We make wine from hawthorn: from fruits and from flowers

The fragrance of autumn ... How to understand this definition? First of all, the idea of a rich harvest comes to mind - the collection of late fruits, vegetables, berries. This is the smell of sauerkraut, and crunching of soaked, sour, cucumbers and, of course, fermentation of wine wort. Along with the traditional production of this low-alcohol beverage from grapes, the use of other raw materials is quite popular. Consider how wine is made from hawthorn. This article presents a classic recipe - from berries, and another, not quite common technology - processing of fresh and dried flowers of this tree.

Preparation of fruits

Fully ripe berries are used for fermentation. Often, in order to get a more intense taste, spend fetuses. Also suitable and dried berries. Then the resourceful owners, who made the harvest for the future from the autumn, can make a fresh, easy and useful drink at any time of the year. So, before starting to work, draw a selection of raw materials. Discard any damaged, empty berries. Pay attention, if there was a fruit aphid inside them. In this case, it is undesirable to use berries. Wash before processing the fruit is not necessary. Remove from the mass of leaves and wood sticks. Presence of tails on the berries is allowed.

Stage of fermentation

Homemade wine from hawthorn is prepared according to the usual technology:

• Ripe berries suppress and fill with warm sugar syrup.
• After five days of active fermentation, pour the strained liquid into the bottle, remove the gas pipe. Wine should be in a warm room for the first five days, and then - in a cool 15-20 minutes (until the end of the signs of fermentation).
• Gently drain the liquid, leaving a residue on the bottom.
• Place the bottle in a cool room for ripening.
• Use the drink in a cold form in small doses.

You can make wine more tart and strong, slightly changing the technology.

How to make wine from hawthorn strong or "fantasy"?

The usual taste of the drink can acquire completely new properties. Also make wine from hawthorn (berries) with the addition of additional ingredients. In addition to combining with fruits (apples, pears, plums), citrus fruits are often used as a refreshing ingredient. They give a special, tart "note" due to the specific characteristics of the peel. In addition, wine with a higher alcohol content is produced. To do this, after the first filtering, additional sugar syrup is added to the base solution, and the concentration of sand in it should be twice as high as the original one. With this technology, an additional run-fermentation is carried out and then the wort is decanted and placed in a cool place.

Wine from hawthorn is considered a kind of medicine. After all, it has a beneficial effect (of course, in moderate doses) on the cardiovascular and hematopoietic system of the body. Special properties have another drink - from flowers. Below is a detailed recipe for making a light, refreshing "nectar".

Preparation of house wine from flowers. Preparatory stage

The amazing aroma and taste of this drink is not familiar to everyone, it somewhat resembles a fruit cocktail with notes of honey. In the beginning, you need to stock up on raw materials. When collecting flowers with pinkish petals, observe the following rules:

• Avoid growing areas of trees along large roads and highways, it is better to deal with the procurement of raw materials in forest or rural areas;
• Conduct collection of flowers in dry sunny weather in order to avoid moisture of flowers;
• Raw materials can be harvested for future use, after drying it in the shadow zones, spreading the mass in a thin layer and covering it with gauze.

So, we prepare in another way from hawthorn wine at home. The recipe is changed by replacing the berries with flowers.

Technology for obtaining a light beverage

How to make homemade wine from hawthorn "Flower"? Do the work following the following steps:

1. 4.5 liters of fresh flowers or 70-80 grams of dry raw material pour into a gauze or kapron bag and place it in a 5-6-liter saucepan.
2. Pour 4 liters of boiling water into a container.
3. Put the saucepan on a fire and cook for 15 minutes.
4. Strain the liquid into a 10-liter enamel bucket, carefully wringing out the bag.
5. Pour 1 kg of granulated sugar into the broth and mix until homogeneous.
6. With 2 lemons and 2 oranges, cut the peel, chop it and pour it into a bucket. Then squeeze the juice.
7. Cool the wort to room temperature and tamper with a glass of strong black tea leaves and a culture of wine yeast (which throws the remainder of any wine - 0.5 cups).
8. Close the lid tightly and leave to wander in the warmth for 4-5 days.
9. Pour the liquid gently into a bottle (10 liters) and fill it over the shoulders with boiled water.
10. Seal the container with a gas outlet tube. Wine should be good in a cool place (usually within 10-15 days).
11. Soak the wine for 3 months.

Enjoy the wonderful taste and aroma!