The best recipe for making wine from Taifi grapes at home
To make wine from Taifi table grapes, you have to follow the recipe. This is a complex and time-consuming process that will require some knowledge. But if you follow the rules, do not violate the proportions, then the result will surprise and delight the distiller. At home, it will be possible to get a drink that is not inferior in taste and aroma to the product sold on store shelves.
Features of production
Taifi, as a variety, has all the necessary characteristics. Its berries are fleshy and juicy, and the price is low.
When making wine from these grapes, it is worth considering a number of features that experienced distillers are familiar with:
- Berries should not be washed, since they contain live yeast on their surface, which accumulates fermentation processes.
- The fruits will have to be sorted out and sorted, crumpled, rotten, moldy and overripe grapes removed - they will spoil the taste of the final product.
- Suitable for storage containers made of wood, food grade plastic, stainless steel, glass; it is better not to use metal containers - it reacts.
- Braga should not be placed on a cold floor, lay a rug, it is better to keep it in a room with a stable temperature, avoiding drops.
Required ingredients for the recipe
To make an alcoholic drink at home, you will need the following components:
- clean water, it is advisable to use spring water, which has settled for several days, the one sold in bottles, purified, but not mineral, is also suitable; water will need about 10 liters;
- yeast - a large briquette weighing 200 grams, you can do without it, but then the wine will ferment longer;
- sugar, take up to 3 kilograms, but you can increase its amount if the grapes do not differ in the required sweetness;
- Taifi in a volume of 4-5 kilograms, the berries will have to be crushed, turning them into pulp and juice.
Attention! You do not need to remove the skins and bones; they will come in handy in the process of creating an alcoholic drink.
Selection and preparation of raw materials
To get a tasty and aromatic drink, you will have to choose grapes; the following requirements are imposed on him:
- The berries should be about the same size.
- It is best to sort them by hand to avoid spoiled grapes entering the final product.
- We remove moldy, rotten, overripe, unripe berries, they are not suitable for making wine.
How to make wine from Taifi grapes at home
To get alcohol, you have to follow the recipe:
- we sort out the berries, chop them by hand or in another way, dilute yeast in water;
- if we don't use them, then we make sugar syrup: we heat the water and dissolve sugar in it, then add the resulting juice and pulp;
- the container should not be filled completely, to the brim, the degree of filling - by 2/3 of the part;
- we close the container with the workpiece with gauze, periodically it will be necessary to stir the pulp so that it does not sour, flies do not appear, you need to do this with a gloved hand or a wooden spoon;
- when the active phase of fermentation is completed, filter the product, remove the pulp;
- so that fermentation begins again, we add grape juice with sugar to the container, if there is no juice, then just sugar, but then the product will not have the necessary properties.
After 5-7 days, strain the wine, remove it from the sediment, pour it into a sterilized container, close the lid and put it in a cool, dark place.
The drink will be ready for use in 60-90 days.
Terms and conditions of storage
Braga should be kept in a warm and dark room, but the finished product should be kept in a cool place, a cellar, an underground floor and even a refrigerator will do.
Alcohol will take some time (2-3 months) for it to gain flavor and aroma.
Young wine does not have such characteristics, and its strength is lower.
Winemaking is a complex science that you can master on your own, with practice. Take your time to take up wine, try to make another drink, less "capricious". This will help you gain experience and create a decent product.
