Making banana sake involves fermenting bananas to produce an alcoholic beverage that mimics traditional sake, which is usually made from rice. Since sake is a brewed beverage (like beer), not distilled (like vodka), this recipe will follow a fermentation process using bananas as the primary sugar source. Here's a simplified homebrew version of banana sake:
🍌 Homemade Banana Sake Recipe (Experimental Fruit Sake)
🧂 Ingredients:
Ripe bananas – 4–5 large (peeled)
Water – 1.5 liters
Rice (optional for sake flavor) – 1 cup (short-grain or sushi rice)
Sugar – 200–300 grams (depending on desired sweetness and alcohol content)
Yeast – Sake yeast or wine yeast (like Lalvin EC-1118 or champagne yeast)
Lemon juice – 2 tbsp (for pH balance and to reduce spoilage risk)
Yeast nutrient – Optional, but recommended for better fermentation
🧪 Equipment:
1-gallon glass fermenter or large jar
Airlock (or balloon with a pinhole)
Cheesecloth or fine strainer
Sanitizer (for cleaning all equipment)
Large pot
Funnel
Siphon or ladle