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I have always mashed the banana's and have always had clear wine. Never a problem

For 1 Gal 2 Kilo peeled banana's, 2 or 3 chopped banana skins, 100 ml grape concentrate. 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1.5 kilo sugar 5 litres boiling water CML white wine yeast and 1 tsp nutrient Mash the banana's in boiling water. ( Some recipe's say boil and simmer banana's for 30 minuets ) add...

Tydd St Mary, Cambs Thanks

I normally buy banana's from Tesco when they have reduced them because they have started going soft, I can buy enough for 2/3 gals wine for less than a pound.If I don't have enough time to use them straight away I peel then freeze. I normally use the wine or banana's to add body to wine when needed.

Tydd st Mary, Wisbech PE13

I agree that raisins will alter the flavour slightly but still add body. As a point of interest I found out which days of the week (Wednesday and Sunday) my local Tesco took the unsold bananas off the shelves and replaced with fresh. The bananas taken off were just right for banana wine and...

When you made your medlar wine did you use the banana wine as well to give it body? I have usually added raisins to give mine body. I might add it is also my favourite wine. You are right not many medlars about this year

Sorry about predictive text should be 1 tsp yeast and 1 tsp nutrient

After picking the medlars keep for approx 3 weeks until they are soft. You will need 7 to 8 lb of medlars for 1 gal. 1 kilo sugar 1 gal pectolase 1 crushed Camden tablet 250 grams of raisins or 1 gal tannin Wash fruit crush in steralised bucket add 500 gram sugar, pectolase, Camden tablet...

I haven't tried adding medlars to anything but if you do I would definitely blett first. If you have enough left over they make the most fantastic wine