(Hopefully) All juice Mulberry

[Rice_Guy]

Hi Guys, why do you add the banana ? IS there a specific reason ? Thanks

Dorfie last posted in 2016,,,
When I make mulberry I don’t add banana. I am adding lemon/ citric acid to bring out the fruit flavors.
Banana will provide body/ nutrition for the yeast.

 

[Julie]

it will add body to a thin wine

 

[BernardSmith]

HI subseageorge, Looks like you are trying to resurrect a post that has been in suspended animation for nearly six years, but we are soon in the NE about to enter mulberry season...
I suspect that the idea of adding some banana to the must is to give the must some better mouthfeel and if that is the case then you could add some oak or tannin and that would have a similar effect. I should say that I have made mulberry wine only a couple of times (and never with added banana ) and have never had a problem with mouthfeel.

 

[subseageorge]

Thanks for the information guys,

This is the batch we did 6 months ago,
5 Gallons,

• 9 kgs berries.
• 5.5 kgs sugar
• 5 tsp yeast nutrient
• 5 tsp acid blend
• 5 tsp pectic enzyme
• 5 Campden tablets
• 5-gallon filtered water

Now i have come home after working away and my wife has another 45 kgs in the freezer so i need to use it up. I have added some bananas this time that i also keep in the freezer,,

Cheeers,

End of the season here for Mulberries or so im told..