THE PROCESS OF MAKING BANANA BEER (Mwenge Bigere)

[@SerbianSpark19]

Nice documentary 👍

[@tytzup5397]

Came here as a uk based home brewer. Definitely going to give this a try albeit different techniques. I wouldn't know where to find elephant grass locally!

[@augustosasso3455]

She's gorgeous

[@KnowYourRoots]

Thank u

[@marialiyubman]

I’m here for the banana beer recipe. Sounds so good. 😍

[@trendeous4070]

Mwenge bigere or bwakata is just ahhh 😋😋😋

[@ChefJulsOfficial]

The presenter is simply brilliant! Im so impressed at the authenticity of the brew. They could have evolved the process though and made it an international drink. With so much knowledge of hygiene and technology available, it's quite sad that the process is still stuck in the stone age. I would only try it if it's done with minimal human intervention. Im still proud of Uganda for what they can offer the world, let the educated and well-travelled lot help elevate the image of this authentic African brew by improving the process. Good luck!

[@patrolsoilder1192]

Well said

[@marlynhavyarimana6115]

I like the documentary what is the shelflife of tonto?

[@brailwolf]

I love banana beer but waragi will mess you up bad its way stronger .waragi is ugandan moonshine made the same way as american moonshine,, but they dont use a thump keg in the cooking process. I am white american by birth but ugandan by choice i love uganda and always will .

[@ddambayasin4043]

Honestly we should not underestimate our culture it's the best,You present well and keeps me waiting for more!!!!!.They should not stop it,it's our ancestral drink,only they can be hygienic when processing it.

[@murderface3r]

someday I'll visit your beautiful country and try to distill some waragis and drink with you all... greetings from Brazil.

[@KnowYourRoots]

Greetings Leonardo Your welcome to our country

[@ddambayasin4043]

@@murderface3r you are warmly welcome!!

[@yourworshipthegreat7630]

guys complaining about using feet go to France or south Africa, wines were made the same way some even to this day

[@deardaughter]

Good doc.

[@mardochelwanzo6824]

I like the documentary

[@julienmuisa896]

interesting documentary keep up the good work

[@KnowYourRoots]

Thank dear the next season is comminng soon in fact very soon

[@Zathin]

Beautifully done! May I ask what is the name of the grass used in the process?

[@hil428]

I think they called it elephant grass

[@TheBestBoyyeeehehe]

I am not of African ancestry so these are not my roots, but I still enjoy

[@mattohara7736]

Traditional French wine was made with young French maidens pounding grapes in a large wooden tub with their legs. Was that more hygienic?

[@parthasmukherjee4774]

It's a brilliant coverage! Excellent photography, editing and anchoring, too! The "Title Song" is extraordinary and it is performed very well, the voice of the lady is just superb! I listened to the title song many times! Buganda ladies are indeed very beautiful. Lastly I am waiting to taste "Tonto"! And Buganda people should know this: In Bengali colloquial language (slang in the city of Calcutta, West Bengal State of India) the young people calls alcohol - "Taantu" ! :)

[@KnowYourRoots]

Thank you so much

[@marialiyubman]

How do you prepare a guorde(?) for alcohol/liquids? Do the women empty it out by hand from the top? Do you cut the top off and then glue it back together?

[@empress_g.r9681]

💚🖤💚🇺🇬 Hygienic my foot you don't know what chemicals are put in those morden drink.

[@charlesking7331]

They are smashing the banana with their feet? is that ok?

[@soundofsilence23]

Please send me a link to the receip and how the process is from start to finish

[@ShanaDaniels]

how do you spell the statement "don't knock me over" in Ugandan? 😁

[@zygistan]

I wanna try it ;P

[@KnowYourRoots]

Come to Uganda and try it 😃

[@seriousbees]

Don't ban Tonto brewing! It's a part of your culture. I think it sounds delicious and I'm sure people worldwide would like to try it. Export it!

[@marialiyubman]

I noticed that when the female presenter of the KZbin video/show talks to the camera, she would use her presenter voice, but when she was talking to the guy who brewed the banana beer, they both acted differently. Their voices became much more silent and delicate, they weren’t looking each other in the eye, and she was even playing with her hair.. Is that a cultural thing, where this is how men and women interact in the region, or did they just have the worst crush on each other? 😅❤️

[@bijaybhujel65]

so tell me spontaneous yeast/bacteria ferments this? or what i see no yeast bacteria added any one help me understand this?

[@2krandolph]

In this context, these wild yeasts are often referred to as ambient, indigenous or natural yeast as opposed to inoculated, selected or cultured yeast. Wineries that often solely rely on these "in-house" strains will sometimes market their wines as being the product of wild or natural fermentations.

[@thido7902]

Tuyệt vời

[@kolosapiensful]

just wondering; Is Mbiddde made the same way as Tanzanian mbege, or is it two different beers?

[@KnowYourRoots]

Hello Joakim😊 "Mbidde" is a type of bananas that are used to make banana beer in Buganda locally called "mwenge bigere". "Mbege" is the local name of the banana beer made by the chagga people in Tanzania, the banana type they use is called "Ndizi ngombe" a different type of bananas compared the "mbidde" that the baganda prefer using. The process of preparation of "Mbege" is very different from that of "Mwenge bigere" of Buganda though both are banana beers. "Mbege" is made from ripe bananas that are boiled for about 6 hours and sprouted millet that is crashed into powder and put in hot water and boiled into a poridge is added after the mix after it cool down. Then "Quinine bark" is added to give a sower test to the alcohol and left overnight, then it's ready to drink the next day. "Mwenge bigere" however is never boiled, they don't use sprouted millet and no quinine bark is added to it", as demonstrated in the video. Thanks 😊

[@kolosapiensful]

Know Your Roots thanks for answering! 😊

[@KnowYourRoots]

Your welcome Joakim

[@LISA-uw4fn]

What song? I can't find it... 😭

[@KnowYourRoots]

There are relations

[@MidnightToker24]

Relations to which song though?

[@banjarnegaragilargilar7459]

So its called foot beer or what

[@KnowYourRoots]

🤣 Literally ...

[@hiimryan2388]

"Excuse me why does my beer taste like feet"

[@julienmuisa9290]

nice i like

[@5XWAZM]

I just watched this guy get told the mbege in the one village was bad because of the bad quality of water so idk who to believe now

[@CharityBish-yf9yj]

Why bring people to dilapidated structures when there are wonderful Kiganda traditional houses????? Learn to market us properly naawe!!!!!!

[@hiimryan2388]

Wait, I thought fruits make wine not beer. Dam it my teacher lied...

[@FunkyFyreMunky]

The lines between wine and beer can get a bit blurred, but it boils down to 2 basic things. 1- Wine is generally above 9% abv. You can get low alc wines and high alc beers, but it's a good general rule of thumb. 2- Beer is always made with a grain being involved. This grain is usually wheat/barley/rye/rice. These guys use millet. As always, there are exceptions to these rules. Sometimes it's a cultural thing, rather than scientific. Technically, Japanese sake is a beer but due to the high abv, the taste and the way it's consumed, in most of the world it's called a wine.

[@henryjohnson2158]

Translate this vplease

[@CharityBish-yf9yj]

Bannange!!! It is banana wine!!!!!

[@wallstreet497]

Al Capone

[@hiimryan2388]

OH NO

[@floasa8484]

Mixing it with dirty feets full of gigars. Yak

[@robertdavie4858]

Is

[@hanslgurtner3082]

Trampled with the feet. Gross, would never drink that.