Compote house wine appreciated by many lovers of beverages with a tart taste. Each housewife faced the problem of fermentation of berry or fruit canned or fresh brewed beverage. Over time, a sweet drink in an open jar acquires a characteristic smell and taste.
However, not everyone guessed about the possibility of making an exclusive berry wine based on a "spoiled" ordinary drink. Not less fragrant alcohol can be obtained from fermented jam or jam. Learn how to make wine from the compote without leaving your own kitchen, especially since each recipe has simple components and an understandable way of cooking.
Compote house wine
Compote wine is easy to cook, especially if you know a few proven recipes. The favorite drink of the ancient god Bacchus does not have to be prepared from the fermented component. To create a homemade wine appropriate and freshly made drink from the berries. To main ingredient (if it is not spoiled) add sugar and a little sourdough. Available ingredients significantly reduce the cost of finished liqueur.
Important! For the preparation of high-quality homemade alcohol using glass or wooden utensils. Plastic or metal containers should be excluded in order to avoid the loss of the special aroma of the drink.
Compote Homemade Wine Recipes
Some connoisseurs of home-made wine products are boldly experimenting with the ingredients of the composition - adding raisins and honey in addition to sugar. Unchanged basis for kompotnogo liqueur remain homemade sour drinks with plums, cherries, strawberries, apples and apricots. Advantage The proposed methods of homemade products liquefaction is the ability to enhance the taste of a natural drink.
Plum compote wine
To prepare a delicious strong wine made from sour plum compote at home you need the following ingredients:
- 3 l of the main drink;
- ¾ cup of granulated sugar;
- 4 tablespoons of dried raisins.
At the beginning of the liquid filter to remove the remnants of plum slices (they must be left in a separate container, do not in any way throw in the trash). Then they prepare the sourdough: 250 ml of the strained plum broth is heated to a temperature of + 30 ° C, and for home-made compote wine to have the best taste, a handful of raisins are added to it, ground with sugar. The resulting mass is thoroughly mixed, cover with ordinary gauze and leave for four hours warm.
After the active fermentation stage, the resulting wine yeast is poured into a clean glass jar with the remainder of the plum liquid. The container with the contents is placed in a dark and warm place.
Important! Buy for home winemaking special covers on cans with water trap. They are sold at many points of sale of household goods.
The remaining boiled plums are rubbed through a sieve and mixed with a small amount of sugar, after which they are also placed in a warm place. After complete dissolution of sugar with plum gruel, with a mass of preparing a sweet syrup over low heat. As soon as the obtained viscous liquid cools it, it is poured into a jar and filled with water so that it eventually begins to ferment.
The contents of both containers are combined, after the end of the fermentation stage. Then everything is vigorously stirred, rid of sediment by filtering. The result is a 15% plum liqueur with a light aroma. Alcoholic product must be poured into sterilized bottles and placed for three months, settled in a cool room.
Cherry Compote Wine
If an experienced housewife fermented a compote of natural cherries, she knows what to do. For the preparation of a magnificent cherry-tree they use 6 liters of the main home-made drink (other products: 2 glasses of raisins and sugar). Dried grapes pour canned drink in the cape. Put in a warm place for 2 hours. The remaining amount of liquid is mixed together with granulated sugar. Both mixtures are combined after softening the raisins in the first container.
Important! Raisins are not washed to preserve the wild yeast that is present on its surface.Next, the contents are warmed, filtered, sealed, poured and cooled similarly to the previous recipes.
The best grape varieties suitable for wine: isabella, halachi, rizamat, harold, roshfort, furor, volga.
Apple Compote Wine
For the preparation of home-made apple trees they take 3 liters of drink, 300 g of granulated sugar and a handful of raisins. The basis for the future of apple compote wine is filtered through a sieve. Pieces of apples shift in a separate container and fall asleep with one or two teaspoons of sugar. In the filtered sweet liquid pour unwashed raisins (50 g).
The remains of apples and wine leaven are left in a place protected from direct sunlight for 2 hours. Further, all connect, well mixing. The bottled liqueur in cans is sealed with special covers and wrapped in a blanket for two weeks.
Strawberry Compote Wine
The list of ingredients for future strawberry liqueur according to the recipe of our grandmothers' homemade wine, who knew how to make amazing liqueurs from compote:
- 3 liters of main canned drink;
- 8 tablespoons of natural honey;
- a teaspoon of rice.
Did you know? Some fans of unusual wines add a handful of raisins or rice to their next drink. The introduction of these components enhances the fermentation process. Wine alcohol gets a memorable taste.The method of preparation is not much different from the recipes of previous homemade fruit wines, but still has its own nuances. In this case, raisin replaces rice. Another important difference is that the home brew is left in a warm place for 4 days.
Apricot Compote Wine
If the apricot fruit is fermented, you can make homemade apricot. To do this, use:
- 3 l apricot soup;
- 100 g fresh raspberries;
- a tablespoon of honey;
- a glass of sugar.
What can wine be made from except grapes? From apples, raspberries, mountain ash, gooseberries and even jam.
Wine from fermented compote
Excellent way to transform the moldy liquid dessert in the dining liqueur with a pronounced pleasant taste. If you are anticipating the preparation of such a drink, you should prepare the mash in advance:
- In a separate container, ground raspberries with sugar.
- Pour the obtained berry gruel with a few teaspoons of warm water.
- Maintain a leaven in heat for 2-3 days.
Yeast compote wine
Few winemakers know how to properly make a compote wine with yeast content. For this recipe, use a homemade cherry drink. Importantso that it is cooked without sugar, because this nuance affects the degree. In addition to the cherry drink (3 liters) and granulated sugar (600 g), add 15 g of dry packaged yeast.
To prepare, pour the filtered drink into a clean spacious glass container and pour in the specified amount of yeast and sugar. Stir the mass thoroughly and leave it near the heat until the sugar crystals completely dissolve.
Instead of a sealed cover, a rubber glove is put on the can. In one of the fingers, the products pierce a hole with a needle. Home winemaking experts recommend wrapping the container in a warm blanket and leave to ferment the liqueur for up to 1.5 months. Next, the resulting product is filtered and bottled for further maturation for a two-week period.
A versatile way to make compote wine
There are universal recipes for making fortified liqueurs from sour or old compote drink rolled into cans. Do you want to please the guests with a cooled 27% home-made drink? For pouring you will need: a full three-liter jar of any household compote, sugar (2 cups) and a handful of sweet berries of dried grapes.
Did you know? Instead of the old compote, you can use fresh berries, water may take the place of the fruit liquid, and sugar and raisins are added in the usual proportions.
The process of making wine mash completely repeats the above recipes. The prepared mixture is cleaned of sediment and poured into resealable jars. Fruit and berry liqueur will be ready for use in exactly two months. Now you know how to make high-quality wine from a swollen compote.
