Here's my last recipe/method. I like doing my own thing and figurin it out. I use whatever fruits get gifted to me, mostly citrus. Have access to a ton.
1gal recipe
2lbs Buddha lemon fingers
1lbs banana
4lbs white sugar
1cup raisins
1 apple
1 parsnip
2gals water
black tea bag
chop all fruits/veg add all + water to large kettle. bring to boil, add sugar. boil for 1 hour to reduce, checking brix shoot for 25. after 1 hour shut off heat, cover let cool overnight. strain everything take final brix (it was 31). dump into primary bucket, pitch yeast. after a week rack and add tea bag. (brix reading was 24 when I racked). I just racked again this morning been about 2 weeks brix was 5. definitly salty just like all the other ones.
I just realized after typing this out, that it might have something todo with the tea bag? I just do that because that happy homestead guy on youtube said to for that flavor I can't think of the name right now. Thanks bud