There are many alcoholic beverage recipes that you can make at home. Despite their variety, they have the same principles of preparation: the purification of alcohol and water, the addition of various softening, aromatic and flavoring additives. In order to adhere to the recipe exactly, it is recommended to have a household alcohol meter on the farm.
Alcohol vodka
The quality of a homemade drink will directly depend on the purity and softness of the water. It is recommended to use bottled, for example, from the line of baby food - then the base will not have to be additionally cleaned. However, the alcohol needs to be prepared.
For cleaning, pour it into a clean glass jar and add powdered pharmacy activated carbon (15 tablets per 3 liters). Stir the contents of the container and let stand. After a day, pour the alcohol into a clean dish through ironed gauze or white flannel.
Add purified alcohol to the water in small portions. To achieve the desired strength of the drink, use an alcohol meter. If you do not have a special measuring device, stick to the common proportions: 2 parts alcohol and 3 parts water.
Vodka does not have to be 40% ABV. According to the State Standard of the Russian Federation, alcohol in this drink can be from 40 (in European countries - from 37.5%) to 56%.
To add softness to the vodka, it is advisable to add sugar syrup, which must be prepared from equal parts of water and granulated sugar. Add 1 teaspoon of syrup to 1 liter of homemade vodka, tightly seal the dishes with an alcoholic drink and let stand for at least a day. Chill the vodka before drinking.
Alcohol tincture
Homemade alcoholic tinctures are usually called alcoholic beverages with a strength of 18% to 60%. Fruits, berries, spices, spices and other additives are often cold insisted on alcohol diluted with water (homemade vodka with a strength of 45-50%).
You will get a wonderful aromatic tincture from cranberries. Grind a glass of clean berries with the same amount of granulated sugar, pour 0.5 liters of homemade vodka and leave for 2 weeks to a month. After holding the tincture, it can be diluted, if desired, with clean water to the desired strength:
- 30 to 60% - bitter or semi-sweet drink;
- from 18 to 25% with a sugar content of up to 30 g per half glass - sweet liqueur.
If in 0.5 cups of tincture there are 30 to 40 g of sugar, then this is already considered a liqueur; even sweeter drinks (about 50 g of sugar per half cup) are called liqueur.
It remains to strain the finished drink and place in the cold.
Homemade liquor
Home liqueurs are usually made from fresh fruit and berry juices, which are fortified with refined alcohol and sweetened. In addition, you can infuse the fruit with vodka. You can add various aromatic essences to your taste.
A very fragrant liqueur is obtained from fresh strawberries. Pour 1 kg of berries into 1 liter of vodka and keep in a warm place in a sealed container for half a month. After that, strain the drink through cheesecloth. Boil the syrup from 0.5 liters of water and 1 kg of sugar, cool to room temperature. Mix the strawberry infusion with the syrup and place in a dark place for a week.
Caraway, mint, rose hips, marjoram, zest and other additives give a characteristic aroma to homemade liqueurs. Essences for an alcoholic drink can be made in advance by drying the plants. Grind them into powder, fill with alcohol of high concentration (at least 75% -90%) in a ratio of 1:10 and let stand for a week. Using various essences, spices, herbs, berries and fruits, you can create your own signature recipes.
