There are many different wines, but dry wine drinks, which use a minimal amount of sugar in their production, are especially popular. To make dry wine yourself at home, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of its creation.
Features of preparing dry wine
There are several important features that you need to familiarize yourself with before making dry wine:
- It is recommended to prepare aromatic grape wine from low-sweet varieties that contain no more than twenty percent sugar;
- for fermenting liquids, it is better to use pre-sterilized containers, as this will protect the liquid from the entry of unnecessary microorganisms;
- Prepared dry wine must be stored in dark rooms with low temperatures.
Rules for choosing ingredients
In order for the prepared wine drink to be tasty and aromatic, you need to familiarize yourself with how to choose the right ingredients to create it.
Experts who have been creating dry wine for many years recommend using varieties that contain 20% sugar. This is enough to make the wine strong enough. There are several suitable varieties, but it is better to use Isabella. Many winemakers use it because it has the following advantages:
- the wine drink from Isabella has a ruby color;
- with prolonged aging, the wine will become many times stronger;
- It is easier to prepare wine from Isabella than from other varieties.
How to make dry wine from grapes at home
Most often, people use a simple recipe for making a sugar-free drink. However, there are other ways to make aromatic and strong red wine.
Wine preparation
The preparation process begins with the preparation of grape must. To begin with, all the berries are torn from the tassels and sorted to get rid of spoiled fruits. Then they are placed in a deep container and begin to be crushed by hand. At the same time, they must be pressed carefully so as not to damage the bones.
Some people crush the berries with a special press, but this should not be done, as this may worsen the taste of the drink. As a result of pressing the grapes, a must is obtained, from which wine will be created in the future.
Fermentation on pulp
After preparing the wort, prepare a container in which it will ferment. It is filled three-quarters full with the grape mixture, after which the neck of the jar is covered with gauze. Then the filled container is transferred to a room where the temperature does not drop below twenty degrees. The mixture should remain in this room for one and a half weeks. During this period of time, the pulp will rise upward, causing a foamy cap to appear on the surface. It is recommended to stir the mixture regularly so that it does not have time to sour.
After one and a half weeks of fermentation on the pulp, all the liquid is poured into small bottles with narrow necks.
Fermentation
The fermented liquid is poured into bottles so that they are two-thirds full. The remaining unfilled part of the containers is needed so that the released carbon dioxide accumulates in it. A special water seal is installed on the neck of the filled container, which helps the accumulated gases escape.
During fermentation, filled bottles should be kept in rooms where the temperature is kept in the range of 18-25 degrees above zero. Under such conditions, fermentation will last one and a half months.
Maturation
After fermentation is complete, the wine drink begins to mature. It is poured into empty bottles in which it will be stored in the future. This is done using a small thin tube. When pouring, it should not be applied to the very bottom so that sediment does not get into the liquid.
Filled containers are tightly closed with a lid to prevent oxygen from entering. If the bottle is not closed securely, the drink will not be stored for long and will quickly deteriorate. Maturation lasts for one and a half months, after which the wine can be tasted.
Fruit and berry recipe
You can make dry wine from ripe berries and fruits. For this you will need:
- two kilograms of currant berries;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- water;
- 100-200 grams of raisins.
Making the drink begins with chopping the berries. They are processed in a blender, after which they are heated to forty degrees. The mixture is then strained with gauze to separate the juice. The liquid without pulp is mixed with raisins, granulated sugar and water. Everything ferments for 10-15 days, after which the liquid is poured into a container and closed.
DIY semi-dry wine
The semi-dry drink is made from the following ingredients:
- 4-5 kilograms of white grapes;
- filtered water;
- 750 grams of sugar.
To make semi-sweet wine, you need to separate the grapes from the tassels, crush them and place them in fermentation containers. They should ferment for about a week. After this, the resulting juice is poured into a separate container, filled with water and mixed with sugar. The mixture should ferment with a water seal for about a month. Then it is poured into bottles, rolled up and taken away for storage.
Storage periods and rules
The prepared wine product should be stored in a cellar or basement, where there is no sunlight and the temperature does not rise above twenty degrees. These conditions are considered optimal for the prepared wine.
Conclusion
Dry wine lovers can prepare their own at home.
However, before this you need to familiarize yourself with the recipes for creating such a wine product.
