Many people prefer self-made alcohol products to store vodka. Indeed, when drinking home-made alcohol, a person is insured against uncertified, so-called surrogate alcohol. You always know what raw material the drink is made of and how thoroughly it is cleaned.
Often, when creating home-made alcohol-containing drinks, people spare no money or time, because they prepare them for themselves. The recipe for moonshine is known to many. Some bring their additions to it: include family secret ingredients, change the time and conditions of exposure, the ratio of components. The basis of the recipe remains constant. It includes water, yeast and glucose or a glucose-containing product (sugar, jam, wheat, potatoes, berries, fruits, etc.). The ingredients are mixed in a certain ratio. Usually, four to five liters of water and one hundred grams of live yeast are taken per kilogram of sugar. Someone chooses yeast in a briquette, while others, on the contrary, give their preference to dry. When replacing briquetted (“live”) yeast with dry yeast, remember that 1 gram of dry yeast corresponds to 25 grams of wet.
Moonshine is not only an independent alcoholic beverage, but also serves as the basis for the preparation of other alcohol-containing liquids. Many connoisseurs of home-made
alcoholic products are concerned about the question of how to make cognac from moonshine. Cognac is a noble drink with an amber color and an amazing aroma. It acquires its richness due to aging in
oak barrels.
There are several methods of how to make cognac from moonshine. The first recipe is based on the insisting of moonshine on a mixture of partitions of walnuts, cloves, caraway seeds, vanilla sugar and tea. Moonshine before preparing brandy must be thoroughly cleaned. For this, potassium permanganate and activated carbon are used. For one liter of moonshine, take a tablespoon of partitions, a teaspoon of tea, caraway seeds and vanilla sugar, add a pinch of citric acid and insist in a dark place for five to six days. Then the infusion is filtered and bottled.
How to make cognac from moonshine. Second recipe
A liter of moonshine is taken a tablespoon of sugar, two bay leaves, two peas of black and allspice, a teaspoon of tea, a pinch of vanillin, a teaspoon of a sheet of mint and a little hot pepper. All ingredients are combined, filled with moonshine and placed in a dark, cool place for ten days. Then the drink is filtered through cheesecloth.
The third recipe is based on the addition of ground coffee. It must first be insisted within a day. 150-200 grams of ground coffee and half a liter of water are taken per liter of moonshine. Insist moonshine with coffee should be for twenty days. If desired, other aromatic components can be added, such as cloves, vanilla, cinnamon. When the infusion is ready, you need to add the prepared sugar syrup, strain and bottle.
There are also other recommendations on how to make cognac from moonshine. Among them, the recipe is the closest to the original, which includes crushed oak bark. It is added from this calculation: one tablespoon per liter of moonshine. In addition to oak bark, the recipe includes bay leaf and cloves, allspice, tea and vanilla.
Knowing how to make cognac from moonshine, you can enjoy this delicious home-made drink. There are several rules for how to drink cognac. It is poured into a wide, narrowed at the top of the glass, filling it by one third. This drink is best combined with chocolate, tea or coffee.