sliced in skins
1100g white sugar
100g demerara
500ml concentrated grape juice
zest and juice of two oranges
zest and juice of two lemons
yeast nutrient
pectolase
CML orange yeast
9L of boiling water (simmered the bananas for 45 mins)

After more squeezing than the picture above shows, I ended up with 12L of must.

Starting gravity 1.088

It's happily blipping away at the moment. I really do think this is the nicest thing I've ever made.

Chippy_Tea · Feb 6, 2021

It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

I remember when i was a nipper and we used to get lemon curd sarnies in our pack lunch.

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 6, 2021

Chippy_Tea said:
It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

I remember when i was a nipper and we used to get lemon curd sarnies in our pack lunch.

I remember those! We’re showing our age now!

Manners · Feb 6, 2021

Interested in the outcome- have to admit i dont necessarily share your optimism! Keep us updated!

Chippy_Tea · Feb 6, 2021

Manners said:
Interested in the outcome- have to admit i dont necessarily share your optimism! Keep us updated!

Having seen a member post pictures of the beginning of his tomato wine which looked awful but apparently tuned out very drinkable i have stopped predicting the outcome of wines.

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 6, 2021

Manners said:
Interested in the outcome- have to admit i dont necessarily share your optimism! Keep us updated!

Watch this space! You clearly underestimate my winemaking skills ha ha! And anyway - time heals all brews! sick...

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 6, 2021

Also peach and scotch bonnet mead. Looking good so far. We’ll see what happens clapa

Manners · Feb 6, 2021

Lol! Dont get me wrong I hope it works out for you- just have visions of a manky fermented banana puree a la my school bag pocket at 14 which got me stopped by a sniffer dog at LA airport!!! As i say please keep us updated

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 6, 2021

I like to think my methods are a little more sophisticated than that! But will keep you all updated, no worries there!

LED_ZEP · Feb 6, 2021

Chippy_Tea said:
Having seen a member post pictures of the beginning of his tomato wine which looked awful but apparently tuned out very drinkable i have stopped predicting the outcome of wines.

That reminds me, the Marmite wine has been sat ageing (being ignored) for a few months. I need to try it again to see if it's worth another go with a modified recipe.

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 7, 2021

LED_ZEP said:
That reminds me, the Marmite wine has been sat ageing (being ignored) for a few months. I need to try it again to see if it's worth another go with a modified recipe.

I saw a guy put some marmite in some pineapple juice wine. Haven’t tried it though.

Gerryjo · Feb 7, 2021

LisaMC said:
I saw a guy put some marmite in some pineapple juice wine. Haven’t tried it though.

Chippy_Tea · Feb 7, 2021

I saw a guy put some marmite in some pineapple juice wine. Haven’t tried it though.

I believe you can use marmite or tomato puree if you have no yeast nutrient.

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 7, 2021

Chippy_Tea said:
I believe you can use marmite or tomato puree if you have no yeast nutrient.

Ah!

Gerryjo · Feb 7, 2021

Chippy_Tea said:
I believe you can use marmite or tomato puree if you have no yeast nutrient.

I hate Marmite bit understandable as its made from yeast extract providing nutritional values as does the tomato puree.

Trevor1946 · Feb 7, 2021

I normally buy banana's from Tesco when they have reduced them because they have started going soft, I can buy enough for 2/3 gals wine for less than a pound.If I don't have enough time to use them straight away I peel then freeze. I normally use the wine or banana's to add body to wine when needed.

ChrisT · Feb 7, 2021

@LisaMC What receipe did you use for the banana wine? I'm very curious and intrigued.

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 7, 2021

ChrisT said:
@LisaMC What receipe did you use for the banana wine? I'm very curious and intrigued.

I just made it up, it is based on something I saw on YouTube though, but I changed it up a little. I have written down exactly what's in it, in my original post at the top of this thread

It is based on this:-

Chippy_Tea · Feb 7, 2021

A note for new members watching the video i would fill the first bubble in the airlock to the top, with the amount he uses there is a risk of it drying out in a warm cupboard fermenting for a fortnight. (better safe than sorry)

Tess Tickle's Brewery · Feb 7, 2021

I did think he was a bit skinny with the liquid ha ha!

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