Cherry tincture on moonshine

Making moonshine on bird cherry at home is not difficult at all. And the result is unexpectedly pleasant: the taste of moonshine becomes soft, slightly tart, the smell is almond, pronounced, the color is rich ruby. Before you start cooking, you need to learn some of the nuances of preparing the desired drink.

The benefits and harms of cherry tincture on moonshine

Bird cherry tincture retains all the useful properties of the berry and is a valuable source of vitamins and minerals necessary for metabolic processes in the body and strengthening the immune system.

This tool is used as:

• antibacterial;
• antipyretic;
• diuretic, choleretic;
• immunostimulating.

Bird cherry tincture, prepared on moonshine, is used for dysentery and intestinal disorders. It is recommended to increase male potency.

The harm of bird cherry berries is the presence of amygdalin glycoside, which is able to break down with the release of toxic hydrocyanic acid. Therefore, it is very important in the process of preparing tincture on bird cherry not to overexpose the berries in moonshine.

 The benefits and harms of an alcoholic drink largely depend on the quality of its preparation and the dose of consumption. An overdose is harmful to health.

How to make bird cherry tincture on moonshine

The process of preparing a classic cherry tincture is very simple. The berry is poured with alcohol and insisted for a certain time, after which it is removed, passing the drink through the filter. Sugar, honey, spices are added to the tincture if desired. It can be combined with various berries and fruits, but at the same time take into account some of the nuances of preparing such a tincture.

Bird cherry berries are used fresh, dried or dried. Fresh bird cherry is harvested when it ripens well – at the end of June, in the morning, when the dew has already dried up or in the evening. The weather must be dry. Otherwise, wet berries will quickly deteriorate.

To make dried bird cherry out of fresh, it needs to be sent to a warm place for drying for 3-5 days. When the berry shriveles and releases a thick sticky juice, it can already be used.

Dried bird cherry on sale can be found in two versions: in the form of whole berries and crushed. For tincture, it is better to use whole berries, as crushed particles can give the drink a sharp taste.

For the preparation of bird cherry tincture, you can use both good pure moonshine and diluted to 50% strength. The drink will turn out sweet and sour in taste with a pleasant aroma of cherry pits.

The classic recipe for moonshine tincture on bird cherry

The number of ingredients in this recipe conveys the classic taste of bird cherry tincture: with a fragrant smell and a pleasant tart taste. For tincture you need to take:

• 1,5 liters of fresh berries;
• 500 grams of sugar;
• 2 liters of moonshine.

Cook according to the instructions:

1. Put the berries in a jar, cover with sugar, shake well.
2. Wait a few hours for the juice to appear.
3. Pour with moonshine.
4. Leave in a dark place for 2-3 weeks.
5. Filter and let stand for another week.

The drink is ready. If desired, honey, sugar or fructose can be added, and then bottled and corked.

The best recipe for moonshine tincture on dried bird cherry

Cherry tincture can be prepared at any time of the year. You just need to buy dried berries. Moonshine for this recipe is better to take a double distillation.

Ingredients:

• 150 g dried bird cherry;
• 3 l of moonshine with a strength of 50%;
• 2-3 st. l. Sahara.

Sequencing:

1. Berries and sugar put in a jar.
2. Fill with moonshine to the brim.
3. Put in a dark place for 3-4 weeks.
4. Pass the drink through the filter. Squeeze the berries in gauze.
5. Add sugar if desired.
6. Return to a dark place for another week.

Tincture on dry bird cherry, on moonshine is ready, you can taste it. For the prevention of colds, take small doses.

Infusion of moonshine on red bird cherry

Red bird cherry is a hybrid of bird cherry and cherry. Red berries are sweeter, but less pronounced.

For the recipe you need:

• 1 kg of red bird cherry;
• 1 liters of moonshine 50%;
• 200 d Sahara.

Prepare as follows:

1. The berries are washed, dried and left in a warm place for 2-3 days to dry.
2. The bird cherry is ground in a blender to a state of porridge.
3. Pour moonshine and insist in a dark place at room temperature for about a month.
4. A month later, the drink is passed through a cotton filter, sugar is added, and brought to a boil.
5. The cooled tincture is kept for another week, filtered and packaged in containers.

According to this recipe, you should get 2 liters of drink.

How to insist moonshine on bird cherry and spices

Spices give the tincture a piquant taste and rich color. For cooking take:

• 1 liters of moonshine;
• 0,5 kg of ripe berries;
• 150 grams of sugar;
• 5 cloves;
• 4 g ground ginger;
• half a cinnamon stick.

You need to do the following:

1. Bird cherry, sugar, spices put in one container.
2. Pour moonshine and leave for 2 weeks.
3. Filter, sweeten if necessary.
4. Pour into bottles.

Instead of fresh berries, you can take dried ones, but in smaller quantities and pre-soak them in warm water.

How to make moonshine on bird cherry berries

Moonshine on bird cherry tones up the general condition, uplifts the mood with its pleasant aroma and sour-tart taste. In addition to taste, this drink has a whole list of useful properties that were transferred from bird cherry berries during the infusion process.

You can make bird cherry moonshine both on fresh and dried bird cherry. The main thing is to properly prepare the raw materials. Berries should be separated from the stalks and stems, be whole, preferably large and well ripened. Then the moonshine will take on a beautiful ruby ​​​​color and will be pleasant, soft in taste.

Recipe for cherry mash

Braga is obtained by fermentation from sugar, water and yeast. It is prepared for further distillation in a moonshine still. For a classic mash recipe, you need to take:

• 4-5 liters of warm water;
• 1 kg of sugar;
• 100 g wet or 20 g dry yeast;
• 0,5 kg of fresh bird cherry berries.

Cooking process:

1. Dissolve sugar in warm water.
2. Separately, dilute the yeast with water, adding 2-3 tbsp. l. Sahara.
3. Grind the berries with a little sugar. Add to water with sugar.
4. When the yeast starts to rise, combine with the rest of the ingredients. Put in a warm place for several days (from 3 to 10).

At the end of fermentation, drain the liquid into another container, without affecting the sediment formed at the bottom.

The infusion process

The dishes in which the mash is infused should not be tightly closed with a lid, as carbon dioxide will be released during the fermentation process and an explosion may occur.

The temperature in the room should be between 23-28⁰C. If it is much lower, then the mash is heated using an aquarium heater. And in case of high temperature, the yeast can die.

Fermentation time depends on the quality of the products and temperature. It should be borne in mind that the longer the mash is infused, the more harmful substances accumulate in it.

There are several signs by which you can determine the readiness of the mash:

• sweet taste disappeared;
• carbon dioxide ceased to form;
• the required time has elapsed.

All of these features must exist at the same time. Only in this case can we assume that the mash is ready.

The process of distillation and purification of bird cherry moonshine

Ready mash is sent for distillation. What remains is used further, diluted to a strength of 20% and passed through a charcoal filter.

Moonshine must be cleaned, as it contains impurities that are dangerous for the body:

• fusel oils;
• acetaldehyde;
• formic and acetic acids;
• amyl and methyl alcohol.

To remove harmful substances from home-brewed alcohol, various methods are used: double and triple distillation, filtration and the infusion process. Cleaning is carried out:

• milk;
• potassium permanganate;
• baking soda;
• salt;
• rye bread;
• sunflower oil;
• egg yolk.

In practice, a mixture of potassium permanganate with baking soda is often used to clean bird cherry moonshine. They do it like this:

1. Soda in an amount of 10 g is dissolved in 10 ml of water.
2. Add this solution to 1 liter of moonshine.
3. 2 g of potassium permanganate is also poured there.
4. Everything is thoroughly mixed and left in the sun for half an hour.
5. Transferred to a dark place for 12 hours.
6. After the formation of a precipitate, the liquid is carefully drained and passed through a filter.

According to experts, secondary distillation is necessary, which will allow you to get high-quality and healthy moonshine on bird cherry at home.

How to drink bird cherry tincture on moonshine

If the bird cherry tincture is intended purely for a feast, then it can be consumed as an alcoholic drink, taking into account the state of human health.

For the use of bird cherry drink for medicinal purposes, the correct dosage is as follows: 8 drops 3 times a day. People with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys should be very careful about the amount of alcohol consumed from bird cherry.

Terms and rules for storing bird cherry tincture on moonshine

The tincture retains hydrocyanic acid, which is found in bird cherry seeds. With improper storage, its content increases. You need to store the liqueur in the refrigerator or basement in tightly closed glass bottles.

The shelf life of the tincture is no more than 1 year. After this period, the precipitate falls, the taste changes, the drink becomes dangerous to health. You can no longer use it. But it can be used to poison insects.

Conclusion

Moonshine on bird cherry is good not only because it is pleasant to drink and treat guests, but also because, if used properly, it can be treated and improve one’s health. A self-prepared product and subject to the nuances, surpasses other alcoholic beverages in all qualities.