blueberry wine

Historically, blueberry wine has been one of the best alcoholic beverages. It was used by the peoples of the countries of the West, Our Country, as well as the Central Asian states. Moreover, this liquid was used not only for cooking, but also for art, medicine, pharmaceuticals, cosmetology and industry. Now, with the availability of goods in stores, you can buy a variety of analogues of blueberry wine. However, a home-made version of this drink will come out better and more economical: there are many recipes. Each chef chooses a technique to his liking.

How to make blueberry wine

Before moving on to the technology of home-made blueberry wine, you should know how this drink is useful. It has a number of advantages.

1. The product has a good effect on human immunity, strengthening it and protecting it from various bacterial and viral infections.
2. Wine is used by many specialists to prevent radiation exposure or the development of cancer.
3. The composition of this wine is represented by substances that improve the appearance of a person.
4. The use of such wine helps to relieve fatigue accumulated during the day, headache. Good, restful sleep resumes.
5. It is useful in the treatment of colds, as well as diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
6. Blueberry wine has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system of the body, normalizing its work. Blood pressure decreases and the condition of the cerebral vessels improves.
7. Such wine is used in the treatment of joint injuries, as it prevents the deposition of excess salts in the structure of these organs.

Blueberry wine stabilizes the metabolism in the human body. In small doses, it is used in the treatment of various chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Features of wine

Classic real wine has:

• noble rich tone;
• soft and harmonious taste;
• bright dark red.

However, other options may vary in shade, depending on additives and execution techniques.

Cooking nuances

Getting blueberry wine is a delicate and painstaking process with its own characteristics:

1. For him, they take only ripe and fresh blueberries (collection period – up to a day).
2. Preparation of berries is the throwing out of extra twigs and leaves, unripe or overripe blueberries.
3. You need to wash the berries several times. This is done to completely remove various microorganisms on the outer surface of blueberries. In addition, it is better to work in prints.
4. Before making wine, you must immediately get the juice of fresh berries.
5. Maximum concentrations for a real drink: 2 liters of water per 1 kg of berries. Moreover, for better fermentation, you need to take an additional 0,4 g of ammonia.

It is important to understand that the process of clarification of the drink will take quite a long period.

Homemade Blueberry Wine Recipes

There are a variety of options for preparing this “noble liquid”.

Classic blueberry wine recipe

This option is designed to produce 1,6 liters of wine with a strength of up to 10-12 degrees.

Ingredients:

• berries (blueberries) – 2 kg;
• sugar – 0,5 kg;
• water – 1 l;
• sourdough (wine) – 0 l;
• glass, saucepan, bottle.

Equipment:

1. Prepare the berries: sort, rinse, dry.
2. Put in a water bath, grind with a blender. Put the mass on gauze, squeeze the juice.
3. Dilute the resulting liquid with water at room temperature.
4. Add ½ sugar. Put the resulting mixture in a container, close with a special water seal, leave for 7 days.
5. Drain 0,15 l of wort (glass), mix in the remaining sweet substance. Transfer this mixture back.
6. Leave for 6 weeks (temperature in the range of 21-26 degrees) for complete fermentation.
7. Drain the liquid into a clean container (sediment at the bottom).
8. Place the container in a ventilated place (temperature 15-20 degrees) for complete clarification. The period is 3-12 months. Periodically, the resulting mixture should be drained (remove the sediment).

At the end, the resulting wine is poured into prepared containers.

How to make sourdough blueberry wine

This recipe is similar to the previous one. However, 1,6 liters of wine of 20-25 degrees of strength will appear here.

Ingredients:

• desired berries – 2,5 kg;
• raspberry or chokeberry – 0,5 kg;
• sugar -1,5 kg;
• water – 1,5 l;
• glasses, bottles and saucepan.

Equipment:

1. Repeat steps 1-4 of the previous recipe.
2. Prepare the starter: in a separate container – chokeberry, 600 g of a sweet substance and 250 ml of water, mix, close with cotton wool. Put in a dark cool place (up to 21 degrees) for 1 week.
3. After 7 days, mix the mixture of sourdough and juice, pouring in a thin stream from one container to another (at a temperature of 45 degrees – this will require a water bath). Leave to ferment at room temperature for 1,6 months.

Next, you need to drain the composition and place it for infusion.

Blueberry wine recipe with vodka

There are many variations of cooking – here is the classic method. The wine will be strong and bitter.

Ingredients:

• desired berries – 0,6 kg;
• water – 0,1 l;
• vodka – 0,5 l;
• sugar – 0,1 kg;
• glasses, bottles and saucepan.

Cooking technique:

1. Prepare blueberries: sort, rinse, dry.
2. Pour the berries into a 1,5 liter bottle.
3. Add sweets, water, alcohol. Mix.
4. Put the closed container in a dark place at room temperature. Infusion takes place within a month.
5. Strain this mixture through cheesecloth into washed jars.

Close and place in a place where the temperature is up to 21 degrees.

A simple homemade blueberry wine recipe with honey

Prepare different wines: semi-sweet, table and sweet. The drink is strong: it reaches 10-14 degrees.

Ingredients:

• desired berries and sugar – 1,5 kg each;
• honey -0,5 kg;
• water – 2 l;
• sourdough (wine) – 0,06 l;
• glasses, bottles, saucepan.

Equipment:

1. Prepare berries: sort, wash, dry.
2. Grind blueberries, add half the volume of warm water, mix.
3. Strain juice.
4. Prepare a syrup in a water bath from the remaining volume of water, a sweet substance and a bee product. Add blueberry juice.
5. Pour the mixture into a bottle, close. Leave for a month at a temperature of 21-26 degrees in a dark place for fermentation.
6. Drain, separating the precipitated substance. Pour the pure liquid into an additional bottle, put in a cold place (up to 21 degrees), infuse for another 90 – 180 days.
7. Strain the resulting liquid into a clean container.

Blueberry wine with raisins

The strength of this wine will be 20-25 degrees.

Ingredients:

• berries (blueberries) – 4 kg;
• raisins – 0,1 kg;
• sugar – 1 kg;
• water – 2 l;
• glasses, bottles, saucepan.

Equipment:

1. Prepare the fruits: sort, rinse, dry.
2. Get juice: squeeze into a separate container through cheesecloth. Add raisins there, close a third of the sugar with gauze, put in a dark place for 3-4 days.
3. Pour the mixture into a bottle, add another third of the sugar, water at room temperature. Close with water seal. Put in a dark place (temperature up to 25 degrees).
4. After a week, drain, separating the sediment. Leave the liquid for 1,5 months until complete fermentation.
5. Pour into a clean container, separating the sediment. Set to lighten for 3-4 months. Periodically separate the precipitate.

At the end of the process, pour the clean liquid into other containers, tightly close the lids.

Terms and conditions of storage

The shelf life of this blueberry wine depends on several factors:

• external (temperature, humidity, lighting, noise and other parameters);
• internal (berry structures, adding other ingredients, execution techniques).

Depending on the temperature, the shelf life will vary. So, wine can be kept in the freezer for no more than 5 minutes, in the refrigerator – no longer than a week, but at room temperature – up to 10 years.

In addition, it is also important what the wine is stored in and how. The horizontal position of the wine bottle is recommended. Boxes are the best option for storing blueberry wine. However, the wine does not lose its useful properties in a plastic shell.

Conclusion

Blueberry wine, along with useful properties, also has harmful ones – poisoning and allergic reactions can occur. All is well if used in moderation and in the absence of contraindications.