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Red currant (lat. Ríbes rúbrum) is a healthy and tasty berry that can be eaten not only fresh, but also as jam, compote or jam. All lovers of home-made spirits highly appreciate the tincture prepared on the basis of these berries for its unusual taste and unsurpassed aroma of berries. Homemade redcurrant vodka tincture is a great alternative to purchased alcohol, which, moreover, if properly prepared and used wisely, will have a positive healing effect on the body.
The benefits and harms of redcurrant tincture
It has long been widely known that Ríbes rúbrum berries are a real pantry, which contains a lot of useful vitamins and microelements.
Homemade alcohol prepared on the basis of currants, with regular use in reasonable quantities, will help to saturate the body with useful substances and will contribute to the proper functioning of the body as a whole.
The main benefits of this medicine, prepared at home, are as follows:
- due to the high content of pectin in currants, this alcohol will help to remove all kinds of harmful and toxic substances from the body;
- its use will become an additional guarantor of protection against the occurrence of inflammatory diseases of various origins, disorders in the digestive tract;
- it has the ability to stop the growth of malignant tumors;
- regular use of this drink will help replenish in the body such elements as iron, potassium, vitamins A, B1;
- it removes excess fluid from the body, which, lingering in it, causes swelling and adversely affects the appearance of a person as a whole;
- Ríbes rubrum has choleretic properties;
- positively affects the work of the entire circulatory system as a whole;
- has mild laxative properties.
Thus, the range of positive effects of alcohol from Ríbes rubrum on home-made vodka, provided that it is used as a medicine, is unusually wide.
With all this, one should not forget that such a homemade tincture is alcohol, which means that its use can have a downside.
- First, the alcohol intake should always be reasonable. As a rule, in therapeutic doses, it is enough to consume 3 tablespoons of this substance per day. If you increase this proportion, then gradually a person may become addicted to alcohol.
- Second, the you should not take homemade currant tincture on vodka for people who are addicted to alcohol, as this will certainly cause them to experience a so-called binge.
- Third, such a drink is contraindicated for people who are prone to allergic reactions, in particular, to the berries themselves. For them, drinking a drink will not result in any positive consequences, but will only cause an allergy attack with all the ensuing consequences.
How to make homemade redcurrant tincture
Berries are the main component of homemade Ríbes rúbrum vodka tincture. Therefore, in order for the drink to turn out to be of high quality, the first step is to properly prepare them for the preparation process.
To prepare homemade alcohol, you need to take fresh berry raw materials.
In order to prepare the berries for cooking, you must:
- carefully sort out the harvested crop and remove all twigs, leaves, unripe and rotten berries from it;
- rinse under running water;
- rid the fruits of excess liquid, and for this it is worth laying them out on a towel in an even layer and waiting for a while.
In addition to the fruit part, you need to take care of the alcoholic component of the drink in advance. To do this, you should use only high-quality alcohol purchased at the store, or home-made moonshine.
In addition, you should prepare in advance the container in which the drink will be infused. Most often, ordinary glass jars are used for this purpose, which must be washed in advance, and if desired, carry out the sterilization process.
Redcurrant Tincture Recipes
There are a lot of recipes for homemade redcurrant tinctures on vodka. Such a drink can be prepared using vodka, alcohol, homemade moonshine, gin, cognac, etc.
Redcurrant tincture with vodka
A simple recipe for homemade redcurrant vodka tincture.
Components of the drink:
- red currant – 300 g;
- vodka – 500 g;
- granulated sugar – 150
How to cook:
- prepare berries;
- sprinkle them with sugar and pour these components with the specified amount of vodka;
- hermetically close the jar with the future drink, shake it thoroughly and leave it in a dark place for 14 days;
- once every 3 or 4 days, you need to repeat the procedure with stirring;
- after the specified number of days, the liquid must be filtered using clean gauze, then bottled.
Homemade drink is ready to drink.
Homemade currant tincture with vodka and vermouth
Constituent Ingredients:
- high-quality vodka – 1 l;
- granulated sugar – 10 g;
- vermouth (dry) – 250 g;
- red currant – 500 g.
Sequence of preparation:
- pour prepared berries into a pre-sterilized container and pour them with vermouth, shake the jar thoroughly;
- add to these two components the indicated amount of vodka and sugar;
- leave everything in this form for 14 days in a dark place.
After such exposure, the homemade drink is ready. It is not necessary to strain it before use.
Homemade tincture of red and black currants on vodka
Ingredients:
- berries of red and black currant – 350 g of each type;
- granulated sugar – 180 g;
- vodka – 1 l;
- pure distilled water – 2 liters.
Step-by-step instruction:
- put the prepared berries in a jar in layers, alternating them and sprinkling each type of currant; close the lid tightly and send the berries to a dark place for 3 days;
- after 3 days, pour the contents of the jar with vodka and send it to a cool place for 90 days;
- after 90 days, filter the liquid using gauze, dilute with the specified amount of water and bottle.
Red currant tincture with alcohol
Preparation of a drink on alcohol involves the use of high-quality proven alcoholic raw materials. For this, it is better to acquire a food form. According to the fortress, the base should be 65 – 70%.
A classic recipe for homemade redcurrant tincture with alcohol
For cooking you will need:
- red currant – 700 g;
- distilled water – 400 ml;
- sugar (it is better to use brown) – 500 g;
- alcohol (strength not less than 65 degrees) – 1 l.
How to cook:
- boil sugar syrup using sugar and water;
- pour currants into the syrup;
- warm all the ingredients on low heat for about 5 minutes;
- after cooling the components, pour alcohol into them, mix everything actively;
- pour the liquid into a jar, tightly cork and send to a place inaccessible to sunlight. Shake once every 1 days.
Alcohol will be ready to drink in 30 days. It must first be filtered.
Homemade tincture of Ríbes rúbrum in alcohol using shrub leaves
Ingredients:
- berry raw materials – its quantity is determined by the complete filling of a 1 liter jar;
- red currant bush leaves – 10 pcs.;
- alcohol – 500 g;
- water – 500 g;
- sugar – 500
Preparation:
- pour the washed and sorted berries into a jar, place sugar, shrub leaves on top and pour these components with alcohol;
- A tightly closed container must be left in a dark place for 90 days. On average, alcohol is ready for consumption already on the 45th day. Before that, everything must be filtered.
Tincture on red currant on moonshine
Moonshine redcurrant tincture recipe:
Ingredients:
- berry raw materials – 3,5 kg;
- currant bush leaves – 15 pcs.;
- moonshine – 5 l;
- sugar (preferably brown)
Cooking steps:
- put leaves on the bottom of a glass container, on top – berries sprinkled with sugar;
- with such layers it is necessary to fill the jar by 2/3;
- leave the jar in a dark place for 72 hours;
- pour the components of moonshine, shake everything;
- leave the jar in a dark place for another 60 days. Shake contents approximately 2 times a week;
- Strain several times before use and bottle.
Противопоказания
There are practically no contraindications for drinking homemade alcohol from Ríbes rubrum on vodka. There are only a few cases that clearly indicate that such alcohol is contraindicated:
- pregnancy;
- ulcers, gastritis, increased acidity of the gastrointestinal tract, liver disease – due to the high content of acids in the product;
- hepatitis;
- pancreatitis;
- low blood clotting.
Terms and conditions of storage
Homemade alcohol from currant fruits on vodka can be stored for no more than 3 years. At the same time, it is desirable that it be bottled in a dark color and stored in cool places out of sunlight.
Conclusion
Homemade redcurrant tincture on vodka is a drink that has a whole range of positive effects on the human body, provided it is used correctly and reasonably. Preparing a drink is not difficult, the main thing is to follow the necessary recipe and stock up on time and patience.
