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Any suggestions? I got about 20 lbs to use up.
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I really want to watch this thread. Sounds guuuuuud.
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Dr. greanthumb's banana brandy http://homedistiller.org/forum/...pic.php?f=11&t=26588
- 80 lbs. ripe yellow bananas (brown spots is fine)
- 20 lbs. sugar
- 1 teaspoon yeast energizer nutrient
- 5 packs EC-1118
peel and blend bananas (a little water in the blender helps puree em better), pour into a 30 gallon fermenter barrel. heat and melt sugar with some water and add to fermenter then add a teaspoon nutrients. add water and top off to 20 gallons. activate and add yeast. run slow and low. should yield about 2.5 gallons. So a 5 gallon batch would be:
- 20 lbs. ripe yellow bananas (brown spots is fine)
- 5 lbs. sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon yeast energizer nutrient
- 1 or 2 packs EC-1118
In the posting on HD, RumBrewer stated: "Well, I am happy with it. I ended up with about 3 litres at 32%, and treated them 3 ways.
- One bottle got mulling spices. Just about a day on a teaspoon of spice mix. It's really nice. Cinnamon is a bit much, but I think it'll mellow and turn out excellent.
- One bottle got another banana. Peel and all sliced thin. For about 5 days. It's like a fresh banana. Lightly flavored and yummy.
- One bottle is white. The last time I tasted it, it was hot, not very flavorful and it smelled very little like banana.
It made good likker, but not what I expected. I suspect the white will end up the best of the bunch in due time. The fores were the really fun part! Adding 200 ml to my "Solvent" jug.... Made the best smelling banana air freshener you can imagine! Dip a paper towel in it and it'll make the room smell nice for hours!"
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Thanks, sounds like a good start. I'll let you know.
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"One bottle is white. The last time I tasted it, it was hot, not very flavorful and it smelled very little like banana."
I wonder where the "hot" came from?
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!nteresting!! I know I got to pot still, I know bannanas got a lot of sugar, I think I'm going to run my reflux with no water thru the condenser and minimal scrubbers. If I can hold the heat, I'm optimistic. That's what great about this hobby. I don't see nothing wrong with adding a little flavor with the sliced bannanas as long as I can strain and or filter the liqour. I hate drinking anything that ain't clear. I had my Irish buddy tell me that he ain't never drank no clear liqour before. All his hootch at home had crap floating around in it, like potatoes and such. I can't handle that.
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Guys! At least a little copper in the vapor path! It's needed!
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