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Cherry wine has long taken root among the favorite drinks of many winemakers. And for sure each of them already has their own signature recipe. But if you are just starting your journey in the world of winemaking, then you will definitely be interested in different variations of this drink.
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Cherry wine classic recipe
Ingredients
Ripe cherries – 3 kg
Granulated sugar – 1,5 kg
Water – 4 L
Method of preparation
The fruit does not need to be washed. It must be sorted out, the rotten fruits removed and all the bones removed. It is very important to preserve all the juice as much as possible.
We heat the water to 25 degrees, mix with 500 g of sugar and pour the pulp of the cherry with such a light syrup.
We cover the neck of the container with gauze and transfer it for 3-4 days to a dark, warm place.
In a day, the first signs of fermentation should already appear. And now every day we mix the wort several times.
After the active fermentation stage is completed, we filter the liquid through a fine strainer or gauze.
Mix the resulting juice with 500 g of sugar and pour into a clean fermentation container. The container must be filled to a maximum of 75%.
We install a water seal or a medical glove and transfer the vessel to a dark place with a temperature of 18–25 degrees. The fermentation process can last 25-60 days.
After 4–5 days, we introduce 250 g of sugar into the wort. After another 5 days, repeat this procedure.
After the end of fermentation, young wine must be drained from the sediment through a straw.
At this stage, you can take a sample and further sweeten the drink or add alcohol / vodka in an amount of 2-15% of the total volume of wine.
Pour the cherry wine into a clean container and transfer it to a room with a temperature of 6-16 degrees. As sediment settles, the drink must be poured through a straw into a clean container.
As soon as the sediment ceases to fall, the wine is bottled and corked well.
Store the finished product should be no more than 5-6 years in a cool place. The strength of the drink is 11-13%.
Cherry wine without water
Ingredients
Cherry – 10 kg
Granulated sugar – 5 kg
Method of preparation
Unwashed, but selected fruits of cherries, together with the seeds, are transferred to a container of a suitable volume, sprinkling each layer with sugar.
Close the container with a lid and transfer it to a cool place. This stage may take from 1,5 to 2 months.
Stir the contents of the container from time to time so that the sugar is completely dissolved.
After the end of fermentation, the wort must be filtered, and the pulp must be squeezed out with gauze.
We bottle young wine and send it to a cool place for a couple of months. Then you can start tasting.
Simple cherry wine
Ingredients
Unwashed cherries – 1 kg
Water – 1 L
Granulated sugar – 700 g
Method of preparation
To begin with, you need to sort out the cherries, remove spoiled berries, excess debris and remove the seeds.
In a container with a wide neck, mix all the ingredients, cover with gauze and leave warm for 2-3 days. Stir daily with a wooden spatula or spoon.
When the number of bubbles and foam becomes less, leave the mixture for another 3-5 days and do not stir it any more.
During this time, all the pulp will rise up, it must be collected with a slotted spoon and then squeezed through gauze.
The resulting liquid is poured into a clean glass container and a water seal is installed.
After a week, a precipitate will appear. The wine should be carefully drained and bottled. Then leave it for 15 days under the same conditions.
Now we transfer the young wine to a cool place and leave it for 1,5–2 months to stabilize the taste.
Cherry compote wine
Ingredients
Cherry compote – 6 l
Sugars – 400 g
Raisins – a small handful
Method of preparation
If you only have boiled compote, then it should be placed in a warm place for 2-3 days so that it begins to ferment. If you use conservation, then we skip this step.
We mix the drink with unwashed raisins and granulated sugar, install a water seal and leave it in a warm place until the fermentation is complete.
Young wine must be filtered and bottled in glass bottles.
Before tasting, it must be kept in a cellar or refrigerator for at least 4-5 months.
Cherry juice wine
This recipe calls for the addition of sourdough. To prepare raisin sourdough, you can use the recipe that we previously published in the topic: “Raisin Wine”.
Ingredients
Cherry juice – 3 l
Yeast – 500 g
Granulated sugar – 500 g
Alcohol – to taste
Method of preparation
In a glass container, mix cherry juice, sugar and sourdough. Leave in a warm place for one week.
On the 7th day of fermentation, drain the liquid from the sediment and pour in alcohol according to your taste preferences.
The resulting drink is bottled and kept in a cool place for at least six months.
Cherry wine is ready! You can serve it to the table.
An alternative to the cherry wine recipe
Ingredients
Cherry – 4,5 kg
Unrefined sugar – 400 g
Method of preparation
Sort the cherries, remove the stalks, wash thoroughly, dry.
Remove the bones and set aside. Mash the berries. Transfer the resulting mass to a barrel or similar wooden container.
Weigh the bones, take a sixth, finely crush, mix with sugar and add to the cherry.
Bury the barrel for safety in the sand two-thirds of its height. It is necessary to ensure that the barrel is always full, and, if necessary, top it up with cherry juice.
When the wine stops fermenting, seal the barrel tightly. Store in the cellar for 2 months.
The fermented wine is carefully, using a thin hose, poured into another container, trying not to disturb the sediment, and bottled.
Cork bottles, store in a cool place, in a horizontal position.
Cherry pulp wine
Ingredients
Cherry pulp – 5 kg
Sugar syrup – 4 l
Water – 3 liters of water
Method of preparation
Put the cherry pulp in a 10-liter bottle and pour warm 35% sugar syrup (1 g of sugar per 350 liter of water).
Tie the neck of the bottle with gauze and put in a warm place.
On the 4th-6th day, when the pulp in the bottle floats, remove the gauze from the neck, install a water seal and seal.
Fermentation time, depending on the room temperature, ranges from 30 to 50 days. After this period, carefully drain the juice into a clean bottle, and squeeze the pulp.
The juice obtained from it is filtered, drained into a bottle, re-installed a water seal, sealed and kept for another 20-30 days under a water seal. Then the wine is carefully drained from the sediment and poured into clean, dry bottles, corked and taken out to a cold, dark storage room.
Strong cherry wine
Ingredients
Cherry juice – 10 l
Sugar – 3,5 kg
Water – 2,5 L
Alcohol – 0,5 l
Method of preparation
Wash ripe cherries, chop, removing most of the seeds (70-80%), squeeze the juice.
From juice, water and 2,5 kg of sugar, make wort, add yeast starter, put on fermentation.
After 10 days, remove the wine from the sediment, add alcohol, 1 kg of sugar, mix and hold for 7-10 days.
Filter, bottle and cork carefully.
Cherry and white currant wine
Ingredients
Juice of sour cherries – 1 l
Water – 1 L
Juice of white (red) currant – 1 l
Sugars – 500 g
Method of preparation
Pound ripe sour cherries. Cover the resulting mass and keep at rest for 24 hours.
Then press or squeeze the juice and add water, currant juice and sugar to it.
Pour the resulting mixture into a small barrel, cover it and stir occasionally for several days, and then let it ferment.
After the end of fermentation, top up the barrel with boiled water to the very top and after a few days filter the wine and bottle it.
Cherry wine: benefits and harms
Before talking about any properties of cherry wine, it should be remembered that an alcoholic drink can only be beneficial if drunk in moderation.
But even a small dose is not always beneficial. Especially cherry wine is contraindicated for people:
With high acidity and diseases that are associated with it. For example, hyperacid gastritis.
Diabetes mellitus.
Gastric ulcer.
It should also be remembered that a large amount of cherry drink can destroy tooth enamel. Therefore, it is better to drink it a little bit, then you will have an appetite, your mood will improve, and “bad” cholesterol will also come out of the blood.
Relevance: 01.07.2018
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