Wine made from fresh hawthorn is an extraordinary alcoholic drink. Even those who prefer very light drinks, like light wine or fruit liqueur, will like it thanks to its mild aroma and non-repulsive taste. You can add flavor accents with apples, grapes, chokeberries, lemon or orange.
Is it possible to make wine from hawthorn?
If previously only those who thoroughly knew the technology made hawthorn wine, now with the development of the Internet everyone has been able to acquire the necessary knowledge. You don't need to study a lot of literature to make tasty and safe alcohol. At the same time, it’s great that the drink turns out to be not only aromatic and beautiful, but also beneficial for the body (of course, in limited quantities).
Benefits and harms
Garden hawthorn has a lot of positive properties, and it retains them in an alcoholic drink. This is also due to the fact that in the pharmacy you can find a lot of tinctures and medications based on it. Doctors highlight the main positive actions:
- relaxation of muscles and nervous system;
- control cholesterol levels in the body;
- acceleration of metabolism - will help you lose weight;
- elimination of swelling;
- improvement of heart function;
- fight against neuroses, anxiety and depression;
- prevention of colds.
But there are also certain negative impacts, especially for those who have some health problems. Thus, drinking hawthorn wine is prohibited for people suffering from:
- from low blood pressure;
- from indigestion;
- various allergic reactions;
- serious diseases of the cardiovascular system.
Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not drink hawthorn wine.
How to make hawthorn wine at home
Yeast or raisins are added to enhance fermentation. It is important to follow consistency in any recipe. Alas, if the house or apartment is cold, the drink will not work. For its fermentation and infusion, a fairly high room temperature is required at all times.
Simple recipe
The simplest recipe is available to novice winemakers.No specific knowledge is required, and the result is almost 100 percent guaranteed. Taken:
- 5 kilograms of hawthorn;
- 10 liters of water;
- 10 grams of wine yeast - can be bought in specialized stores;
- 4 kilograms of white sugar.
First, prepare the syrup: sugar is mixed with water, heated, and boiled until thick. Hawthorn berries are placed on the bottom of the container and poured with hot syrup. The yeast is prepared, diluted with water, as stated in the instructions for use. Wait a few minutes and add them to the main mass.
The jar is closed with a water seal and left alone for three days. Next, drain the wort and add half the sugar. Again, they wait a week and repeat the procedure. The drink will be ready in 1.5 months.
Option without yeast
Yeast gives confidence that the wine will turn out, but its taste is not always felt. Those who are afraid that there will be a hoppy aroma can try making a drink from:
- 200 grams of hawthorn;
- 5 plant flowers;
- 1 liter of red wine;
- 70 grams of natural flower honey.
The berries are washed and dried. Add warm wine, honey, hawthorn to one container and simply send it to ferment in a warm place for three weeks.
Be sure to filter after this period and pour into jars.
With apples
The apple drink tastes very much like mulled wine. You will need to take:
- 2 liters of water;
- 100 grams of late variety apples;
- 1.5 kg of sugar (if the apples are unsweetened, you can take more);
- 1 kilogram of hawthorn.
Apples are crushed in any convenient way - in a meat grinder, on a grater, in a blender. Mix applesauce with berries and add a liter of water. Place in a warm place for three days, then filter and add sugar.
After 4 days, 200 ml of wort is drained, mixed with 400 g of sugar, left for three days, then the procedure is repeated again.
With grapes
To prepare this drink you will need:
- 4 kg granulated sugar;
- 5 kg of hawthorn;
- 10 liters of water;
- 200 g raisins.
Mix raisins, sugar and water and leave in a warm place for 4 days. The fact that the starter is ready can be seen by vigorous fermentation and the formation of thick foam.
Sugar is dissolved in water and the mixture is poured over hawthorn. Add starter and leave for three days. Then mix 1 liter of wort with an identical volume of sugar, return it, and leave for three days. The procedure is repeated two more times.
With chokeberry
They take;
- 2.5 kg of hawthorn;
- 3 kg sugar;
- 1 kg of rowan;
- 100 g raisins;
- 6 liters of water.
In general, the recipe is identical to the previous one. To obtain the aroma, rowan must be mashed.
With lemons and oranges
For 1 kg of the main ingredient you need:
- 0.6 kg of oranges;
- 2 kg sugar;
- 0.4 kg lemons;
- raisin.
Sourdough is done as standard. Lemons and oranges are added at the second stage of preparation (when the hawthorn is mixed with the starter and left to ferment).
Expiration date and storage rules
Stored in a warm and dark place. The maximum period is up to 2 years.
