November 1 (ish) 2020
To be honest there was just not enough batches brewing so I checked the cellar and saw that I am low on sweet potato. Since I'm loving the 6 gallon bucket approach I decided to make a big batch this time based on my prior recipe. Bonus... some of the sweet potatoes came from our garden.
- About 10-12 lbs sweet potatoes
- 3 bananas
- water
- 7 lbs sugar
- yeast
- yeast nutrient
I finely chopped the sweet potatoes and boiled them in 2 large pots for about 3 hours. A couple hours in I used a masher and wisk to mash it up and boil some more. The next morning I poured it into the bucket, chopped up the bananas, added the yeast and nutrient. I checked after 24 hours and it was bubbling and happy. Doing some math based on the starting sugar I added 7 lbs of sugar. This should bring the whole thing to about 10-12 percent alcohol when all is done. After a few days it's bubbling away and very happy.
December 27 - I had previously transferred it to 2 3 gallon carboys and added some bananas and chai tea. I racked my jalapeno today which freed up my 5 gallon jug. So I transferred to the 5 gallon and removed all of the lees and mash. Now it's settling. Very tasty as always.
April 21 - Will bottle this weekend. It hasn't cleared so I've been letting it sit. Haven't tasted it but I can't wait. Bottling day is always so much fun.
May 2 - OK, didn't get it bottled until today. This batch will be interesting to see how it ages. found that the seal had broken and it's been open to the air for who knows how long. Doesn't taste bad, not great either. I think I taste banana. Still, I won't throw it out of the glass so to speak. We'll see what happens with time.
