Pies, casseroles, pancakes and dumplings – are you tired of all this, and you want something more interesting? We offer 4 recipes for homemade cherry wine! It has a very soft and distinct taste, which is a bit like compote or jam. This wine captivates even those who do not like classic grape wines. So definitely try it!
Classic stone cherry wine
All you need is a berry, water, sugar and a drop of patience!
You will need: 3 kg of cherries, 3 liters of water, 1 kg of sugar.
Preparation:
1. Clean the berry from debris and leaves, but do not wash it to preserve the so-called “wild yeast” on the skin;
2. Crush the cherries by hand – so you don’t have to pick them from the pits;
3. Put the berry in an enamel container, add 400 g of sugar and pour water;
4. Tighten the preparation with gauze and put it in a warm place for 4 days, stirring 3 times a day with a wooden spoon;
5. Strain the preparation, squeeze out the cherry cake and wash about a quarter of the pits (the rest can be thrown away);
6. Pour about 2/3 of the liquid into glass jars, add bones and another 200 g of pre-dissolved sugar;
7. If there is no special water seal, cover the cans with latex gloves with a hole in one finger and put them in a dark place;
8. After 5 days, add another 200 g of sugar and remove the stones;
9. After another 6 days, filter the preparation and add the last 200 g of sugar;
10. After 10 days, replace the glove with a regular lid and put the jars in a warm place for 30 days until the wine matures.
Homemade wine from pitted cherries
You can use frozen cherries for this homemade wine recipe!
You will need: 6 kg of cherries, 3 kg of sugar, 8 liters of water.
Preparation:
1. Heat water in an enamel container to about 30 degrees, add cherries and 1 kg of sugar to it;
2. Cover the container with gauze and put it in a warm, dark place for 4 days, but be sure to stir it 2-3 times a day;
3. Strain the preparation through a fine sieve or the same gauze in several layers, take away the cake;
4. Add another 1 kg of sugar, mix well and pour the future wine into glass jars;
5. Put on latex gloves with a perforated finger and put them back for 5 days;
6. Add 500 g of sugar, stir and put the jars away again for 5 days, and repeat the procedure again;
7. After that, you can take the wine to the final fermentation, which takes 1-2 months, until
Homemade cherry wine without water
The taste is as concentrated as possible, but the wine will be strong!
You will need: 10 kg of cherries, 5 kg of sugar.
Preparation:
1. Sort the cherry, but not mine and do not remove the stones;
2. Put it in jars or bottles in layers, sprinkling each layer with sugar;
3. Close the lid, put it in a cool place and safely leave it there for 1.5-2 months, stirring occasionally;
4. At the end, strain everything through a sieve, and squeeze the cake with cheesecloth, pour the wine into bottles – and it’s done!
Homemade wine from cherry compote
If you have nowhere to put several liters of cherry compote – we have found a solution!
You will need: 6 liters of compote, 400 g of sugar, a handful of raisins.
Preparation:
1. Take the compote in a glass jar in a warm place for 2-3 days;
2. Add a handful of unwashed raisins and sugar to it, cover the jar with a latex glove with a finger hole;
3. Take the container to heat until the end of fermentation. About 1 to 2 months until the sediment stops falling;
4. Pour the wine into bottles and keep it in the refrigerator for another couple of months.