Berries are very beneficial for the human body, but it is not always possible to buy grapes in the middle of winter. Therefore, housewives prepare grape juice at home for the winter. Its beneficial properties are in no way inferior to fresh fruit.
Subtleties of cooking
Cooking does not take much time, especially if you have a juicer or juicer at your disposal.
Knowing certain nuances, it’s not at all difficult to do it:
- If you prepare dark and light grapes together, you get a very beautiful, tasty and incredibly aromatic drink.
- The shorter the heat treatment time, the more vitamins are retained in the liquid.
- Jars or bottles, lids are sterilized in any convenient way.
- The juice sits for several months and then settles. The liquid is drained, being careful not to mix it with sediment, pasteurized and stored for further storage.
There are practically no subtleties in preparation, so even a beginner can cope with this task.
How to choose grapes for juice
Half the success depends on the correct choice of fruits. The drink is prepared from any grape variety, including white. The taste and benefits of each are excellent.
Using the best wine varieties, you get healthy and tasty juice. It contains a high content of vitamins and optimal levels of sweetness and acidity:
- Berry selection. The drink is made from ripe juicy berries. Definitely fresh. The fruits must not be damaged. Rotten specimens significantly spoil the taste of the finished juice.
- Of the white varieties, the muscat variety is more suitable.
Making grape juice at home is not at all difficult. After spending a little time in the summer, the whole family will enjoy a healthy drink in winter.
Juicing methods
It is prepared in different ways. Each housewife, based on personal preferences, chooses the best option for herself.
In a juicer
Using this device, preparing a drink is not difficult, the process is a pleasure. Since the berries only need to be washed and placed in a container. Fold straight with tassels.
It is necessary to stir the mixture occasionally.
The finished juice, without boiling, is immediately rolled up and stored. Use any available quantity of berries and preserve without sugar.
From a “Traditional” juicer
Knowing this recipe and having a juicer at hand, preparing the drink is quick and easy. You will need 5 kg of grapes, water and sugar. The berries are washed, sorted, removed from the brushes and dried. Squeeze the juice out of them, dilute it with water in a ratio of 2:1. Then granulated sugar is added to the liquid. It will require 50 g per liter.
The workpiece is placed on the fire and brought to a boil. Then cook for 10-15 minutes. When hot, pour into prepared containers and put away for storage.
Manual spin
If there are no auxiliary devices at hand, you can make the drink yourself. When cooking, be sure to wear rubber gloves, because grape acid corrodes your hands.
This harvesting method is the most labor-intensive of all.
The grapes are washed and the berries are removed from the branches. Place everything in a large container, then crush the berries with your hands. They try to do this so that not a single one remains intact. The resulting mass is filtered through a sieve into another container.
The liquid is poured into jars or bottles that are not sterilized and are not filled to the top. Then they are sent to be sterilized, after boiling they are boiled for 20 minutes. At the end of the time, roll up and wrap until completely cooled.
Cooking method
In order to make a healthy drink using this method, you need to prepare 5 kg of white grapes, 2 liters of water and 1 kg of sugar. Sort out the berries, add water and put on low heat. After boiling, cook for 30 minutes. When finished, strain into a separate container and add all the sugar there. Bring to a boil again and let simmer for 7-10 minutes. Pour it into containers and roll up. Leave at room temperature until completely cooled.
With apples
The combination of grapes and apples is a vitamin complex that is useful for a weakened body in winter. It is not difficult to prepare; you will need 1.5 kg of apples, 2.5 kg of grapes.
Extract juice from the main ingredients using a juicer. Mix and bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes. Pour into prepared jars and roll up. This juice is stored at room temperature and in the cellar.
With pulp
Almost all housewives practice preparing a drink with pulp.
Having a juicer at home can make this process much easier.
Wash the berries, sort them thoroughly and pass through a juicer; to preserve a large amount of pulp, use a cone attachment.
Drain the resulting liquid and put on fire, after boiling, set aside for 15 minutes. The finished juice is poured hot into jars. After complete cooling, put away for storage.
How to preserve juice
There are 2 known methods. Each housewife chooses a convenient method for preparing a drink for the winter:
- Pasteurization. You need to squeeze out the juice, pour it into jars and close it with lids. Leave to sterilize for 15-25 minutes. depending on the size of the cans. Then they are pulled out and rolled up.
- Hot spill. The finished boiled juice must be rolled up immediately when the drink is ready.
Each method has its positive and negative sides; you should not be categorical about one method.
How to store juice
I would like to prepare the juice for the winter so that it can stand for a long time and not spoil. To do this, you must strictly follow the recipe and proportions specified in it. Jars and lids must be sterilized for a long time, then they must be dried.
In the room where the finished product will be stored, there should be no sudden changes in temperature, and even more so it should not fall below 0 ⁰C, but it should not be raised above +15 ⁰C.
Relative humidity, not higher than 80%, ensures that the jars will last a long time. At the same time, their contents will not deteriorate due to moisture getting inside.
The product does not lose its beneficial properties for 3-5 years.
Making a vitamin drink from grapes is a healthy thing. Every housewife can provide her family with a supply of vitamins for the winter.
