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Date and Banana Medium-sweet Wine
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Date and Banana Medium-sweet Wine

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

570
Calories
13g
Protein
1g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Dates 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Water not in our table 0
Tea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 900 gram chopped dates
  • 450 gram ripe banana's
  • 900 gram sugar, boiled until clear in 0.5 liter of water
  • 1 cup cold tea
  • 1 teaspoon citric accid
  • 1 teaspoon yeast nutrient
  • 1 teaspoon pectic enzyme
  • 1 teaspoon general purpose yeast

Directions

1

Peel and slice the banana's and place them in a saucepan with 1 liter of water. Bring to boil and let it simmer for 20 minutes. Then, strain it into a jug, retaining the fluid.

2

Chop the dates and place them in a plastic bucket. Add the sugar syrup, the bananajuice and the tea. Add 1 liter of cold water.

3

Let this all cool down untill it reaches a tempretaure of 21C (70F). Add the citric accid, yeast nutrient and pectic enzyme and stir it well.

4

Put the general purpose yeast in a bottle with 280 ml. of tepid water. Shake it well nd add it to the bucket after 12 hours.

5

Keep the bucket in a warm place, stirring it daily for 7 days.

6

After 7 days strain it into a jar. Top it up with water to the shoulder if neccesary. Fit an airlock and leave it in the warmth again until fermentation has ceased.

7

Rack into a clean jar when a sediment has formed, you can also sweeten it now if you want, refit the airlock and place the jar in a cool place to settle.

8

When the wine clears, rack it again and add a chrushed Campden tablet. Keep on racking the wine until fermentation is cmpletely finished.

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