11 simple recipes for making wine from irgi at home
Irga is a common shrub plant that is most often found in the southern regions of Russia. Outwardly, the fruits of this berry resemble black currants, but they are much tastier. People who cultivate this plant often make winter preparations and an aromatic wine drink from it. However, before that, you need to familiarize yourself with a simple recipe for irgi wine at home.
The subtleties of making wine from irgi
Before you start creating a wine drink, you must familiarize yourself with the main subtleties of its preparation in advance:
- in order for the wine to turn out tasty and aromatic, it must be created only on spring or carefully filtered water, which has no foreign smell;
- the drink should be poured into a pre-sterilized container, since it will be stored in it longer;
- to improve the taste, citric acid or other fruit additives are added to the wine liquid, which will give the drink a special aroma.
How to choose the right main ingredients
The taste of a drink largely depends on what ingredients were chosen for its preparation. Therefore, it is recommended to pay special attention to the choice of ingredients.
The most important component is considered to be the berry, from which the drink will be created. Experts recommend using only ripe berries, as they are the most fragrant and juicy. It is contraindicated to use rotten and overripe fruits, as they will negatively affect the taste of the fermented liquid. Therefore, the berries must be sorted out in advance in order to get rid of the defective fruits.
How to make wine from irgi at home
There are several recipes that will help you make delicious wine at home.
A simple recipe without yeast
Many housewives use this simple recipe to make a drink. For cooking, you need the following components:
- two kilograms of berries;
- a kilo of granulated sugar;
- two liters of clean water.
First, the irga must be crushed and fresh juice squeezed out of it under pressure. Then sweet syrup is prepared from sugar and water, which is boiled over a fire for 15-20 minutes. When it cools down, it is mixed with freshly squeezed juice and poured into a container with a narrow neck. After that, a medical glove is put on the neck, which will prevent oxygen from entering inside.Containers with a glove are transferred to a dark room for further fermentation. After a month, the liquid is filtered and poured into jars.
With added yeast
Some people prefer to make a drink using yeast. In this case, you need:
- one and a half kilos of berries;
- three kilograms of sugar;
- eight liters of water;
- 300 milliliters of lemon juice;
- five grams of wine yeast.
First you need to boil some water, in which you need to dissolve granulated sugar. Then the berries are kneaded with a rolling pin and filled with syrup. The resulting mixture is mixed with lemon juice, poured into a container and transferred to a dark room for a week and a half. In the first two days, the liquid is stirred 2-3 times a day. Then the infused mixture is filtered, poured into a bottle and left to ferment for another 2-3 weeks.
Without juicing
Sometimes people don't feel like squeezing the juice and decide to make wine without squeezing. To create a drink according to this recipe, you will need:
- 900 grams of granulated sugar;
- liter of purified water;
- kilo of irgi fruits.
The prepared berries are kneaded with hands, transferred to a container and poured with water and sugar. Then the filled container is covered with a water seal and left to infuse for three days. After that, 300 milliliters of liquid and granulated sugar are added to the mixture. The resulting mixture ferments for three weeks, after which it is filtered and poured into a clean container.
Currant option
To prepare a table wine drink, add a little currant. It is necessary to prepare the following ingredients in advance:
- two liters of liquid;
- one and a half kilos of sugar;
- liter of freshly squeezed berry juice.
Cooking begins with the preparation of sugar syrup, which is then mixed with berry juice. The liquid is poured into containers, which are closed with a water seal. It is infused for one and a half months in rooms with room temperature. When the liquid stops playing, it is bottled.
Sugar free recipe
You can make a fragrant wine from irgi without adding granulated sugar. For this you need:
- a liter of fresh juice;
- one and a half liters of water.
It is necessary to boil some water in advance, and then add it with squeezed berries and juice. The liquid is poured into a container, closed with a shutter and left to ferment for two weeks. During fermentation, the solution is regularly stirred. Then, to get rid of the sediment, the liquid must be filtered and poured into new containers.
With the addition of raisins
Some winemakers prefer to use raisins instead of yeast. To create a wine drink you need:
- three kilos of berries;
- a pound of sugar;
- 55 grams of raisins;
- 3-4 liters of water.
The berries are crushed, transferred to a saucepan and heated. Then juice is squeezed out of them with the help of gauze, and the remaining cake is thrown away. The resulting juice is mixed with liquid and sugar. After that, everything is poured into a container and left to ferment. The fermented mixture is poured into containers and placed in the cellar.
With raspberries
To make the prepared wine preparation sweeter and more aromatic, raspberries are added to it.
Main ingredients:
- a liter of juice made from irgi and raspberries;
- a kilogram of granulated sugar;
- three liters of water.
First, the juice from the berries is mixed, after which they begin to prepare the syrup. Then it is mixed with juice, poured into a container and left to ferment for a month. After that, the liquid is cleaned of sediment and bottled in glass bottles.
With cherry
Cherries are considered an ideal addition to enhance the palatability of homemade wines. To prepare a drink, you will need:
- a pound of cherries;
- one and a half kilograms of irgi;
- 850 grams of sugar;
- 2-3 liters of water.
To begin with, sugar syrup is made, with which squeezed cherries and irga are poured.The mixture is then transferred to a warm fermentation room.
When the liquid stops fermenting, the wine drink is poured into a container.
With sea buckthorn
To create a sea buckthorn wine drink, you need the following ingredients:
- a kilogram of irgi;
- a pound of sea buckthorn;
- a kilo of granulated sugar;
- one and a half liters of water.
All berries are softened, after which a sweet syrup is prepared. The crushed ingredients are mixed with hot syrup, poured into a container and put to fermentation. After a month, the liquid is filtered, poured into jars and left for another four months.
From fermented jam
The following ingredients will help to prepare wine according to this recipe:
- one and a half kilograms of jam;
- two liters of water;
- 300 grams of sugar;
- raisins to taste.
First, jam mixed with raisins, sugar and water is added to a three-liter jar. Then a glove is put on the neck with a small hole through which gas will escape. After a week, sugar is added to the mixture. The liquid will stop fermenting when the glove on the neck is completely dropped.
From frozen berries
The following ingredients will help create a wine drink:
- two liters of boiled water;
- 2-3 kilograms of berries;
- one hundred grams of raisins;
- 450 grams of sugar.
Frozen berries are crushed with a blender, after which they are placed in jars along with sugar and raisins. The container is filled with warm water, a water seal is placed. Then all the jars are transferred to a dark room and left to ferment. After the end of fermentation, the wine is poured into empty bottles.
Further storage of the product
It is recommended to store closed wine in dark cellars, where the temperature is in the range of 12-15 degrees. You can also use the refrigerator for storage if you don't have your own basement.
Conclusion
Some summer residents and housewives prepare homemade wine from irgi. Before creating a drink, you need to familiarize yourself with the basic recipes that will help you make it.
