As you know, fruits and berries arenatural suppliers of vitamins, and therefore it is not unimportant that these components of the "natural basket" are always present on the table. This can be achieved by preserving fruits or using other methods of processing, for example, cooking compote or wine. In this case, the latter option is a curative remedy whose useful properties have been known since ancient times. There is a whole science of healing wine, for example, healing wounds, restoring strength and so on. Moreover, this drink can be prepared on its own without loss of antibacterial, firming and other useful properties. For example, wine from irgi (the recipe of which is not complicated) can easily be done subject to the basic principles of preparation of this drink.
Plant and fruits
Irga is a small tree orShrub Roses with rounded dark green leaves and numerous white or cream flowers. The fruits of this plant are considered apples, although in appearance they look like small berries, dark blue or purple. They contain various substances, such as ascorbic acid, carotenes, tannins and others.
It can be noted that wine from irgi (recipethe preparations of which we shall consider below) retains all the useful elements of the fruit. It is prescribed as a diet drink with gastrointestinal ailments, as well as as an anti-inflammatory and restoring agent for various diseases.
Key Preparation Points
Wine from irgi (home prescription) is referred tocategory of dessert wines, as it is very sweet. And often this juice is added with the juice of red or white currant to remove the sogginess. The implementation process itself can be represented in the following form:
- Harvesting syrup. Water (about 2 liters) boil and add gradually (in small portions) sugar (1 kg), while the solution must be stirred. Boil the syrup for about 10 minutes on low heat.
- Preparation of juice. Wash and clean the fruits of the irgi, squeeze the juice. The number of fruits must be calculated in such a way as to obtain 1 liter of extract.
- Preparation of wine. Prepared juice add to slightly cooled syrup, mix and pour into a special container (jar or bottle).
- To remove gases from fermentation, it is necessary to makeA simple design consisting of a plug with an opening where a rubber tube of small diameter is inserted. Its end should be taken away in a vessel with water. Closing the cork with a bottle of wine, you need to wait until the drink becomes lighter. After this, it is poured into another container and left for three months.
- A ready-made drink can be poured over small bottles and stored in a "bottleneck" position. Wine should be consumed within a year.
You can also make wine from irgi (recipe two) as follows:
- Sugar (about 800 g) combine with a half literwater. This solution should be added to half a liter of fruit juice and burn and "wander" for a week. In this case, the liquid should not fill the tank to the top, and it must be closed only 24 hours after the spill.
- The drink should brighten, and a deposit should appear on the bottom of the bottles. It is necessary to carefully separate the upper layer of liquid into another container, and leave it to "wander".
- The procedure for cleaning the sediment is to continue until it is completely removed, that is, until the drink becomes quite light. Then it should be poured into glass containers and left for storage.
Additional Information
Before making wine from irgi, it may be useful to find out the following information:
- to obtain a qualitative result, it is necessary to use pure and not spoiled fruit;
- Pressing berries is better with the help of devicesmade of wood or plastic, because when the juice comes into contact with metal parts, a change occurs at the chemical level, and wine from such raw materials does not work;
- in order for the fermentation process to proceed well,you can add to the juice a special starter from the "wild" yeast, which is prepared from the grapes. To do this, you must first squeeze out the juice from several fruits of the vine and leave for a day or more. Then fermented liquid is added to the fruit drink.
Preparation of wine from irgi - the process is not difficult,while you can process the entire crop and get a wonderful drink that has useful properties. Its use will help in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, and it also helps in the decline of forces. In addition, this dessert wine can also be used as a tonic after a hard day's work.
