Dend78
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I saw this posted in another thread and it hit a nerve and here we go
4 gallon batch
12-14 pounds ripe banana's
5 tsp Acid Blend
1/8tsp K-meta
12 cups granulated sugar (ran out adding more tonight)
2 2/3 cups brown sugar (ran out adding more tonight)
yeast nutrient
added 18 cups of water to large pan, cut up banana's left some skins put in the water simmered to break up alot of the banana chunks. Added all other ingredients to primary. once the banana muck was broken down fairly well I poured the mixture into the primary as well and stirred.
At this point I will add more sugar as I am looking to get somewhere around 14%, and water to top it up to 4gal mark, I will then be adding in EC-1118 to the mix re hydrating before adding to primary. Final starting gravity will be posted above once i have it set.
While this was in the works I got my 5 bottles of Brandy, a large SS stock pot and about 5lbs of banana's (peeled) tossed in the banana's and added the brandy. I will let this sit until I reach the 14% abv then add it all into the primary, smashing the banana's to extract all of the juice. at this point I will add my airlock and snap down my lid letting it sit for a few days to let the dust settle then racking.
4 gallon batch
12-14 pounds ripe banana's
5 tsp Acid Blend
1/8tsp K-meta
12 cups granulated sugar (ran out adding more tonight)
2 2/3 cups brown sugar (ran out adding more tonight)
yeast nutrient
added 18 cups of water to large pan, cut up banana's left some skins put in the water simmered to break up alot of the banana chunks. Added all other ingredients to primary. once the banana muck was broken down fairly well I poured the mixture into the primary as well and stirred.
At this point I will add more sugar as I am looking to get somewhere around 14%, and water to top it up to 4gal mark, I will then be adding in EC-1118 to the mix re hydrating before adding to primary. Final starting gravity will be posted above once i have it set.
While this was in the works I got my 5 bottles of Brandy, a large SS stock pot and about 5lbs of banana's (peeled) tossed in the banana's and added the brandy. I will let this sit until I reach the 14% abv then add it all into the primary, smashing the banana's to extract all of the juice. at this point I will add my airlock and snap down my lid letting it sit for a few days to let the dust settle then racking.