Cranberry tincture (cranberry, cranberry) has not only great taste, but also near beneficial properties that have a beneficial effect on the body. The popularity of this drink can only be compared with, which is also very much appreciated among lovers of tinctures. As a basis You can use both fresh and frozen cranberries.
Cranberries can be put both on vodka and on home-made moonshine and alcohol. In addition to recipes, we will present you step by step instructions on their preparation, as well as visual videos from experienced moonshiners. You can easily prepare this drink even in the simplest home conditions without special equipment.
To prepare it, we need the following ingredients:
The finished tincture has a stunning red color.
- Cranberries - 1 faceted glass 250 grams.
- Vodka - 0.5 liters.
- Sugar - at least 1 tablespoon (add to taste)
This drink is prepared in 2 weeks. There is no point in insisting the berries for longer, since vodka will already draw out a sufficient amount of juice and other substances.
The color and taste turns out to be extremely saturated, and sourness will appear every day. That is why the amount of sugar is not limited, you will look at the situation.
I suggest step by step cooking cranberries according to this recipe:
Berries can be ground in a conventional meat grinder.
- Fresh or frozen berries are washed and then poured into liter jar.
- With a wooden pestle or any other tool, crush the cranberries until smooth (you can even use a blender).
- Pour vodka into this porridge, mix intensively, close the lid and put the jar in a dark, warm place for 2 weeks.
- After 14 days, we carry out triple filtration: first through 1 layer of gauze, then through 4 layers of gauze, then through a cotton filter. The liquid should be rich, but fairly clear.
- Let's start tasting! π
All steps are beautifully shown in the video from Alcofana1984. The author shows what to do with sourness and how to properly filter the tincture in several stages. Very dynamic, fast and clear video. Highly recommended for viewing.
Cranberry tincture with alcohol
If you have access to good 96-degree alcohol, then you can insist on a very good cranberry on it. Due to the high concentration of alcohol, the drink will turn out to be very rich and bright., therefore, in the process of infusion, we will dilute it with water to a strength of 40 degrees and get cranberries that are optimal in terms of organoleptic properties.
Ingredients and proportions:
Kalgan root can be bought at a pharmacy (price from 100 to 200 rubles per bag).
- Cranberries - 3 cups of 200 ml.
- Pure alcohol - 210 ml.
- Sugar - two thirds of a glass of 200 ml.
- Galangal root - 1 teaspoon.
- Water - 300 ml.
To brighten the taste, galangal root is added, which has almost more medicinal properties compared to cranberries. It is not required, but is highly recommended in the recipe, as the tastes of these ingredients harmonize well.
A detailed review of Kalganovka will soon be posted on our website. You can read about galangal tincture here.
The recipe is more complicated than vodka, so read all the steps carefully and follow them gradually:
Primary filtration of liquid from cake.
- We wash fresh or frozen berries and pour them into a liter jar.
- Press the cranberries until smooth, add a teaspoon of galangal.
- Pour 210 ml of alcohol into a jar and put in a dark, warm place for 2 weeks.
- After the first infusion, open the jar and add a mixture of water and sugar to it. Before that, bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan so that it is completely dissolved.
- Stir the resulting mixture, close the lid and set for another week.
- After that, we carry out triple filtration: twice through gauze and finally through a cotton filter.
- You can enjoy a wonderful drink. π
For clarity, we recommend that you watch the video from the author of the channel Alkofan1984. Particular attention is paid here not only to proportions, but also to the cleaning of the finished product. Filtration is carried out as many as three times, as described in our recipe.
Moonshine cranberry tincture
The advantage of moonshine is that it can be taken with a greater strength than vodka. The higher the concentration of alcohol, the faster all the necessary substances are extracted from the berry. That is why it is recommended to make tincture on moonshine 60-70 degrees, and only then dilute it with water.
In our case, we will take the classic 40 degree distillate so as not to get lost in proportions:
Cranberry can be diluted to a weak strength and drunk with ice and a mint leaf.
- Cranberries - 260 grams.
- Moonshine (40%) - 1 liter.
- Sugar - about 125 grams (to taste).
It takes to prepare the tincture exactly 3 weeks.
Moonshine is considered the most unstable drink, so it is recommended to keep the liquid in the jar a little longer so that the taste is fully stabilized.
The correct technology for preparing the tincture is presented below:
You can not grind the berry, but then you will need to insist the drink for at least 2 months.
- We wash the berry, pour it into a liter jar and grind it into a homogeneous porridge.
- We fill the whole thing with moonshine to the brim, close the lid and put it in a dark place for two weeks.
- After 14 days, we open the jar and begin to filter our cranberries. First, through 1 layer of gauze, then through 4, and then through a cotton pad or filter.
- Pour the purified drink into another jar and add 125 grams of sugar to it, then close and set for another week to stabilize the taste.
- Everything is ready, you can start tasting! π
A good video for this recipe was recorded by the author of the youtube channel samogon home. The entire process of preparing the tincture is shown in detail with exact proportions. We decided not to waste time on trifles and calculations are carried out for one liter of moonshine.
Academician Nesmeyanov's cranberry recipe
There is an opinion that this recipe belongs to the famous Russian chemist and former rector of Moscow State University Alexander Nikolayevich Nesmeyanov. IN different time More than one generation of doctors indulged in this tincture, so the recipe can be called really good.
For cooking, we need three simple ingredients:
The result of Nesmeyanov's recipe.
- Cranberries - 1 glass.
- Medical alcohol - 1 glass.
- Sugar - 1 glass.
The whole thing is mixed and infused for a few days or weeks, as it goes.
A berry that has not been mashed will release its juices much longer, but the color will appear almost immediately.
Cranberry is an amazing plant. This semi-shrub is common in harsh terrain - in swamps and peat bogs. In spring, it is covered with small flowers, which by autumn turn into red beads - sweetish-sour berries that strew branches like elegant decorations.
The attention of modern medicine has long attracted cranberries. Useful properties and contraindications of this gift of nature have been studied for years. Today, cranberries are used not only in the food industry, but also in medicine. This berry became so famous that it was transferred from the marshy swamps to more accessible places. Now cranberries are grown commercially. A large number of cosmetics and medicines are made on its basis; it occupies a worthy place in the food industry. Berries can be bought in many supermarkets (both fresh and frozen, and dried cranberries are also sold). Delicious dishes, desserts and drinks are prepared from it. But before acquiring and using this gift of nature, you need to find out what useful properties and contraindications cranberries have. Some people need to use it with caution.
What is rich in cranberries
Cranberries contain a large amount of B and PP vitamins. It is saturated with vitamins C and K1, organic acids, macro- and microelements, it contains a lot of sugars, pectins. Cranberry is rich in acids such as citric and malic, and it also contains ursolic, quinic, ketoglutaric, oleanolic, benzoic and chlorogenic acids, there is a little oxalic and succinic. In addition, there are many essential oils in the berry.
Medicinal cranberries are saturated with such useful substances as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, molybdenum, magnesium, manganese and copper. It also contains titanium, magnesium and iodine, boron, zinc and nickel, chromium, tin and lead, cobalt and silver. It is useful due to the high content of leucoanthocyanins, anthocyanins, catechins, tannin, betaine, flavonols and phenolic acids.
Medicinal properties
To fully use the fruits for medicinal purposes, you should know what cranberries have beneficial features and contraindications for use. Medicine has long known that the crane, and this is the second name of the cranberry, can enhance the effect of many drugs, thereby affecting the healing process. Due to the large number of useful substances, it improves immunity and nourishes cells, improves the regenerative function of the body.
To whom is it shown
Cranberries can give a serious rebuff to Staphylococcus aureus, malaria, Escherichia coli, sore throat and flu pathogens. Back in the 16th century, a delicious medicine - fresh cranberries - was successfully used to treat wounds, for colds, coughs, fevers and scurvy.
The medicinal properties of the berry help to slow down the growth of malignant tumors, strengthen blood vessels and capillaries, and have a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. Cranberries should be consumed by people with high blood pressure, it expands the walls of the heart vessels, helps prevent the occurrence of atherosclerosis.
The berry has a positive effect on the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, improves appetite. It is indicated for people with low stomach acidity, improves the functioning of the pancreas. It is recommended to eat it for people suffering from colitis and constipation, gastritis and heartburn. Those who are overweight will also benefit from cranberries. The medicinal properties of the plant will help to cope with diseases of the genitourinary system and liver. With constant use, the berry will help prevent the formation of kidney stones.
Cranberries have a beneficial effect on the general condition of the skin. In the form of lotions and ointments, it is used to treat purulent wounds and burns, with scrofula, dry eczema, psoriasis, lichen, erythema and other ailments. Doctors recommend using cranberries for allergic rashes, baldness, vitiligo, vasculitis, and even lice.
For expectant mothers
During pregnancy, the body experiences a colossal load, it needs huge portions of vitamins and trace elements for the development of a new life. Women will benefit from cranberries for proper nutrition and boosting immunity, especially during the cold season. Cranberries contain a large amount of vitamin C, and it is he who, as you know, stands guard over the body's defenses. It is impossible for expectant mothers to get sick.
During this period, the use of drugs is minimized, and antibiotics are completely contraindicated. Therefore, the disease is better to prevent than to cure. Cranberries help digest useful material and vitamins, has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, improving the production of collagen, normalizes the hormonal background.
Contraindications
Cranberries are known to have beneficial properties and contraindications, so some people need to be careful when eating them. First of all, those who have increased acidity of the stomach. Cranberries contain a huge amount of acids - their excess will irritate the diseased organ. With caution, it is recommended to use cranberries for people with stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastritis (especially during an exacerbation) or liver problems. If you have at least one of the listed diseases, be sure to consult your doctor. He will tell you how to properly use cranberries or preparations based on it, so as not to harm your health. Also, individual intolerance to the components cannot be ruled out. This happens extremely rarely, but it is quite possible.
Delicious and healthy recipes
Fresh, frozen and dried cranberries for sale. The first can be eaten immediately or cooked something delicious from it. Frozen and dried cranberries are used to make compotes and other drinks. In fact, cranberries are very widely used in cooking, recipes can be simple or complex. We will focus on the easiest. Cooking healthy treats takes only a few minutes.
-Cranberries in sugar. You must have tried this at least once. tasty dish. You can cook the treat yourself, and it is very simple to do it. Rinse fresh berries well and dry. In a separate bowl, beat the egg white with the sugar. Now it remains only to dip the berries into it and let them dry well.
- Cranberry juice. It perfectly quenches thirst and restores strength. Take the berries and pass them through a meat grinder or blender. Squeeze out the juice, but do not throw away the cake - this is a very valuable ingredient. It should be placed in a saucepan, pour water and boil for five minutes. After that, juice and sugar are added, and honey is better. This drink is drunk chilled.
- Kissel. It is prepared in almost the same way as fruit drink. But after the ground cranberries are boiled, diluted starch is added to it, and after a couple of minutes - juice. This is a very interesting dish. If you add a little cinnamon to it during the cooking process, then it will turn into a second dish - puree soup (served with sour cream or cream).
Preparing medicine for the whole family
An excellent potion can be prepared independently. Let's focus on a few simple, but effective recipes from grandma's piggy bank. Real health elixirs are prepared from cranberries. You don't need any special skills - it's simple.
From cough
Cranberries with honey will perfectly help in the fight against cough. You need to take it in a tablespoon every 2-3 hours. This is a medicine that children will happily eat. Rinse the cranberries and pass it through a meat grinder (blender), now it remains only to add honey to it. Proportion: 1 to 1. If there is no honey in your house, it does not matter. It can be replaced with sugar.
For immunity
Cranberries on alcohol (cranberry tincture) will not only serve as a mild aperitif, but also strengthen your immunity, especially in winter period. The drink will help fight a cold. To do this, you should drink 100 grams of this tincture at night, wrap yourself up and go to bed. You need to sweat well, then change your underwear and sleep. If desired, you can repeat the procedure, but the main thing is not to overdo it. How is such a cranberry prepared for alcohol? The recipe is below.
Take a bottle of quality vodka, 1.5 cups of berries and a glass of sugar or honey. Pass cranberries through a meat grinder or simply grind well with sugar. Not a single berry should remain intact. Place the sweet mixture in a bottle, fill with vodka, close the container tightly. Place the tincture in a dark, warm place for 2 weeks, shake the contents periodically (every 2-3 days). After you need to filter the tincture from the cake and store in a cool place. Now you know how to cook and healthy drink, and medicine (this is a cranberry on alcohol). The recipe is very simple, but it will take some time.
Cranberries have been used as a medicinal herb for centuries. She helped our ancestors overcome even the most complex diseases and served as an excellent delicacy for children and adults. This is the medicine that has passed the test of time, and therefore you can definitely trust your health to it.
In the scarlet berries of cranberries, an incredible amount of vitamins, substances necessary for a person, micro and macro elements. It is noteworthy that even with long-term storage and freezing, the concentration of useful components in the composition of the product practically does not change. You can, wine, jelly, fruit drink, use in recipes home baking, marinades, sauces? any drinks and dishes with this berry are not only tasty, but also healthy.
Cranberry tincture for alcohol can be prepared at home using different recipes. The process is absolutely simple and does not take much time. You can drink tinctures like any other dessert alcohol, or take it as a medicine.
Alcoholic drinks are prepared from fresh or frozen cranberries. You can use in the recipes of tinctures and liqueurs berries collected in the fall, as well as overwintered on the branches. Before use, raw materials should be sorted out, cleaned of debris, dried, spoiled fruits. Defrost frozen berries first.
Classic cranberry on alcohol
Cranberry tincture on alcohol in the classic version is prepared from the following ingredients:
- Cranberry? 800
- Sugar? 200
- Ginger root or ground galangal? 1 tsp
- Alcohol? 220 ml.
- Water? 200 ml.
Alcohol for the elixir is better to take medical alcohol, with a strength of 96%. You can also use homemade high quality purified moonshine with a strength of 65-70%. Thanks to the unique ability of cranberries to absorb unpleasant odors, moonshine tincture is excellent. Ginger or galangal root plays the role of an aromatic additive. Therefore, this ingredient can be used as desired.
Recipe:
If the tincture is made from crushed berries, then the last stage of preparation? filtration through gauze (3-5 layers) and cotton wool. If cranberries were pricked before insisting on alcohol, it is enough to strain the drink through gauze 1-2 times.
Klyukovka Academician Nesmeyanov
This is not a dessert alcohol that is drunk for festive table, but a medicinal drug with antiviral, anti-cold, immunomodulatory effects. The recipe is very simple.
Cranberries, pure medical alcohol and granulated sugar are taken in equal proportions, for example, 1 glass each. Berries are ground with sugar, poured with alcohol. Insist in a warm, dark place for 7 days, filter, pour into a clean, dry bottle. Take as directed for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory viral infections, with beriberi.
A quick recipe for cranberries in alcohol
In this recipe for making cranberry tincture, you can use both alcohol and good store-bought vodka. Berries (700 g) are scalded with boiling water and pressed with hands to make a liquid slurry. The mass is laid out in glass, poured with alcohol (0.5 l). Add 1.5 tbsp. l. granulated sugar and, for taste, ? juice from one small lemon. The solution is insisted in the pantry or closet for 2-3 days. At the end, filter, filter through cotton wool, pour into clean bottles. Stored in the refrigerator.
Cranberries on alcohol without sugar
This bitter strong tincture will appeal to men. The smell of alcohol in it is absolutely not felt, cranberry is drunk easily and perfectly increases appetite.
To make such a drink, you need to take:
- Cranberry? 1 kg.
- Alcohol? 1 l.
- Water? 200 ml.
Are the berries prepared as usual? either prick each with a toothpick, or immediately pour it into a jar and crush it with a spoon (hands). Cranberry gruel with juice is poured with rectified, water is added. Mix, close the lid. The jar is placed in a warm pantry and left without light for 14 days.
After infusion, the drink is filtered, filtered, bottled. You can drink right away. Store in the refrigerator for up to 12 months.
Pour cranberries on alcohol
Cranberry liqueur differs from tinctures by a large amount of sugar and the addition of water to the solution. The taste of such a drink is softer, with a barely noticeable sourness.
For cranberry liqueur you need to take:
- Berries? 0.5 kg.
- Sugar? 0.5 kg.
- Alcohol? 0.5 l.
- Water? 400 ml.
Cranberries are crushed, covered with sugar, mixed. Alcohol is diluted with boiled or filtered water. The berries are poured with alcohol, the jar is closed with a lid and the composition is shaken a couple of times. Leave to infuse in a dark place for 30-40 days. Then filter, filter 2 times through cotton wool and bottled. In a closed container, cranberry liquor can be stored for 6-9 months.
In the article we discuss cranberry tincture for alcohol and popular recipes for its preparation. You will learn how to make a cranberry tincture with alcohol by classic recipe and the recipe of Academician Nesmeyanov, which means βmaleβ and βlady'sβ tincture, is it possible to prepare a drink in less than 1 week.
- Harvest berries in the fall immediately after frost or in early spring.
- Pour the collected cranberries into the sink with cold water and take out the floating fruits. Dry them with a towel.
- If you are not going to immediately prepare the tincture, freeze the berries.
After preparing the tincture, store it no longer than 3-4 months.
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 2 kg.
- Medical alcohol - 1 liter.
- Sugar sand - 500 g.
How to cook: Mash the berries with a crush or pass through a meat grinder. Transfer the cranberry puree to a jar, cover with alcohol and keep in a warm place for 2-4 weeks. Place 5-6 layers of gauze on a colander and strain the tincture through it. Add sugar, stir and infuse for another 7 days. Strain the liquid through a strainer and bottle.
How to use: Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Result: Classic cranberry on alcohol is useful for vasodilation, for colds and cystitis, effectively fights low acidity of gastric juice and beriberi, treats inflammation of the gums. Alcohol in its composition enhances medicinal properties berries.
Klyukovka Academician Nesmeyanov
The original recipe for making cranberry tincture with alcohol was invented by Academician A.N. Nesmeyanov. According to legend, he used a centrifuge, a magnetic stirrer and a homogenizer to prepare. In modern conditions, the tincture is prepared much easier and requires only precise observance of the proportions of the ingredients.
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 250 g.
- Medical alcohol - 250 g.
- Sugar sand - 250 g.
How to cook: Sprinkle cranberries with sugar and grind until you get a homogeneous semi-liquid gruel. Pour the mixture with alcohol and put in a dark place. Infuse the drink for 1 week, then strain through cheesecloth and pour into a bottle.
How to use: Drink tincture 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
Result: Cranberry tincture on alcohol from academician Nesmeyanov quickly warms in the cold, heals colds and saturates the body with vitamins.
Recipe for men without sugar
Be careful with the dosage of the "male" sugar-free tincture. Unlike classic version in this recipe for tincture of cranberries on alcohol, the strength of the drink reaches 60 Β°. At the same time, a pronounced cranberry sourness interrupts the smell of alcohol, and you do not feel real degrees.
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 500 g.
- Water - 120 ml.
- Medical alcohol - 500 ml.
How to cook: Mash the berries with a crush and put in a glass dish. Add water and shake the mixture until the berries separate from each other. Pour alcohol into the dishes, carefully place, tightly close the lid and put in a dark place for 2 weeks. Then strain through several layers of cheesecloth.
How to use: Drink tincture 2 tablespoons a day.
Result: Cranberry without sugar improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, increases appetite, relieves rheumatism and joint pain.
Lady's recipe
The tincture according to the "ladies'" recipe has the mildest taste. Ladies' tincture is sweeter and lighter. In some recipes that tell how to insist alcohol on cranberries, such a drink is sometimes called a liqueur. But the strength of the liqueurs is up to 20 Β°, and the method of their preparation differs from the "ladies'" recipe.
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 250 g.
- Water - 250 g.
- Sugar sand - 250 g.
- Medical alcohol - 250 g.
How to cook: Mix sugar and water, put on fire and cook until the mixture turns into syrup. Cool it down and pour it into a jar. Grind the cranberries with a crush or meat grinder, put in a container with syrup and add alcohol. Mix the ingredients well, cover tightly with a lid and infuse in a dark place for 4 weeks. Strain through cheesecloth and pour into a decanter.
How to use: Consume 1 time per day, 2 tablespoons.
Result: Ladies cranberry liqueur strengthens immunity, stops inflammation in cystitis and urethritis, increases appetite, helps with varicose veins and improves mood.
spicy cranberry recipe
Spices can be added to cranberry tincture for flavor. To enrich the taste of the drink, sometimes galangal is added to cranberry tincture with alcohol - the recipe can be supplemented with cloves and cinnamon, but galangal cannot be replaced. A plant of the ginger family gives the drink a special spicy aroma.
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 400 g.
- Galangal root (ground) - 2 g.
- Medical alcohol - 110 ml.
- Sugar sand - 120 g.
- Water - 100 ml.
How to cook: Fall asleep in glass jar cranberries, grind with a crush until smooth and add galangal powder. Fill the mixture with alcohol, mix thoroughly and close the lid. Put the jar of tincture in a dark place and keep it there for 16 days. Shake the container once every 5 days. Dissolve sugar in water and, stirring constantly, boil over low heat. Cool the syrup and pour it into the cranberry tincture. Close the lid and infuse for 7-9 days. Filter the liquid through four layers of gauze and then through a cotton filter and two layers of gauze.
How to use: Take 2 tablespoons before meals 2 times a day.
Result: Spicy tincture of galangal and alcohol on cranberries at home normalizes blood pressure, has an analgesic effect in diseases of the joints, and solves many problems of the gastrointestinal tract.
Quick cranberry tincture recipe
When you urgently need to make a tincture, and you canβt wait 2 weeks while the classic cranberry is being prepared, use quick recipe for 4 days.
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 1 kg.
- Drinking water - 1.5 liters.
- Sugar - 300 g.
- Medical alcohol - 1 liter.
How to cook: Pour in three-liter jar water, pour sugar, shake and wait until the sand dissolves. Mash the cranberries in a puree and mix with medical alcohol. Pour the resulting liquid into a jar of syrup, and close the container with a nylon lid. Insist in a warm dark room for 4 days. Then strain through 5-6 layers of gauze until transparent and pour into a decanter.
How to use: Drink no more than 2 tablespoons per day.
Result: Cranberry tincture activates brain activity, improves mood and helps to harden the body in the season of colds.
For more information on making cranberry tincture, see the video:
What to remember
- For classic tincture cranberries on alcohol, use only fresh berries.
- In academician Nesmeyanov's cranberries, sugar, alcohol and cranberries are taken in 1 glass each.
- IN male recipe do not add sugar, and the tincture is stronger.
- Ladies' liqueur is based on sugar syrup, cranberries and alcohol.
- A spicy tincture is made from cranberries and galangal root.
- A quick version of cranberries insist 4 days.
How to cook cranberries at home? Cranberries are a storehouse of vitamins and good health. With its help, medicinal tinctures are prepared, delicious fruit drink, and various alcoholic drinks. You can use this berry in completely different ways.
Hot drinks from cranberries
Warming tincture
Cranberry tinctures attract many people with their ease of preparation, pleasant taste, and the unique properties of this berry. Representatives of the weaker sex will especially appreciate such drinks. Cranberry, although it does not reduce the degree, greatly softens the taste of alcohol and practically eliminates its pungent odor. So how to make a cranberry drink?
Cranberry vodka
Most often, store-bought vodka becomes the basis. What will the berries themselves be like?: freshly picked, frozen or harvested after the first frost, it doesn't matter. The main thing is that the cranberries are not spoiled.
Cranberry vodka
Classic variant
Required products:
- Cranberries - 0.5 kg
- Water - 100 ml (optional)
- Vodka - 1 l
- Sugar - 2 tbsp (optional)
How to cook:
- Prepare berries: sort out and wash. After that, pour them into a bottle.
- With a wooden mortar (you can use a rolling pin) crush the berries to a puree state.
- Pour vodka into the resulting mass.
- The bottle must be covered with a nylon cap and placed in a dark place. Be sure to shake the jar every few days. It is important that the room is warm.
- After 2 weeks, we clean the tincture from the pulp: we pass it through a cotton filter and gauze. The pulp must be squeezed out.
- In general, cranberry vodka is ready. At this stage, the drink is sour, and if this does not suit you, the preparation process is complemented by the following steps.
- Cooking sugar syrup. To do this, mix sugar, put on fire, and wait until it boils. After that, put on low heat and boil for 5 minutes, while you need to remove the foam. Let the syrup cool down, then add it to cranberry vodka. Sugar syrup can be replaced with liquid honey. You canβt cook it, otherwise all the useful properties of this product will disappear.
- We close the bottle with a lid and send the tincture to stand for another 1-2 days.
It is believed that such vodka acquires the most pleasant taste in a month. If there is no hurry, it is better to taste the drink 35-40 days after adding the syrup.
Cranberry vodka prepared according to this recipe, as a rule, has a strength of 32-36%. You can store it for 3 years, for storage we choose a cool place, hidden from sunlight.
Quick Recipe
Cooking process
If the previous recipe takes about a week to prepare, then using this method you can get delicious cranberry vodka in 3-4 hours. Its disadvantage is that during the processing of the berries themselves, many useful properties disappear.
Required products:
- Beak - 0.5 kg
- Boiled water - 250 ml
- Sugar - 250 g
- Vodka - 1.2 l
Cooking method:
- Cranberries need to be poured over with boiling water, poured into a bottle and covered with sugar.
- Using a wooden mortar, mash the berries until smooth.
- Pour vodka into the resulting mixture, and close the bottle for 2 hours with a nylon cap.
- Pass the liquid through cheesecloth, and squeeze the pulp well.
- After that, add to the tincture hot water(40-40o), mix well.
- Wait for the liquid to cool and pour it into bottles. The cork should be tightly closed, then the drink can be stored in the refrigerator or cellar for about a year. Vodka turns out 30-33% of the fortress.
To get real pleasure from cranberry vodka, you need to eat it properly. For a drink with sugar, chopped fruits, honey, and various desserts are served on the table. If vodka is sour, fried meat, salads, etc. are cooked.
Recipe "Everything in a glass"
Based on the name, you can understand that all the ingredients in this recipe are added in equal proportions.
- Now prepare the sugar syrup. Cool it down to room temperature and pour into a bottle. We put vodka in there.
- Only after that we prepare the berries themselves. We wash and sort through the cranberries (we throw out all the rotten berries), crush it to a puree state and pour it into a jar of vodka with syrup.
- We cover the jar with a nylon lid and leave it in a cool dark place to infuse for a month.
- In order for vodka to turn out transparent and clean from cake, it must be well filtered. We use gauze for this. The cake must be given away. We pass to the second stage of filtration, for this you need to take a cloth more densely and pass the drink through it. The third, The final stage filtration - cotton filter. Put the cotton wool tightly into the funnel and pass the vodka through it.
cranberries in alcohol
Making cranberry tinctures with alcohol is a little more difficult, but in general the process is not much different from making drinks with vodka. For each of them, the berries have to be crushed, which is why the drink turns cloudy. To make the tincture transparent and clean, it can be filtered several times. If this option is not suitable, the berries can not be crushed, but gently pierced with a needle in several places. In this form, they will also give juice and the drink will turn out to be no less tasty.
To enhance the cranberry flavor and make it more intense, you can wait until the berries begin to ferment. To do this, crush the berries into porridge and cover them with sugar. The resulting mixture is left for a couple of days, until foam forms. After that, you can add alcohol, or other alcohol.
Only berries picked by one's own hand can "wander". Before selling cranberries, they must be treated with preservatives that destroy wild yeast. Therefore, store-bought berries will not ferment, but simply deteriorate.
Recipe for alcohol
Alcohol must be diluted to 45%
Required products:
- Alcohol (45%) - 2 l
- Cranberries - 0.4 kg
- Sugar - 3 tbsp. l
Cooking method:
- If the cranberry is homemade, leave it to ferment, as described above.
- When the berries have fermented (if they are store-bought, just make a puree and use it), pour half the alcohol there. Alcohol must be diluted to 45% in advance. After that, we send the liquid to infuse for 2 weeks.
- After this time, the setting is drained into a separate container. Pour the cake a second time with 1 liter of alcohol. We leave it for a week.
- Now mix the two portions together and filter the liquid through a bandage, gauze or cotton filter.
- To improve the taste, you can add the following ingredients to the tincture (optional):
- Kolgan ground - 1 tsp;
- grated lemon peel;
- Honey - 2 tbsp;
- Sugar or sugar syrup (fructose can be used).
- If the ingredients were added, leave the tincture for another 7 days.
Another trick - the longer the tincture will stand, the tastier it will turn out.
Some more helpful tips:
- For lovers of sweet drinks, it is recommended to use 1 kg of berries, and pour 500 ml of alcohol into it. After 5 days, drain the liquid and pour another half liter of alcohol, leave for 3 days.
- Drain, mix the two resulting tinctures, dilute them with 1 liter of water and add to the drink obtained immediately.
- In order for the fortress to be at least 30%, and sugar 20%, you need to dilute it with sugar syrup (600 ml.). Therefore, add it to 1 liter of water and pour it into the tincture. The amount of drink should be brought to 3 liters.
Cranberry pour
Pouring is a softer and more pleasant drink, unlike vodka. The recipes below will give real pleasure to everyone who tries this liqueur. Its taste is tender, sweet and sour, with a pleasant aroma and beautiful, rich red color.
Cranberry liqueur
It is recommended to use alcohol to prepare this drink.. It is bred up to 70%, because it is believed that it is precisely this strength of the base that helps palatability berries open fully. Sometimes gin is used as an alcohol base, which will be a great experiment.
Although the cranberry itself has a unique taste and aroma, in order to improve the taste of the drink, many people prefer to emphasize the merits of the berry with additional ingredients: cinnamon, vanilla, galangal root, ginger and even allspice. These are far from all the ingredients that can emphasize the taste of the liqueur. You can always show your imagination and try something of your own.
Recipe 1
Ingredients:
- Cranberries (fresh or frozen) - 600 g;
- Alcohol 70% - 0.5 l;
- Sugar (preferably cane) - 500 g;
- Liquid fragrant honey - 250 g;
- Water - half a glass;
- Vanilla (optional)
Cooking method.
- Fresh berries, to save them from bitterness, you need to put in the freezer for 2-3 hours.
After that, we take out the berries, defrost and grind with a wooden mortar, blender or meat grinder
- Add vanilla. Pour all this with alcohol and leave to infuse for 14 days in a cool place, without access to direct sunlight.
- Filter the liquid. We prepare sugar syrup, or melt honey, dilute them with water. After that, let it cool down and mix in cranberry tincture.
- We are waiting for another 2 weeks, after which we re-filter the liquid through gauze or a cotton filter (you can use coffee or paper filters). It is advisable to repeat the procedure several times. The longer the tincture sits after that, the tastier it will be. It is recommended to take the first sample after 1-2 months.
Recipe 2
Ingredients:
- Cranberry - 1 kg
- Sugar - 0.5 kg
- Vodka (40%) - 750 ml
- Alcohol (95%) - 750 ml
Cooking method:
Wash the berries, sort them out and send them to the freezer for several days
- After that, crush them to a puree state with a mortar or blender.
- The resulting slurry is transferred to a large bottle and covered with sugar. We leave for a day so that the sugar melts and the juice comes out.
- We mix alcohol, vodka and berries. Leave to infuse for 1 month in a cool dark place.
- After this period, the liqueur is drained and filtered. A sieve or gauze is immediately used. After that, the liquid is passed through a cotton filter (you can take coffee).
- We leave the liqueur to infuse for another 3 months. Strongly strong liquor can be diluted with water.
Cranberry liqueur with raspberries
Prepared raspberries for juicing
Ingredients:
- Fresh cranberries - 2 kg
- Honey - 1/2 cup
- Vodka (moonshine) - 1 l
- Raspberry juice - 1/2 cup
Cooking method:
- Cranberries need to be kept in the freezer for several days. After that, pour the berries into a suitable container and fill them with an alcohol base.
- The liqueur should be infused for a month in a cool dark place. Every day, the jar must be shaken.
- A month later, add raspberry juice and honey to the jar. Let's wait another month.
- Filter the drink and bottle it. After that, the liqueur must be kept for another 60-90 days.
- From time to time it is necessary to remove from the sediment until the liquid becomes clear.
Medicinal liqueur with cranberries and plum brandy
Ready liqueur
Ingredients:
- Cranberries - 1 kg
- Sugar - 750 g
- Slivovitz - 200 ml
- Alcohol (95%) - 750 ml
- Honey - 500 ml
Cooking method:
- So that the berries do not give bitterness, we keep them for several days in the freezer. Defrost, pour into a large bottle and fill with alcohol. Dilute the liquid with 300 ml of water.
- We leave the jar to infuse for 3 weeks. Shake the liquid every 2-3 days.
- We dilute sugar and honey in warm water, make a sweet syrup. We send the resulting liquid to the tincture, mix well. Next, add plum brandy to the tincture.
- For a good maceration, leave the liqueur to infuse for 3-6 months. The longer, the tastier and healthier the infusion will be.
- Filter the drink: pass the liquid through cheesecloth or thick cloth. Pour into bottles. It is recommended to use tincture for headaches. Or with colds. The drink improves blood circulation.
Moonshine from cranberries
Cranberry tinctures are prepared for a long time, especially on moonshine. Of course, a pleasant, mild taste fully compensates for such an expectation. But what if the guests are about to arrive, but there is nothing to put on the table? Cranberry moonshine recipes are different, quick and βclassicβ, and we will talk about all of them.
Quick Recipe
Store the finished product preferably in a dark place.
Ingredients (1/1/1):
- Sugar
- Cranberry
- Moonshine
Cooking method:
- First of all, preparation of berries. Pour boiling water over them for a few minutes. Cranberries are ready when the skin starts to crack. Did you notice it? Drain the water and sprinkle the berries with sugar, mix well.
- The resulting mixture must be poured with moonshine and closed with a lid. We put the bottle in a cool dark place for 3-5 hours. After that, pour the contents of the jar into a pan of a suitable size and cook until the sugar melts.
- You need to cook on low heat. It is important that the liquid does not come to a boil, otherwise the alcohol will begin to evaporate and the moonshine will lose its taste.
- We wait until the drink has cooled down and pass it through gauze.
- We bottle the drink and send it to a cool dark place before the guests arrive.
Cranberry tincture on moonshine
Ingredients:
- Moonshine (50%) - 1.5 l
- Cranberries - 400 g
- Sugar - 300 g
Cooking method:
- Preparation of berries: we take 3-4 needles, connect them together and pierce each berry in 2-3 places. This is necessary for the berries to give juice.
- We fall asleep berries with sugar. For a stronger drink, you need to take less sugar than in the recipe - 150-200 g.
- Pour berries with moonshine sugar. The drink is ready when the cranberries settle to the bottom, and the liquid itself turns bright red.
- We rearrange the jar of tincture in the basement, or another dark and cool place. From time to time, the jar needs to be shaken or turned over. Before drinking, at least a month must pass so that the drink has time to acquire a rich taste.
Due to sugar, the fortress will drop to 30%.
Cranberry wine
Cranberry wine combines benefits and pleasant taste. This drink helps to expand blood vessels, and is a good prevention of atherosclerosis. It is recommended to prepare this drink from berries that have been in the freezer for several days. So the cranberries become more juicy, and the taste of the drink becomes more intense.
Cranberries are very picky berries. Therefore, in order to get a tasty and healthy drink, you will have to try hard, in addition, for this it is important to know a couple of tricks. If everything is done correctly, cranberry wine will turn out delicious, slightly tart and pronounced aroma.
Classic cranberry wine recipe
Cranberries themselves have a very low sugar content, so you will have to make up for this with more sugar. This recipe involves getting 2-3 liters. Its fortress will be 10-12%.
Ingredients:
- Cranberry - 2 kg
- Sugar - 2 kg
- Water - 2 l
Cooking method:
- Cranberries are sorted, the tails are removed. After that, they are sent to the freezer for 2-3 hours.
- Wine berries do not need to be washed. Cranberries are crushed to a puree state with a wooden mortar or blender, simply poured with water in a saucepan or bucket and 200 g of sugar are poured on top. We rearrange the mixture in a warm place for fermentation. We cover it with gauze.
- The future drink must be thoroughly shaken 2 times a day for the first two days. After that, mix the future wine only once a day. We are waiting for the formation of high foam, as a rule, this happens on the 4-5th day. We filter the liquid through cheesecloth folded in several layers and pour another 1 kg of sugar into it.
- The cake remaining on the gauze also needs to be squeezed out, and the juice is added to the rest.
- The resulting mass must be poured into a bottle with a narrow neck. It is necessary to install a water seal, as a rule, a medical glove is used for this.
- The must must be moved to a dark place. The temperature there should be + 22-24 degrees.
- The glove is removed after 4 days, and 800 g of sugar are added. We put a glove or water seal in place.
- Repeat after 3 more days. This time, and the remaining amount of sugar, you need to make powder, and fill it up.
Medical glove every time you need to use a new one! You can't wear it again.
- When the glove has fallen off and sediment has appeared, the wine is ready. On average, this process takes 45 days.
- We drain the wine from the sediment and send it for aging. This period lasts from 3 to 6 months. If necessary, before aging, the wine is diluted with vodka to increase the degree (1 liter of vodka for every 10 liters of wine).
