How to make wine from cherries

Cherry wine is popular. Various drinks are made from it - dessert and table drinks, liqueur and vermouth. The original taste is obtained when blended with other fruits.

Properties and composition of cherries

For their homemade cherry wine, they use yellow, red and dark cherry fruits. They have a high sugar content - over 10%, which is important for fermentation. The berries are distinguished by an amazingly delicate aroma that remains in the drinks. Cherry fruits are not acidic enough for the fermentation process, only 0.35%, so food acids are added to the wort or mixed with other fruits. Valuable raw materials are wild forest berries, because they contain tannic acid. Bitter after 8-9 months turns into a spicy note, a real zest. After 2 years, a special bouquet is felt.

Important! From cherry berries, delicious dessert and liqueur drinks, strong and table drinks, are obtained, although the latter are not always successful.

Homemade Wine Basics

Lovers adhere to the rules when preparing cherry wine:

take ripe fruits;
berries are not washed, there are strains of wild yeast on them, dirty ones are wiped with a napkin;
dishes in which do-it-yourself cherry wine is prepared, scalded with boiling water and dried;
suitable containers are wooden, enameled, glass, stainless steel.

Warning! Who does not like the bitter almond smell, the bones from the raw materials are removed with a special device or a safety pin.

The procedure is best done over a bowl to preserve the juice.

Making wine from cherries takes place in several stages:

Sourdough is made from crushed fruits, sugar and water, wine yeast, put in a dark place for 2-3 days for vigorous fermentation. More often they take the entire volume of fruit at once.
The sourdough is filtered and left for quiet fermentation for 25-60 days.
A water seal or a rubber glove with a hole made by a needle is installed on the bottle.
Clarification of a liquid is a signal about the end of the process.
After the time indicated in the recipes, add sugar or syrup.
According to a simple recipe for cherry wine at home, the drink is poured from one container to another 4-6 times, freeing it from sediment.
Then bottled.

A simple sweet cherry wine recipe

For this option, you can use 1 g of tannin per liter of wort.

3.5 kg of berries;
0.7 l of water;
0.4 kg of sugar;
1 lemon.

For each kilogram of crushed fruit, add 0.25 liters of water and lemon juice. During fermentation, remove the foam with a wooden spoon. Then filter the wort, add 0.1 kg of sugar to 1 liter of liquid. The capacity is kept at 22-24^aboutC. After the end of fermentation, the liquid brightens. Regularly, plain cherry wine is filtered to remove sediment for 50-60 days. Then add sugar or alcohol to taste. Bottled and stored for 10-15 months.

Cherry wine with seeds

For a container of 10 liters, take 6 kg of fruit or a little more. They are laid in layers to the very top, alternating with sugar to taste.Tied with gauze or use a lid with holes. The bottle is placed in a bowl where the juice is poured. After 3 days, the pulp is collected at the top, the sediment is at the bottom, in the middle is a young cherry wine with seeds, obtained at home. It is drained through a tube, allowed to stand, systematically getting rid of the sediment.

Cherry seedless wine

By following this cherry wine recipe, the granulated sugar is divided into 3 parts and added gradually.

10 kg of berries;
1 kg of sugar;
500 ml of water;
1 tbsp. a spoonful of citric acid.

The bones are removed.

They put the raw materials in a bottle, pour out the water, cover with gauze. The foam is collected.
Strain the wort, mix with half granulated sugar and acid.
Twice after three days, 200 ml of pitted cherry wine are poured, dissolving the remaining sugar, and the compositions are again combined.
On the 50-60th day, the drink is tasted for sweetness.

Cherry juice wine at home

For 5 liters of juice, 7 kg of raw materials are needed.

2.1 kg of sugar;
30 g of tartaric acid;
15 g tannic acid;
packaging of wine yeast.

It is better to make this wine from cherries, leaving a handful of seeds for the smell. Seedless berries are left to ferment in a bowl for 24-36 hours.

Pass the berry mass through a juicer, add two-thirds of granulated sugar, seeds, acid and the amount of wine yeast to the juice according to the recommendation on the package, set to ferment.

Dessert homemade yellow cherry wine

Sugar content and delicate aroma of raw materials will give the drink a fragrant bouquet:

5 kg of fruits;
3 kg of sugar;
1.9 liters of water;
packaging of wine yeast.

A light alcoholic drink is prepared from these ingredients.

For this homemade wine recipe, cherries are pitted.
The berries are passed through a meat grinder.
Syrup is boiled and combined with chopped fruits.
Wine yeast is added, poured into a large bottle to ferment.

Cherry compote wine

The drink is prepared from fresh, fermented and slightly spoiled sweet compote. Do not use a piece with a vinegar smell.

3 liters of compote;
400 g of sugar.

Filter the contents of the cans with compote, squeeze the fruit.

The liquid is heated so that the sugar is easily dissolved.
Pour into a bottle with a handful of unwashed light raisins or rice (they have wild yeast on them).
Leave to roam.

Sweet cherry combined with other berries

The sour fruits will enhance the fermentation process and are therefore readily added.

Cherry-cherry wine

It is easy to make wine from cherries and cherries, since both berries complement each other with acidity and sugar content.

5 kg of fruit;
2 kg of sugar;
2 liters of water;
citric acid packaging.

The berries are pitted and poured over with water for 24 hours to squeeze out the juice more easily. Add granulated sugar, acid and leave to ferment. Then it is filtered and put on a quiet fermentation.

Cherry and white currant wine

Currants will give the drink a slight acidic note.

5 kg of light cherry fruits;
1.5 kg of white currant;
3 kg of granulated sugar;
1.5 liters of water;
2 g wine yeast.

The seeds are removed, the fruits are passed through a blender. Granulated sugar is diluted in warm water, yeast is added. The syrup is combined with the berry mass and left to ferment.

Advice! When preparing the wort, make sure that the air temperature is 22-24 ° C.

Cherry and black currant wine recipe

The addition of currants will make it possible not to use citric acid.

1 kg of cherry fruits;
2 kg of black currant;
0.5 kg of granulated sugar;
2 liters of water;
10 g alcohol yeast.

The seeds from the berries for this cherry wine are extracted at home, the fruits are crushed in a blender.

Syrup is prepared from water and granulated sugar.
The mass is mixed with syrup, yeast and then the drink is prepared according to the generally accepted algorithm.
Quiet fermentation with periodic removal of the sediment lasts 80-90 days.
Then you need to put the wine from cherries and currants to ripen for another 50-60 days.

Strawberries plus cherries

For a dessert delicacy, take:

2 kg of berries and granulated sugar;
4 g vanillin;
3 tablespoons lemon zest.

The seeds are removed, the fruits are crushed.The berry mass is mixed with all the ingredients for fermentation.

Homemade cherry and raspberry wine

The drink will be aromatic.

1.5 kg of raspberries;
1 kg of cherry fruits and granulated sugar;
2 liters of water.

The berries are crushed, freed from the seeds, mixed with some of the sugar and placed in a bottle. Boil the syrup and cool. The berry mass is poured cold.

How to make wine from cherries and mountain ash

Red or black mountain ash is added to the cherry fruits. Ordinary mountain ash will give the wine a pleasant astringency.

You will need:

1 kg of berries and sugar;
2 liters of water;
100 g dark raisins.
Attention! After fermentation, vodka or alcohol is sometimes added to the blend, up to 50 ml per 1 liter.

Rowan is scalded with boiling water and left for half an hour.
The seeds are removed from the cherry fruits.
The berries are crushed, raisins are added.
The mixture is poured with chilled syrup.

Other drinks made from cherries

The intoxicated delicacy is diversified with spices.

Homemade cherry liqueur

They take light fruits.

2.5 kg of berries;
1 kg of granulated sugar;
1 liter of vodka;
half chopped nutmeg;
1 vanilla pod
6-7 sheets cherry tree.

The liquor is being prepared.

Chop seedless berries by hand and set aside for 40-50 hours.
Squeeze the juice through a sieve and mix all the ingredients except vodka.
After 7-10 days, strain and add vodka.
The liquor is ready in a month, stored for up to 2 years.

Cherry vermouth with honey and herbs

The drink is prepared on the basis of wine made from cherry juice, or made according to another recipe, and herbs to taste:

5 liters of a cherry drink with a strength of up to 16 degrees;
1.5 kg of honey;
a bouquet of herbs, 3-5 g each: wormwood, mint, thyme, yarrow, lemon balm, chamomile and a mixture of cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg;
0.5 liters of vodka.

The herbs are dried and infused with vodka for up to 20 days.
The strained liquid is mixed with honey and wine.
Insist up to 2 months.

Homemade cherry and gooseberry champagne

Recipe for a wonderful sparkling drink:

1 kg of gooseberries;
3 kg of cherry fruits;
500 g raisins;
5 kg of granulated sugar.

The berries are crushed for fermentation.
The clarified liquid is poured into bottles for sparkling wine, where they put 20 g of granulated sugar.
The bottles are corked, the corks are fixed with wire, and placed horizontally in the basement for a year.

A few tips for aspiring winemakers

Everyone can make cherry wine if you follow the recommendations:

berries are selected without the slightest signs of spoilage;
to make a successful cherry wine, add tannic and tartaric acid;
if the fruits are crushed, it is better to remove the seeds, otherwise they will give a bright almond bitterness;
citric acid prolongs the shelf life of the drink;
excess acid neutralizes sugar;
vanilla, nutmeg, cloves, and other favorite spices are added to the delicacy to enrich its bouquet;
cherry wine recipes for the winter include blends with different fruits, which refine its taste.

Terms and conditions of storage of homemade cherry wine

Drinks with a strength of 10-16% are stored for up to 2-3 years. They are laid horizontally in the basement. Those made according to the recipe for cherry pitted wine should be drunk in 12-13 months. Otherwise, poisoning with hydrocyanic acid from berry kernels is possible.

Conclusion

Cherry wine is prepared according to the algorithm, but changing the composition to taste. Winemaking is a creative process. Patience and successful blends!

Cherry wine at home