Moonshine from blackthorn (blackthorn) at home: cooking recipes

Blackthorn or wild plum in Our Country grows in the Central, Middle lane and southern regions. The culture forms dense thickets. From fruits make jam, compotes. Tincture from the turn on moonshine turns out fragrant, saturated color. The drink can be driven out independently from the berries.

The benefits and harms of moonshine on the turn

Turn is one of the berries that is often used to make moonshine.

During fermentation and subsequent distillation, the main active substances are completely preserved. The fruits contain:

• tannins, giving astringency to the taste of the finished product;
• sucrose, so the mash is won even without the addition of sugar;
• pectins;
• ascorbic acid, which remains after distillation in the same amount;
• B vitamins_1,2,3, E;
• minerals: calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus;
• organic acids.

Moonshine infused on the turn has a number of useful properties:

1. Astringent, antiseptic. Used in the treatment of dysentery, colitis, intoxication, vomiting. The drink normalizes intestinal motility.
2. Diuretic, diaphoretic, antipyretic. Indicated for viral infections, kidney disease, urolithiasis, edema.
3. Moonshine tincture increases appetite, improves metabolism, and has a calming effect.
4. Prevents the appearance of beriberi.
5. Antibacterial, expectorant properties help to cope with bronchitis, tonsillitis. With the help of lotions, purulent formations on the skin, boils are eliminated.
6. Lowers blood pressure.

Moonshine on the turn, like any alcohol-containing substance, is beneficial with moderate use. It is not recommended to use the composition for people with peptic ulcer, gastritis against the background of increased secretion, with hepatitis and diabetes. Carefully give drinks based on turn to people with individual intolerance.

Turn selection and preparation

To obtain moonshine, ripe or overripe berries are used, crumbled fruits (without signs of decay) are suitable. Special preparation is not required, processing depends on the mash recipe. If the composition ferments on natural yeast, then the raw materials are not washed.

The turn is sorted out, the berries with black spots or rotting areas are thrown away. Remove the remains of leaves and branches.

If the goal is to insist moonshine on blackthorn, then ripe berries are taken, unripe ones will not work. Choose fruits of good quality with a uniformly colored surface.

Raw material preparation:

1. The berries are sorted, cleaned of small litter.
2. Wash under running water. If single fruits float to the surface, they are thrown away.
3. Lay out on a towel or cotton cloth, dry well.

For tincture use a turn without moisture residue.

Turne tincture on moonshine at home

You can insist moonshine on the turn with and without bones. In order for the drink to turn out with more pronounced tart notes, it is aged longer, the timing depends on gastronomic preferences. The ratio of berries and alcohol-containing drink specified in the recipe must be observed. The more thorns, the weaker the tincture.

A simple tincture of blackthorn on moonshine

Ingredients:

• turn – 1 kg;
• sugar – 3 tbsp. l. (you can take less or exclude completely);
• moonshine – 2,5 l.

Technology of preparation:

1. The berries are crushed with a blender or with a meat grinder, rubbed through a large metal sieve to remove seeds.
2. Sugar is added, mixed and left to dissolve the crystals.
3. The berry mass is placed in a jar (3 l) and poured with moonshine. Shake the container well.
4. Close the lid and put in a dark room.
5. Within two weeks, the mass is periodically stirred. In the future, this procedure is excluded.
6. After three weeks, the flesh of the blackthorn will completely settle to the bottom. They taste it, if you need to add astringency to the tincture, then leave it for another 10 days.
7. Separate moonshine from sediment. You can use a straw or filter through gauze.
8. Drain the tincture into a clean jar, close and leave until sediment may appear. If it is, then it is separated.

Pouring the tincture into bottles. You can taste immediately or keep in a cool place for another seven days.

The tincture is consumed chilled.

Tincture of moonshine on the turn with stones

This recipe uses whole berries. The tincture consists of the following ingredients:

• turn – 1/2 of a can with a capacity of 3 liters;
• moonshine – 1 l;
• sugar – 150

How to make a tincture:

1. Turns are poured into the bottle.
2. Add sugar, mix so that it is distributed over all the fruits.
3. Moonshine is poured, it should completely cover the raw materials.
4. Close the lid, shake the contents thoroughly.
5. Put in a dark room with a temperature of + 20-25 ⁰C for 30 days.
6. The container is periodically shaken so that the turn gives off the juice better.

A month later, the liquid is filtered from the berries. The tincture is ready to use.

Stones add a richer shade and a pleasant aroma.

Almond tincture from turn on moonshine

To prepare the tincture, you need moonshine 50-60%; in a strong drink, the smell of almonds is revealed better:

Components:

• turn – 1,5 kg;
• moonshine – 1,5 l;
• almonds – 1-2 pcs.;
• sugar – 150-200 g.

Recipe tinctures:

1. The prepared turn is treated from the bones.
2. Grind berries and almonds. The ingredients are mixed.
3. Place the workpiece in a glass container, add moonshine, close and shake.
4. Put for 15 days in a dark room. Stir occasionally.
5. For another 5-10 days, the container is not touched. During this time, sediment will appear at the bottom.
6. The liquid is filtered and sugar is added in portions until the desired taste is obtained.

The tincture is returned to a dark room for 14 days, if a precipitate appears, it is filtered again.

Almond tincture has a tart taste and a pleasant aroma.

Turne mash recipes for moonshine

There are several ways to put the mash on the turn: with the addition of sugar, with wild or cultural yeast. The duration of the process will differ from the chosen method. With natural yeast, it takes longer to win, but the aroma is more pronounced. With sugar, the process will take less time.

On wild yeast

Fermentation is started by unicellular fungi located on the surface of the berries, so it is recommended not to wash the turn. You will need a fermentation tank, it is pre-cleaned and dried well.

Braga on the turn is bet as follows:

1. Berries and water are taken in a ratio of 2: 1, for example, 5 liters of liquid will be required for 2,5 kg of raw materials.
2. The fruits are crushed to a homogeneous mass.
3. Place the raw material in a fermentation tank, add water, cover with a napkin.
4. To ferment the liquid, put for a day in a warm room.
5. Install a water seal. The room temperature must be at least 25 ⁰ C.
6. The process to completion will take approximately 30 days.

Braga on wild yeast is infused longer, but it turns out more fragrant

On cultural yeast

Ingredients:

• turn – 10 kg;
• water – 7-9 l;
• Yeast – 80

To ferment faster, it is better not to wash the berries.

How to do it:

1. The turn is crushed to a homogeneous consistency, the mass is processed from the seeds.
2. Place the raw material in a fermentation tank, add water.
3. Yeast is poured into 100 ml of warm water until dissolved, injected into the prepared raw material.
4. Cover with a lid on top (not tightly) and leave until characteristic noise and foam appear.
5. A water seal is installed and the container is placed in a dark room with a temperature of + 20-22 ⁰C.

When fermentation is over, the liquid is filtered and distilled.

Adding yeast allows you to get a drink much faster

With sugar

Blackthorn without sugar gives a low percentage of alcohol. The moonshine of the necessary strength will not be enough. There are two options: increase the amount of raw materials, or add sugar.

Components:

• sugar – 2,5 kg;
• turn – 10 kg;
• water – 10 l;
• Yeast – 50

Recipe:

1. Slightly heat water, dissolve sugar, allow to cool completely.
2. Raw materials are ground to a puree state.
3. The mass is placed in a fermentation tank, syrup and yeast are added.
4. A water seal is installed, left in a dark place at a temperature of + 20-28 ⁰C. The warmer the room, the faster it will win.

After completion of fermentation, the sediment is separated.

The process of obtaining mash with sugar and yeast takes about 10 days

Distillation and purification of moonshine from blackthorn

In the distillation process, moonshine is conditionally divided into three categories: head, body, tails. The initial fraction is toxic. In order not to get poisoned, it is better to remove the first 100 ml. Tailings – residues in the distillation, occupy approximately 25-30%. They can be determined with an alcohol meter. They are not toxic, but with an unpleasant fusel odor. To make moonshine from the turn as clean as possible, the initial and final fractions are removed.

To obtain a high-quality distillate, it is better to carry out a double distillation. The first process is the production of raw alcohol. There is no need for division into factions. Moonshine is diluted with water up to 35% and distilled again, separating the head and tails.

Additionally, you can clean with milk or manganese. In the first case, dilute 200 ml per 5 liters of moonshine, the liquid will turn white, after about a day a precipitate will appear at the bottom in the form of flakes, and the alcoholic drink will become crystal clear. Manganese 0,5 tsp per 5 liters of liquid, it will turn pink, then a precipitate will appear, it is separated, and light moonshine is obtained.

Conclusion

Turne tincture on moonshine is one of the ways to process berries. The strength of the drink depends on the percentage of alcohol. You can make it stronger or lower alcohol. In addition to taste and bright color, the product has medicinal properties that have been used in alternative medicine.