Banana Wine

Christmas Recipes - Wines - from Mangalore
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Ingredients

QuantityMeasureIngredientsDescription
2KilogramBananaover-ripe and peeled
250KilogramBanana SkinsBanana skins only
1NosLime (fresh)Extract Juice
1NosOrangeExtract Juice
100GrammesRaisins 
1.5KilogramSugar 
1GallonWater 
1TablespoonYeast - dry

Method:

 Put bananas and peels into a cloth bag, tie up and place in a large saucepan with the one gallon of water. Bring to a boil and gently simmer for 1/2 hour. Remove cloth bag and add sugar and fruit juice. When cloth bag has cooled squeeze and much of the juice from the bag as possible. When liquid has cooled to 20-25C, pour liquid into a primary fermentor and add the yeast and nutrients. Rack off sediment as per the usual schedule (1 week, 3 weeks, etc). After the second racking, add the raisins (chopped), and wait a few months. Rack off again and let age for a further few months.

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