The best recipe for making wine from Moldova grapes at home
Wine from Moldova grapes belongs to table drinks. It has a good taste and aroma, goes well with meat dishes, and can easily complement a festive table. The alcoholic product is unique in that it can be prepared independently, created without having high knowledge of winemaking. The recipe is not difficult, even a beginner can master the process.
Properties of homemade grape wine Moldova
Drinks made from Moldovan grapes are well known since the times of the USSR, until now, despite the years, they are popular for the following reasons:
- They have a pleasant, tart taste and aroma.
- They do not differ in high cost (both alcohol and grapes of this variety).
- It goes well with many dishes.
Wine made from berries of this variety will have a bright taste and dark color. The grapes are large, slightly elongated, "fleshy". They are perfect for making wine.
The subtleties of cooking
When creating such a "capricious" drink as wine, you should adhere to a number of rules:
- when "working" with grapes, do not wash it, the surface of the berries contains live yeast, which is necessary for fermentation;
- keep containers with home brew in a warm room with a stable temperature, drops can stop fermentation;
- protect the pulp from flies, cover the container with gauze so that insects do not get into the wash;
- periodically the wort needs to be mixed, this is done with a gloved hand or use a wooden spoon;
- when fermentation is slow, you can speed it up with sugar, this is the main "food" for microorganisms, it is sugar that bacteria convert into alcohol.
If you control fermentation, follow the process, then the subtleties described above will help create a high-quality drink.
Ingredient selection rules
An important role is given to the selection of ingredients, it is worth paying attention to:
- For the quality of the grapes, it must be fresh and moderately ripe, rotten, moldy and spoiled fruits are not suitable for creating a drink.
- Preference is given to berries of medium or large size, which are disconnected from the branches, examined for rot, damage, and sorted.
Attention! The variety is distinguished by fleshy fruits, of which there will be a lot of juice, this fact should be taken into account when creating homemade alcohol.
How to make wine from Moldova grapes at home
The recipe will help to prepare the drink, it is better to disassemble it step by step so that there are no questions in the process of creating a product.
Grape preparation
The production of alcohol begins with the preparation of the grapes, it is harvested, removed from the bunches, examined, but not washed.
The berries are put in a suitable container, glass, wood, food grade plastic, enamel containers will do. But you should not use metal dishes, it reacts with the product, changes its organoleptic characteristics, taste and aroma.
Preparation of containers and equipment
Before making wine, prepare containers for pouring it. It is not necessary to sterilize the bottles, rinse them under running water, dry them upside down.
What else is required:
- a water seal, a glove with a hole in the finger - will help track the fermentation process;
- a thin tube from a dropper - we will drain the drink with it, remove it from the remainder;
- you also need dishes for mash, it must be clean, we fill the container by 2/3 of the part.
Grape pressure
We crush the berries with our hands, you can use another device, but before lowering them into the container, check that all the grapes are crushed.
There will be a lot of juice, but it is diluted with water, sugar is added. Mix everything by hand or with a wooden spoon so that the ingredients are evenly distributed.
You can make sugar syrup and pour over juice and crushed berries. Sugar is added to warm water, stirred to dissolve completely.
Pulp application
In the process of fermentation, the pulp must be mixed, make sure that it does not sour. We will remove the pulp after the fermentation is over. The drink is drained through a tube from a dropper, having previously filtered with gauze.
The remaining sugar is added to it and left for another 10-15 days.
Fermentation
The process will take 10-15 days, it may take a month. If the mash ferments for more than 50 days, then you need to add yeast. They are also added during slow fermentation to speed it up.
After the end of the active phase of fermentation, when the bubbling ends, the mash is drained from the residue, sugar is added to the container.
Terms and conditions of storage
It is better to store the finished product in a cool place. Wine takes time to develop a pleasant aroma. If alcohol is kept for 2-3 months in a suitable container, its organoleptic characteristics will improve.
It is better to keep the product in a cellar or underground, a refrigerator will work as well.
How to use it correctly?
Wine is poured into a glass glass, taken at lunch or dinner in small portions. The table drink goes well with meat and poultry.
Advice: you need to take the drink in small sips, holding it for a few seconds, and then swallowing it to feel the taste.
It is not difficult to create a drink at home that is made from grapes. If you strictly follow the recipe, observe the proportions, then the efforts will not be in vain.
