We make wine from dandelions. Recipe for everyone

Home-made wine always enjoys much morepopular than its purchased counterparts. After all, in this case, you absolutely know exactly what ingredients were used in the preparation of the intoxicating drink. No dyes and excess chemistry - everything is exceptionally natural. This and valued

homemade alcohol.The recipe for dandelion wine is well known. But not every hostess will dare to mourn their guests with such an unusual drink. And in vain. Wine made from these simple but extraordinarily bright and beautiful flowers, which are considered weeds, is incredibly tasty and has an unusual bouquet of aroma. Once appearing on the holiday table, this kind of alcohol is sure to become very popular. So, how to make dandelion wine at home?

The recipe for this alcoholic drink is very simple.Even an aspiring hostess who wants to surprise her guests with something non-trivial will cope with it. First you need to stock up on ingredients. Of course, you will need dandelion flowers in a volume of 1 liter. Do not use other parts of this plant. They only spoil the taste of the drink. Wine from dandelions, the recipe of which will be described in detail below, will require such a number of flowers that fit closely into a liter jar. You will also need 1.5 kg of white sugar, 10 grams of raisins, a couple of lemons, 1 sprig of fresh mint (4 leaves). The list of products is over. As you can see, it does not contain anything particularly exotic. And the main product

(dandelions) can be found in the season almost anywhere. However, it is not recommended to collect flowers along the roads. Plants actively absorb all harmful emissions.

Wine of dandelions, the recipe of which weWe consider, is preparing very simply. First, carefully sort the flowers and separate the petals from the green parts of the plant. Put the resulting fluffy yellow mass into a large saucepan and cover with cold water (4 l). It is best to use boiled. Let the dandelions brew for a day under a closed lid.

After the time is up, boil half a liter of water and dissolve the sugar there. As a result, you should get the real syrup. Cook until done.

Dandelion wine (recipe recommendsinsist plants for at least a day) is prepared as follows. The contents of the pan is brought to a boil, removed from the stove and always cooled. The resulting decoction is filtered through a sieve or cheesecloth, the petals are thrown away.

Next are lemons.From them it is necessary to carefully cut off the zest (crust) in the form of a spiral. From the pulp need to squeeze the juice. We add it to the almost finished wine. In the resulting decoction of dandelion petals also pour syrup, put mint and raisins. All mix. Wine from dandelions, the recipe of which we have reviewed, is almost ready. It must be covered with gauze and left to ferment for a couple of days. After that, mint and lemon zest get and throw away. Pour the infusion into a large bottle. To find out exactly when the fermentation process is complete, wear a rubber glove with a small hole on it at the neck. Once the wine is ready, pour it into other bottles, separate the sediment and store it in a cool dark place for 3-6 months.