Help!!

[yzf426scott]

Anyone got any ideas on how to sanitize a banana before putting into secondary?

 

[Pappers_]

Freeze it

 

[RIT_Warrior]

Hhh...maybe put it skin and all into water @175 for 20 minutes or so? Then peel it and throw it in? That's all I got.

 

[ErieShores]

Anyone got any ideas on how to sanitize a banana before putting into secondary?

This can be easily taken out of context.

 

[jiggs_casey]

You could boil it in 3-4 cups of water for 15 minutes or so. Cool it, dump the whole thing into your secondary and rack your primary onto it.

 

[yzf426scott]

Should I thaw them before putting them before putting in secondary with beer?

 

[Gremlyn]

Boiling would make it all mushy I think. Freezing is a reasonable idea, though it's not guaranteed to kill off everything... Might be enough to do the trick if you're adding it to already fermented beer though.

 

[gypsyhead]

vodka soak?

 

[petey_c]

ErieShores, I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that...

 

[planimal]

just make sure to wear a condom

 

[TheDom]

Freeze it, and hit the outside with a torch, then shave off the burned parts with a sanitized spoon?

You could boil it in 3-4 cups of water for 15 minutes or so. Cool it, dump the whole thing into your secondary and rack your primary onto it.

+1. Who cares if it gets mushy? I don't think he's going for solid chunks of banana in the final product, but I could be wrong.

 

[jiggs_casey]

I have used this method with raspberries a few times and haven't had issues with it. I would imagine that 'banana pulp' would settle out the same way.

It does make me want to try and mess around with it...

 

[tallybrewer]

Anyone got any ideas on how to sanitize a banana before putting into secondary?

If I knew it was going to be that kind of party...