Wine from old jam

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 150 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make wine from old jam at home? Prepare your ingredients. Any jam will do. Blackcurrant produces red wine with a tart taste and pleasant aroma, while sea buckthorn and gooseberry produce white wine. The sweetness can be adjusted: add sugar if the jam is not very sweet, or increase the amount of water if the jam is too sweet. Also prepare a three-liter jar and a disposable rubber glove (or water seal).

2. STEP 2

   

   There is no need to rinse the raisins. The fermentation of this wine is carried out without the addition of yeast, and fermentation occurs due to fungal bacteria contained on the surface of the raisins. The choice of raisins also plays an important role in obtaining a successful drink. You cannot buy raisins packaged in bags; most likely, they have already been processed; it is better to take them by weight from market stalls. Place the old jam into a clean three-liter glass jar.

3. STEP 3

   

   The jam should occupy one third of the container. Pour in cold water so that the water and jam together occupy two-thirds of the jar. Place a handful of raisins in the jar and stir with a wooden spoon. The contents should not take up more space in the container, because wine needs room to ferment. Cover the jar with a plastic lid and leave in a dark and warm place for 3 days.

4. STEP 4

   

   After three days, the first signs of fermentation should appear: foam on the surface of the liquid and a sour smell. Remove the lid, stir the contents, put on gloves and place the jar back in a dark and warm place. Repeat the procedure two more times (on the fourth and seventh day). In total, the jam should ferment for 10 days.

5. STEP 5

   

   After the specified time, strain the wort into another jar through one layer of gauze. This will remove the pulp. Put a rubber glove on the jar and use a needle to make a small hole in one of the fingers of the glove so that the gas from fermenting the wine can escape. After a few days the glove should inflate. This means that the fermentation process is going well. Leave the wine alone for two months in a warm, dark place.

6. STEP 6

   

   After a couple of months, check the wine; if the glove is deflated, it means that fermentation is over and the wine is ripe. Strain it through cheesecloth, folded in three layers, so that the sediment does not pass through, otherwise it can worsen the taste and make the drink bitter.

7. STEP 7

   

   If the wine tastes sour, you can add sugar. Pour the wine into bottles, seal it and put it in the refrigerator for a couple of months. After the specified time, you can serve the wine to the table. The longer wine made from old jam without yeast sits, the stronger the drink and the richer the taste. Enjoy your tasting!

Comments on the recipe

Moderator Ksenia

20.11.2023

4.6

I was interested in a recipe for wine made from old jam. I had just such jam: raspberry and strawberry (about 500 grams). The wine was left to sit on the jam for as long as indicated in the recipe. The wine turned out to be very aromatic, warming, sweet, with a pleasant berry taste. I poured the wine into a bottle and put it in the refrigerator. I'm sure it will get even better over time. Thank you very much for the recipe!