On what to insist moonshine, to get a noble drink

"We are not football players, not bicycle riders,

And we are not artists, but moonshakers!

And we will drink,

But we will drive,

And we will raise the culture of production!

And they always help us: sugar, yeast and water "

Yu. Nikulin "The Self-Guards" (not included in the film version of the song Balbes)

Do you want to make a noble drink from a not quite aesthetic moonshine? And where do you get that moonshine? Of course, in our time it can be bought without any particular difficulties. But then you run the risk of buying not quite high quality or not quality alcoholic beverage. No one will give you a guarantee of quality, and you will have to believe on the floor to the seller.

As a result of short reflection, there is a desire to make the most ancient Slavic spirit at home. And immediately you start looking for information on how to drive moonshine, where to start, what is burga and what to insist on moonshine.

How to drive moonshine at home

The basis of brewing is the brag and the moonshine. From the brew, it depends what kind of moonshine will turn out. But even without an apparatus, this can not be done at all. The self-made apparatus is not a complicated structure, it can be made by oneself, and information about it is shared now without tire.

The technology of distillation of moonshine is not so difficult, as it may seem at first glance. Although here, as in any case, there are some subtleties and, of course, experience is important. The process of maturing brags can last from 5 to 14 days, it depends on the recipe, which you decide to use.

The matured breg is poured into the tank of the brewing apparatus, to which the coil of the cooling device is attached. When the brew is boiled, the alcohol vapors rise upward and move along the coil tube, where the steam is cooled and becomes liquid, into an alcohol-containing beverage.

Varieties of moonshine

1. Wheaten

For the brew, you need to make a leaven of sugar 1 kg, yeast 100gr, 3l of water and 4kg of ground wheat seeds. Put days on 5 in a warm place, and then add 18 liters of water, another sugar 5 kg and yeast 300 gr. Put them again in a warm place for 7 days. And when the berg is bright and gets a bitter taste, strain and distill. Of the waste after it has been filtered, you can put another starter, so do not rush to throw it away, but add 3kg of sugar, yeast 150gr and a bucket of water. But this brag is to be overtaken twice for the endurance of a degree. All you can look for a recipe and herbs on which to insist . Moonshine is pure as a tear, which is what is needed for noble drinks.

2.Head of "Medoc"

At 27 liters of water, you need 3 kg of honey and yeast 300 gr. For the fermentation process you need to put the brag in a warm place for a week. During the distillation, about 7 liters of alcohol-containing beverage comes out.

3.Karamelny

In 20 liters of warm water, dissolve caramel candy with a filling (5kg) and add yeast 300gr. Place in a warm place for 9-10 days. During distillation, 5 liters of quality alcoholic beverage is obtained.

Noble drinks or what to insist moonshine

1. Self-absinthe

Do you want to cook absinthe at home? And just something you need to take an anise 300gr, fresh herb wormwood 200gr and pour the moonshine (10l). Insist two weeks and re-run.

2. Kedrovochka

Siberians have long appreciated this drink and call it "the elixir of health". Preparing "Kedrovochka" is very simple. For three liters of moonshine, you will need two handfuls of pine nuts and raisins and 2-3 tablespoons of chopped oak bark. Insist for two weeks, merge into a clean container and you can use it.

3. Cognac №1

There are many recipes for making cognac from moonshine. Here's one of them. Calculation of ingredients for a three-liter jar. Take 3 buds of a carnation, 6 fresh leaves of love, 3 tbsp. Spoons of St. John's wort, 2 teaspoons of instant coffee and 2 teaspoons of dry black tea. Fold everything on which to insist moonshine in the jar with a drink and leave to infuse for a couple of days. Then pour into a clean container.

4. Cognac №2

According to this recipe for the preparation of cognac will need 3 tbsp. Spoons of coffee beans and crushed oak bark, half of nutmeg and 5 buds of cloves for three liters of moonshine. Infuse for a week, then drain. The drink is ready! But this is not real cognac. If you pour it into an oak barrel and survive in the cellar for at least 15 years, this will be a real, noble cognac!