How to Brew Banana Wine by Brewbitz Homebrew shop

If you fancy a different, delicious wine to brew, then give this a go. It’s got a nice citrus zing with the smooth feel and aromas of banana. Scroll down under the recipe and you'll find the tasting review Davin made when he opened a bottle 2 years after making it.

This wine can be quite strong (14-15%ABV), so feel free to reduce the sugar to 500g of each.

For the full recipe, visit our website - brewbitz.com/pages/banana-wine-recipe where you can also get any on the ingredients you need.

So, what will you need to make banana wine...

Ingredients
3lb (1.5kg) Bananas - Really Ripe
1 Lemon
1 Orange
1 1/2lb (750g) Brewing sugar (Dextrose)
1 1/2lb (750g) Granulated sugar
1 gallon (8 pints or 4.5 litres) boiling water
1 tsp All purpose white wine yeast
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 tsp Pectic Enzyme
Mashing Bag
Fermentation Stopper
Finings

You are also going to need a stockpot and a mashing bag to boil up the bananas.

Due to the boiling process, you may loose a bit of water to steam, so if needed, once you have removed the bananas, top back up with some cold water to 4.5 litres.

Let us know how you get on making it in the comments.

Happy brewing!

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Banana Wine Tasting Review

I started this banana wine in August 2020 for this YouTube video. Once made we laid the bottles down they have been maturing nicely.

We’ve popped open a couple from this batch already and they have been pretty good. I thought I'd pop one open tonight and share the outcome.

If you fancy making it and want the recipe, then you'll find a link to the banana wine recipe at the bottom of the page.

It’s been in the beer fridge which is at 10°C, so cold but not too cold.

It pours a golden yellow colour, perfectly clear, nice aromas already as it flows.

I used lemons from my own lemon tree and these can be quite potent. And in this batch they are really shining through. Note to self to use a bit less lemon next time.

Before I dive in for a sip, I’ll try and explain what I’m getting…

So lots of citrus on the nose, a sweet smooth, smell, the banana is there but its not overpowering. Slight aroma of bubble gum, toffee with lots of tropical fruity tones.

Think about making a Christmas fruit cake and leaving all the fruit in a brandy & sherry mix overnight, when you pour your fruits into your batter and all the butter, flour and vanilla aromas mix with the alcoholised fruits before it goes in the oven - that's it! Enjoy cleaning out the bowl. Mmmmmmmm

So now for a sip. Nice and chilled, it has a gentle sweetness, smooth, but then the acids get to work on the tongue, the same ones as if you had bitten into the skin, but now at a lot more palatable level and it makes the tongue tingle. Then comes a dryness. All while you are getting a good nose of alcohol lifting the aromas from this wine. A mass of tropical fruity flavours.
It gets your mouth watering and it lets you know its a strong wine. Nice and warming.

I had to have quite a few sips to get all these amazing flavours and you will too. Remember this is a sipper and not one for glugging.

Sit back and enjoy a glass.

When I made this wine we also made a video for our YouTube channel and you can watch how we made it here -

It’s pretty easy to make and if you manage to find some over ripe bananas at the supermarket or green grocers, then grab a bargain and get brewing this wine.

If you’ve made a banana wine from our recipe, then let me know how it turned out. Here’s hoping you enjoyed it.

Cheers & Happy Brewing

D

Remember to visit our website for the full recipe - brewbitz.com/pages/banana-wine-recipe where you can also get any on the ingredients you need.