Wine from Kalina - unforgettable taste and aroma of summer

It is known that any mistress tries to store for the future the fruits and berries collected at the dacha. One of the many ways to use such needed stocks is to make home-made wine. And if you keep the technology, then in this alcoholic drink you can save all the flavors of the summer.

Moreover, home-made wine is often much better in quality than industrial production. Let's share with the readers the recipe, which has long been tested and successfully used to make an amazing drink. Wine from the viburnum has a tart taste and a delicious aroma. The process of preparation of this drink is simple, the main thing is that the raw materials are good.

The period of ripening of the viburnum is September. But they collect it when it gets cold. After the first frost, the bitter taste of the berry becomes softer. She is torn, tied up in bundles and hung in lofts or verandas, so that the kalina is properly "beaten" with frost. Berries are not only useful, but also very tasty. From them prepare the most various dishes: seasonings, gravies, jam, jam, pastille, juice, wine, tinctures, liqueurs ... And now the promised recipe.

Homemade wine from the viburnum

Freshly picked berries must be sorted, remove debris, stalk and, placing in cooked dishes, knead. Berries should not be washed, so as not to wash off the necessary bacteria. Wine from the viburnum is made from the calculation: for 1 kg of raw materials - 200 ml of water (purified), 100 g of sugar and a little raisins.

Close the neck of the container with all the constituent pieces of gauze and leave it in a warm place for fermentation for 3-4 days. At the end of the time, separating from the thick, filter the resulting juice and add water. Then on the 4th, 7th, 10th day, add sugar in small portions. Install a special cap on the neck with a water seal.

After about 4 weeks (when the fermentation process is over), the wine from the viburnum is poured into another container, so that it will settle and gain its taste. Completely ready wine is considered in a month. Such a wonderful drink can be stored for more than a year in bottles laid horizontally, in a room with a temperature of at least 5 ° C heat, which contributes to the preservation of the tremendous taste of wine.

Pouring from the viburnum

Feasts are often accompanied by different home-made alcoholic beverages . Popular among them is also a liqueur - a sweet drink made from fruits and berries on alcohol (or vodka) with the addition of sugar. Its fortress is slightly higher than that of wine (18-20%). You can also prepare a low-alcoholic home-made liqueur. To do this, you need to prepare the prepared bottle filled with debris and leaves with berries for 4/5 of the total volume. Cover it with sugar to the edges, cover with gauze and leave for 5 days to ripen to a sunny place. Periodically shake the container. When fermentation begins, the bottle must be removed to the dark place of the month for two. Pouring from viburnum without vodka is ready! Next, strain the drink, pour into a suitable container and tightly cork.

Now, using our recipes, you can also cook at home at home excellent wine or wine from the viburnum.