adding banana for body

[robbo79]

Hi all,

I heard about adding bananas for body... how do you go about this, do i just mash and boil and add to the must?

Thanks

[lockwood1956]

Skin and Boil the bananas for about 20 mins then and add the juice to the must (no pulp)

will add body and aid clearing

regards

bob

[NorthernWiner]

Just be careful not to overdo it. I remember sitting next to (wine judge) Richard Brooksbank at the Pontefract open show last year. He was judging dessert wines and I was stewarding for him. He tasted one port-type wine and immediately declared it had bananas in it. Funny, but I hadn't tasted the bananas until he mentioned it. From that point on, I can now taste bananas in homemade fruit wines. Where I hadn't noticed it previously, now the flavor seems to jump right out of the glass and announce itself.

[lockwood1956]

Yes

If pulp is used the flavour and smell become quite prominent. It is much less noticeable if just using the juice.

I generally boil 1lb bananas in 1 pint water (per gallon) strain pulp out, and allow to cool, then add to must

regards
bob

[robbo79]

does glycarine do the same job, or is it a different effect?

[lockwood1956]

Glycerine adds body, but not as much as banana and wont help with clearing...it will also add a sweet note (banana wont)

[Leon]

Sooo, anybody know any good recipies for fished out, boiled bannana?

Would this work for white or red?