10 easy step-by-step recipes for wine from ranetki and how to make at home
Apples grow in almost every yard of a private house, summer cottage. Of the most popular varieties, breeders distinguish ranetki. Thanks to the abundant early harvest, housewives can stock up on jam, wine, preserves, juice for the winter. Wine made from ranetki has a bright sourish-tart taste, fruity aroma, rich amber color.
Cooking technology
Apple wine is a great substitute for classic grape drinks. A much larger harvest is obtained from one tree; apples do not require special care, unlike grapes.
Ranetki are rich in pectin, potassium, glucose, carotene, sucrose, vitamins. Apple wine is useful for:
- increased appetite;
- normalization of the digestive tract;
- stabilization of the cardiovascular system;
- maintaining normal sugar levels;
- slowing down age-related changes.
You can make quality wine using the following rules:
- For making wine, freshly picked fruits are used, which have an integral yeast film. It is necessary to activate the fermentation processes.
- Fallen fruits must be washed, the fermentation processes are stimulated with the help of raisins and yeast. An important condition is the use of pressed live yeast; when using dry yeast, the oxidation process of wine is accelerated.
- Cooking utensils should be glass, aluminum, plastic. Metal containers are not used - they provoke the oxidation of the drink.
- Granulated sugar is poured partially, it is divided into 3-4 servings. This is necessary to control the taste, the amount of sugar in the wine. With an increased sugar content, fermentation processes will stop.
- Dilution of the drink with water is fraught with deterioration of the natural aroma and taste of the wine.
- It is forbidden to use baker's yeast, they will make apple mash. Winemakers recommend making wine from special wine yeast. You can make a raisin sourdough instead.
- The water for cooking must be settled, filtered. The ideal option is spring water, well water.
- To avoid contamination of the drink with pathogenic microorganisms, it is necessary to process hands, dishes, tools. Boiling water is used to sterilize containers, hands are washed with soapy water or protected with rubber gloves.
For a variety of recipes, giving the drink an unusual taste, aroma, it is recommended to mix apples with mountain ash, viburnum, cinnamon. Lemon balm, mint, lemon, orange helps to give the drink a bright note.
How to make wine from ranetki at home
Apple wine is capricious due to the absence / cessation of fermentation, transformation into acetic acid. To obtain a quality drink, winemakers adhere to precise preparation technology.
Simple recipe
Apple wine was invented several centuries ago, the process and technology of its preparation were constantly changing. You can get a delicious, aromatic drink using a proven step-by-step recipe.
Required products:
- 5 kg of ranetki;
- 3.5 kg of sugar;
- 4 liters of water.
How to cook:
- The fruits are washed, peeled, and crushed to a gruel state.
- The mixture is left to ferment for 3 days in a warm place, after which the top of the pulp is removed.
- When an alcoholic smell appears, add half the granulated sugar.
- The pulp is poured with water, closed with a water seal.
- The mass should ferment for 30 days. After that, the liquid is poured into a container, mixed with the rest of the sugar.
Wine bottles are placed in a warm place, where they mature for 3-4 months.
Mint variant
Cooling mint-apple wine will appeal to many gourmets. Making a drink is impossible without:
- ranetka 7 kg;
- sugar 4 kg;
- yeast 1 pack;
- water 4 l;
- mint 1 bunch.
Manufacturing technology:
- Peeled fruits are crushed with a blender.
- Yeast is combined with water (1 glass), mixed with fruit gruel.
- The mixture is combined with granulated sugar, stirred, covered with a water seal.
- After 30 days, the liquid is poured into bottles, mint leaves are added, and left to ferment in a warm place for 6 months.
An apple drink with mint leaves is ideal for creating a cocktail.
With black chokeberry
Chokeberry gives the wine a beautiful ruby color, rich fruit and berry aroma.
To create a drink, you need to stock up on:
- runet 15 kg;
- chokeberry 2 kg;
- water 1 l;
- wine yeast 10 g;
- sugar - 200 g per 1 liter of pulp.
Step by step cooking:
- The sorted fruits are peeled, chopped using a blender / meat grinder.
- Wine yeast, sugar (100 g per 1 liter of pulp) are added to the mixture.
- The workpiece is covered with a cloth, placed in a warm place for 3 days, stirring occasionally.
- The juice is filtered through a gauze piece into a glass bottle, sugar is added (100 g per 1 liter).
- After 2 months, the liquid is poured into a clean container, removed to the storage location.
Ready wine is consumed no earlier than 5 months later.
From juice
Wine with apple juice is made in the same way as in the previous recipe. Cooking technology differs only in the preparation of products. The fruits are peeled, crushed using a juicer. The liquid is insisted for 48 hours, filtered through a gauze section. Further actions are carried out according to the traditional recipe.
Without leaven
Whole or sliced fruit with seeds give the wine a rich, tart, bitter taste. This recipe eliminates the need for yeast or sourdough. The drink ferments thanks to live wild yeast cultures on freshly harvested fruits.
Manufacturing is not complete without:
- runets 7 kg;
- granulated sugar 2 kg;
- water 9 l.
Cooking method:
- Fruits cut into slices are poured with water, mixed with sugar.
- After 72 hours, the container is closed with a water seal, and left for 1 month.
- The drink must be filtered, poured into a clean container.
The wine is stored in a dark, cool place until the end of the fermentation process for six months.
With raisins
Raisins are used for washed fruits, they replace yeast and sourdough. Winemakers prefer a quality product without treatment and washing.
Required components:
- 10 kg of runs;
- 6 kg of granulated sugar;
- 300 g raisins;
- 6 liters of water.
Step-by-step cooking:
- Water, raisins, sugar are added to the crushed apples.
- The mixture is left to ferment for 3 days, stir occasionally.
- The wort must be poured into a large bowl, covered with a water seal, and left for 1-2 months.
Then the drink is filtered, poured into clean bottles, left until the end of the readiness period.
With pear
Apple-pear wine has a fragrant fruity aroma, soft, slightly tart taste.
Making a fruit low-alcohol drink is not complete without:
- ranetka 15 kg;
- granulated sugar 300 g per 1 liter of pulp;
- water 3 l;
- wine yeast (5 g) or raisins (200 g).
Cooking sequence:
- The crushed fruits are mixed with 1/3 of sugar, raisins or yeast, insisted for 72 hours.
- The gruel must be drained, squeezed, mixed with the rest of the sugar.
- The mixture is covered with a water seal.
After 30 days, the liquid is filtered, poured into a clean container, sent to a permanent storage location.
Alcohol added
You can add strength to the drink, you can increase the degree with the help of alcohol.
To create an alcoholic drink, you should stock up on the following ingredients:
- ranetki 10 kg;
- sugar 1 cup per 1 liter of pulp;
- water 4 l;
- alcohol 50 ml per 1 liter of juice.
Step by step cooking:
- Crushed fruits are mixed with water, sugar, left to ferment for 3-4 days.
- The mixture is filtered, the pulp is removed.
- The liquid is poured into a large bottle, covered with a water seal.
- After 2-3 months, the precipitate is drained, alcohol is added.
Alcohol prolongs the shelf life of the drink, it is stored for 2-3 years.
With grapes
Grapes and cinnamon can add originality to a ranet drink. The color and taste depend on the grape variety and the amount of spices. Cinnamon is added whole and ground.
Winemakers recommend stocking up:
- ranetki 2 kg;
- grapes 2 kg;
- water 4 l;
- sugar 2.5 kg;
- cinnamon 1.5-2 tbsp. l.
How to make wine:
- Water and cinnamon are added to the apples cut into slices.
- The mixture is put on fire, boiled until softened.
- The fruits are crushed with a blender, filtered through cheesecloth.
- The grapes are crushed, poured into the apple mass, mixed with sugar.
- After 3 days, the gruel is re-filtered, the liquid is poured into a container, covered with a water seal.
Fermented wine is bottled and sent to a permanent storage location.
With orange peel
Orange peel will give the wine a bright citrus aroma, light acidity.
Winemakers recommend limiting yourself to the zest - the orange pulp inhibits the fermentation process.
Making apple-orange wine is not complete without:
- ranetka 5 kg;
- orange peel 1 kg;
- water 3 l;
- sugar 3 kg;
- dry raisins 150-200 g.
Step by step cooking:
- Crushed wounds are mixed with water, sugar, raisins.
- After 3 days, the apple gruel is combined with orange zest, covered with a water seal.
- The workpiece is left for 1 month, then filtered, poured into a clean container.
After 4-5 months, an orange-apple drink would be ideal for creating a cocktail.
Further storage of homemade wine
Wine bottles are placed horizontally on the shelves. The storage area for the drink should be dark, cool, with moderate humidity. Ranetovy wine is stored for 2-3 years.
