Content
Black currant is a berry that can be called the most popular and healthiest. All sorts of sweets are prepared from it, vitamin reserves are made for the winter, and eaten raw. There is another use for this gift of nature - the preparation of tinctures. Anyone can prepare the drink at home, knowing the recipe for blackcurrant with vodka, alcohol or moonshine.
The benefits and harms of currant tincture
Cooked black currants with vodka at home is not only a tasty, but also a healthy drink. There are several advantages of the liqueur:
- strengthening the immune system;
- antibacterial and antimicrobial effects;
- normalization of metabolism;
- fight against toxins;
- assistance in vision correction;
- strengthening the walls of blood vessels;
- improvement of kidney and urinary tract functions;
- neutralization of inflammation of the gums and oral cavity;
- improved sleep;
- analgesic effect.
All this is possible thanks to the composition of healing raw materials. Berries contain:
- grape, malic and citric acids;
- vitamins P, C, A, etc.;
- minerals;
- enzymes.
There are some minor disadvantages of the alcoholic drink:
- diarrhea;
- stomach ache;
- problems with heart function.
But all of them can only be a consequence of abuse of liqueur, or intolerance to the components of the drink.
How to make homemade currant tincture
Currant tinctures made with alcohol at home are considered the healthiest and safest. The main thing is to know the basic principles of creating a noble drink:
- Berries need to be picked in early August.
- Pick only black fruits.
- Carefully sort out specimens unsuitable for food.
- Rinse.
After the preparatory work, you can begin making the drink. It is better to choose good quality alcohol for him. It is prohibited to use suspicious vodka or alcohol, since even all the beneficial properties of the fruit cannot cover the toxins contained in the “scorched” products.
Recipes for currant tincture at home
To prepare a tincture of currant berries, you do not need to be a professional in moonshine brewing and making alcoholic beverages. Even beginners can cope with this task. The main thing is to follow the preparation procedure, proportions and storage recommendations.
Blackcurrant tincture with vodka
Most often, the simplest ingredients are used - vodka and black currants. Although there are more sophisticated recipes.
First filling option:
- Place 700 g of fruit in a 3-liter bottle.
- Pour in vodka - 500 ml (vodka should completely cover the berries).
- Seal the bottle.
- Place in a dark place for 2 - 3 weeks.
- Strain through cheesecloth.
- Pour into suitable containers.
The second version of vodka liqueur using frozen berries:
- Pour 1 cup of water into the pan.
- Heat, add a glass of sugar.
- Boil.
- Add frozen berries – 400 g.
- Leave for no more than 3 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Mash the berries.
- Pour in vodka – 500 ml.
- Pour everything into a jar and seal it.
- Place in a dark place for 21 days.
- Strain and bottle.
Third liqueur option with added spices:
- Pour 500 ml of vodka into the container.
- Add 2 tbsp. l. Sahara.
- Add 600 g of black currant berries.
- Mix.
- Add 2 cloves, vanilla on the tip of a knife and 2 allspice peas.
- Close.
Currant vodka at home will be ready in 20 days. After this, the drink needs to be filtered and bottled.
Blackcurrant tincture with alcohol
There are also several recipes for currants with alcohol that can be prepared at home.
First option:
- Pour 700 g of fruit into a 3-4 liter bottle.
- Add alcohol with a strength of 70 degrees - 500 ml.
- Place the liqueur in a dark but warm place.
- After 2 weeks, strain.
- Pour into bottles.
Second option:
- Dilute the alcohol to 45 degrees so that the resulting volume is 1 liter.
- Boil the syrup in two glasses of water with the addition of 400 g of sugar.
- Boil 800 g of fruits in syrup.
- Crush the berries.
- After the syrup with berries has cooled, add alcohol.
- Place the container in a dark place for 3 weeks, closing it tightly.
- Filter and pour into a suitable container.
Blackcurrant tincture on moonshine
There is also a fairly simple recipe for blackcurrant tincture, which involves the use of moonshine.
The following components are required:
- moonshine - 1.5 liters;
- black currant berries – 1.5 kg;
- granulated sugar – 150 g.
Cooking process:
- Pour moonshine into the container.
- Add sugar and mix thoroughly.
- Add berries.
- Close the container.
- Place in a dark place for 14 days.
- Filter.
- Pour into bottles.
- Wait another 15 days.
White currant tincture
White currants are also suitable for making tinctures; the only negative is the color of the resulting drink. It comes out not as rich and pleasant as from dark berries.
The first option is currant tincture with vodka at home:
- Pour 400 g of fruit into a jar.
- Mash the berries.
- Add vodka - 1 liter.
- Add sugar - 1 cup (later you can sweeten the drink).
- Add a pinch of vanillin.
- Place the tincture in a dark place for 3 weeks, tightly closing the bottle.
- Filter.
- Place in the refrigerator for 3 days – the time needed to stabilize the taste of the drink.
The second option is preparation without vodka:
- Mash 1 kg of fruits.
- Add 30 g raisins.
- Add 500 g of sugar.
- Pour in 200 ml of boiled water, cooled to room temperature.
- Mix everything thoroughly.
- Place a water seal on the bottle (medical glove).
- Place the container in a dark place.
- After 10 - 30 hours, fermentation should begin: foam will appear on the surface, the glove will swell.
- Fermentation should last from 20 to 45 days.
- After the process is completed, the liquid must be filtered.
- Pour into bottles.
- Store in a cool place for 3 months.
Currant bud tincture
Blackcurrant bud tincture is a recipe that not all winemakers know about. In fact, such alcohol is no worse in taste and beneficial properties. To prepare it you need:
- moonshine or vodka – 500 ml;
- black currant buds – 1.5 tbsp. l.;
- fructose – 1 tsp.
Preparation:
- Place all ingredients in a jar.
- Add vodka.
- Mix.
- Leave for 5 days in a warm, dark place.
- Filter the liquor from the buds.
Currant jam tincture
Homemade blackcurrant tincture with vodka can even be made from jam. In this case, it is best to use the fermented “twist” left over from previous years.
The cooking process is as simple as possible:
- Pour 350 blackcurrant jam into a suitable container.
- Add 2 glasses of vodka or alcohol diluted to 40 degrees.
- To cover with a lid.
- Leave for 24 hours.
- Strain.
Then the liqueur is adjusted to your taste. If necessary, you can dilute it with purified water, pour in a little syrup or add vanillin, cinnamon, cloves or honey.
Contraindications
Despite all its benefits, any alcoholic drink also has direct contraindications for consumption. Among them are:
- hepatitis and other liver problems, including cirrhosis;
- allergy to blackcurrant and drink components;
- thrombophlebitis;
- gastritis;
- stomach ulcer;
- increased level of blood clotting;
- condition after stroke and heart attack.
Terms and conditions of storage
A tincture prepared with vodka or another alcohol base must not only be consumed correctly, but also stored. There are several important aspects to this issue:
- Storage container material. It is best to use containers made of glass (preferably dark): jars, bottles with a wide neck. It is best to avoid using iron and plastic containers, since such materials can react with vodka or alcohol. As a result, you can spoil not only the taste of the drink, but also deprive it of all its beneficial properties.
- Tightness. The lid that will cover the container with the tincture should fit tightly and not let air through.
- You can store the liqueur in the refrigerator - on the side door, or in the basement. If there are no such places, then the tincture must be stored in a cool room without access to light.
If the listed storage rules are followed, blackcurrant tincture with vodka or alcohol can be stored for one to two years. At the same time, the beneficial properties of the drink will not be lost, and the quality will not deteriorate.
Conclusion
The recipe for black currants with vodka will be useful to anyone who wants to get into winemaking. After all, even beginners can prepare such a liqueur. The main rule of a tasty drink is high-quality raw materials and proper storage containers.
