TOP 2 recipes for making wine from raspberries and currants at home
Wine made from fresh currants and raspberries, prepared according to all the rules of the recipe, will not be inferior in taste to expensive foreign drinks. It will not only turn your head, but also delight you with an interesting berry aroma and impeccable taste.
Alcoholic, but at the same time useful due to the large balance of vitamins and trace elements of fresh products, it becomes a favorite on the table of every family.
The subtleties of making wine from raspberries and currants
To make the wine even tastier and stand for a long time, you need to take into account the secrets shared by experienced winemakers:
- add not only black and red currants, but also white ones - the taste and aroma will only benefit;
- changing the ratio of sugar and water depending on the situation - this comes with experience, so it is better to make the first wine under the supervision of a more experienced winemaker;
- raspberries in recipes can be replaced with another berry or fruit - the algorithm will remain the same;
- often stops fermentation - you need to add sourdough (wine yeast, raisins, raspberry sourdough).
The cooking process is generally not difficult. But it must be borne in mind that the wine turns out to be different in type, if the proportions are observed. So, for the dining room, 3.4 liters of raspberry juice, 1.4 liters of currants, 4.4 liters of water and 1.6 kilograms of sugar are taken. To make dessert, respectively, you will need 4.8 liters, 2 liters, 1.4 liters and 3 kg.
Ingredient requirements
It is important to choose the right ingredients for the drink. The variety of raspberries and currants can be any, the main thing is that it is rich, fresh, not overripe and ripe.
Bright red raspberries will not only make the wine more aromatic and rich, but also give the desired color.
If you want to make an extreme color, then you can look for a special black berry, but it is extremely rare even in large cities. This wine will turn ruby and amaze literally everyone. You can also take yellow berries, in which case the composition will turn out to be golden pink.
They choose ripe currants, but in no case the one that literally bursts. Wine is made from both black and red berries, you can even mix them together if desired. Taste varies, but not everyone can catch subtle notes.
How to make wine from raspberries and currants at home
They take one of the recipes presented as a basis.
Red currant recipe
This wine turns out to be a rich pomegranate, light ruby color. A treasure trove of vitamin C and natural antioxidants can be prepared from:
- 3 kilograms of raspberries;
- 200 ml of currant juice;
- 400 ml of water per liter of juice;
- 500 grams of sugar at the beginning and 75 grams per liter at the end.
Raspberry berries are carefully prepared, making sure that there are no midges and bugs left. But they are not washed, they are simply passed through a juicer or processed with a crush. The pulp is poured with water, left to ferment for 24 hours in a warm place in the kitchen. After that, squeeze out in a convenient way (with gauze, press). Add 400 ml of water per 1 liter to raspberries. Leave for four days in the same room.
After that, pour in 100 milliliters of currant juice, add half a kilogram of sugar, stir until it is completely dissolved.
This composition can already be set to wander. Pour into a large bottle, cover with a stopper, or use a regular rubber glove purchased from a pharmacy. A water seal is either bought at a liquor store or made from a regular straw. Dip the hose into a glass of water.
Fermentation takes place up to two months - this juice is individual. The ending will become clear by the condition of the shutter or glove. After it, the wine must be filtered to get rid of the cloudy and tasteless sediment.
Sugar is added at the rate of 75 grams per liter (but more can be done if the wine is very sour due to the characteristics of the ingredients). Poured into jars, put in a cold room to finally approach. The wine will be ready in 2 months.
Option with black currant
The version with dark currants turns out to be rich red. This is not the kind of table wine that you can "play" before lunch or dinner. The currant drink is independent, its taste does not need to be combined with others. You will need to take:
- 2 kilograms of raspberries;
- 2 kilograms of black currant;
- 4 kilograms of sugar;
- 2-3 liters of water.
First you need to prepare the raspberries. To do this, unwashed berries are poured into a sterilized container, a kilo of sugar is added and left in a warm place for five days. After that, add carefully prepared and washed currants, add the remaining kilogram of granulated sugar, add water.
Pour the contents into a large bottle, install a water seal. Leave in a warm room for 2 weeks. After that, add sugar 2 kilos, leave to ferment further.
When the glove falls off, filter it, leave it in the refrigerator for another 2 months.
Storage rules
Wine is stored in a dry and cool room for up to a year. If placed in the sun, it may lose its bright color.
