Delicious and healthy apricots are simply irreplaceable for making jam, preserves, compotes, aromatic filling for pies. In China and Japan, these fruits are even salted like olives. In addition, apricots are widely used in the manufacture of delicious alcoholic beverages. If you want to make homemade wine from apricots, take note of a few simple recipes for making this drink.
Homemade apricot wine: a recipe
To make apricot wine you will need:
- 2 kilograms of apricots;
- 2 kilograms of sugar;
- 8 liters of water.
Wipe the fruits, peel and cover with warm water. Leave the mixture to ferment for 4-5 days, then mash the pulp into a pulp and add sugar.
Leave the drink to ferment for 6-7 days. However, several times a day you will need to stir the wort with a wooden spoon or spatula. After the end of gassing, filter the wine, bottle and leave to infuse for 2 months (at least).
Aromatic apricot wine: a recipe
Apricot wine prepared according to this recipe has a special aroma and rich taste thanks to the addition of nutmeg. You can enrich the drink with other spices - for example, a cinnamon stick or cloves.
To make apricot wine you will need:
- 2.5 kilograms of apricots;
- 1.5 kilograms of sugar;
- 0.5 liters of table grape wine;
- 1/2 tablespoon nutmeg;
- 2.5 liters of boiled water.
Peel ripe apricots from dust and seeds, chop, cover with warm water and grape wine. Add nutmeg to the mixture. Having cooked a syrup from 2.5 liters of water and 1.5 kilograms of sugar, also add it to the mixture - sugar will serve as a source of carbohydrates for microorganisms that provide fermentation.
Leave the starter culture in a warm place for 6-7 days, while stirring it from time to time with a wooden spatula. At the end of this period, filter the wine, pour into bottles and leave to ripen for 2-3 months.
Apricot wine with lemon juice: recipe
To make homemade wine from apricots with lemon juice, you will need:
- 1.5 kilograms of apricots;
- 3 glasses of sugar;
- 2.5 liters of water;
- 1 tsp yeast;
- juice of 2 lemons.
Remove the pits from the apricots, chop and wipe the pulp. Pour boiling water over the pulp and leave to stand for 3-4 days. After that, strain the pulp, and add yeast, sugar and lemon juice to the leaven. Leave the mixture in a dark place to ferment. When gassing stops, stir the wort and leave to infuse for another 3 days.
Then strain the mixture and pour into a wooden barrel. Leave it to stand for 6 months. After this time, pour the finished wine into bottles and leave to ripen. After 3 months, the incredibly delicious homemade apricot wine will be ready.
