Alcohol tinctures with amazing properties are increasingly being prepared at home. They have a healing effect and at the same time can act as an excellent alcoholic drink. Today in the world there are a huge number of recipes for making tinctures from a variety of ingredients.
Types of tinctures
Traditional alcohol tinctures are a category of alcoholic beverages obtained by keeping vodka with other components for a certain time. In addition, sugar is included in their composition, which improves palatability. The cooking process has a high level of complexity, so not everyone can cope with it.
In no case should tincture be confused with liquor. For the latter is obtained as a result of fermentation and the connection of fruit drinks with alcohol. In tincture, in contrast to liquor, the ingredients themselves turn into alcohol. This process lasts quite a while.
Home tinctures for alcohol are of three types.
- Bitter. Their strength is 60% (maximum). They appear by insisting on various roots, herbs, berries, seeds.
- Spicy. By strength, they are similar to the previous ones, but are obtained in the process of insisting the main ingredient with spices.
- Sweet The strength of these drinks does not exceed 25%. In them, as a rule, the sugar content is 310 grams per 1 liter of liquid. In this case, alcohol is infused with berries, fruits and roots.
Alcohol tincture: application
Many people know how to use homemade alcoholic drinks. These fluids can be taken orally or rubbed on the outside. Home-made alcohol tinctures perfectly cope with winter diseases (SARS, bronchitis, etc.), asthma, and so on. In addition, with their help you can get rid of problems with the heart, vision and even hearing. Often tincture is exhibited on the festive table as an alcoholic drink that can be enjoyed by both men and women, because the taste and strength of tinctures can be different.
The basis
The classic recipe for alcohol tincture is very simple.
For cooking, you need to take dry fruits and berries, fill them with 2/3 of the container, pour alcohol to cover and send to a dark place for several days. Every 3-4 days, the liquid must be shaken. After the set time, the contents must be moved to another container and re-determined in a dark place for 30 days.
Spicy tinctures do not cause difficulties in preparation. For them, you need to take spices and, as in the previous recipe, fill part of the container, and then pour alcohol. They are infused for at least two weeks, after which they are filtered and used to prepare certain drinks.
Sweet tinctures are obtained from bitter, combined with sweet syrup. It can be prepared from sugar and water, taking them in equal quantities.
Recommendations
The best tinctures for alcohol can be obtained only if special conditions are met. They will help to achieve the desired effect and enjoy the product for a long time. What to look for:
- shortly before starting to cook the berries should be frozen so that they give more juice;
- it is better to store the finished product in a dark place so that it does not lighten;
- the higher the temperature of infusion, the better the interaction of elements with alcohol will occur;
- if desired, the berries and fruits can be slightly fried so that the tincture in the finished form acquires a more noble shade;
- it is forbidden to open the lid of the container before the end of the appointed time, since when oxygen enters there, the state of alcohol will deteriorate.
Recipes
Alcohol tinctures, subject to the necessary rules, are very easily prepared at home. Experienced people know what is needed for this, so they independently come up with recipes, each time experimenting with the ingredients. Beginners should start with existing and proven recipes in order to learn at least a little about the process of preparing this product.
Below are the best tinctures with their step-by-step preparation. If you adhere to a clear sequence of actions, then no problems will arise in the process of insisting, and, consequently, the drink will turn out to be good.
Berry
Cranberries contain the most nutrients and vitamins. It has a good effect on the human body and has an anti-inflammatory property that can strengthen the nervous system, as well as normalize digestion. Ready-made drink is very aromatic and tasty. Reviews on the tincture of cranberry alcohol are only positive.
For tincture you will need:
- 3 tablespoons of sugar;
- 310 grams of berries;
- two glasses of alcohol.
First you need to thoroughly rinse the berries, and then pass them through a meat grinder. The finished mass must be put in a container with a lid and pour alcohol. Then sprinkle sugar. Infuse the mixture must be exactly 21 days. After this time, it is filtered and the liquid is sent for 5 days to the same place.
Jam drink
Delicious dessert drinks are tinctures with jam. As a rule, they are prepared from last year's blanks. The recipes can not be called intricate, but there is still some zest in them. For the drink, you can use absolutely any taste of jam.
The main ingredients are:
- vodka - 2 glasses;
- jam - 500 ml.
Since the additional component itself is quite sweet, sugar is not required here. Jam must be put in a glass bowl, pour alcohol and mix. Then all this is covered and insisted for two months. Then the tincture will need to be filtered. In some cases, several filtering procedures may be necessary to make the composition lighten.
Store the resulting tincture is best in a cool place. At the same time, air should never penetrate into the jar.
The combination of jam and spices
Those who love the previous recipe are interested in how you can make it more delicious. A great option for tincture is to combine fresh jam with spices. The result is great taste and aroma, but the cooking process is very costly.
For a drink you need to take:
- two glasses of cognac;
- 510 grams of any jam;
- cloves;
- a pinch of cinnamon.
Getting down. Freshly brewed jam spread in a glass bottle. Then pour cinnamon and cloves to it. Having mixed these components, we pour in alcohol. The drink should be infused for only two months. Filter it through cheesecloth, then bottle and stand for another week.
Walnut
Tincture on alcohol of cedar nut is not only tasty, but also healthy. Its beneficial effect on the human body is expressed in:
- normalization of the digestive tract;
- strengthening the immune system;
- elimination of salt deposits;
- restoration of the male reproductive system;
- updating the skin after damage.
You need to start cooking the product with the right choice of nuts. They must be whole and not dry. The best time for their acquisition is considered autumn. The walnut shell should have a rich brown tint.
The components for tincture include:
- nuts - 100g;
- ethyl alcohol - 2 glasses;
- water - 4 glasses.
The very first thing to do is scald the nuts with boiling water. As soon as the water stops, they must be thoroughly washed, and then repeat this procedure a couple of times. This is necessary in order to eliminate oxidation products. Next, the nuts need to be dried. After in whole or crushed form they need to be poured into a jar and pour alcohol. To sustain tincture is required for about 14 days, and then strain through gauze, folded in several layers.
The finished cedar product is recommended to be taken orally by diluting with water in a ratio of 20 drops of tincture per 55 ml of clean liquid (no more than once a day). If used as an external remedy, then the proportions of tincture and water should be 2: 7.
Despite the large number of benefits of nutty alcohol, it has certain contraindications. It should not be used externally or ingested internally by pregnant and lactating women, as well as people with individual intolerance to the components.
Tincture of Substance
Especially popular is the tincture of morbidity on alcohol. There are several ways to cook it. This tool has a good effect on the human body, so it is sold in pharmacies in a ready-made form. But even so, most people prefer to cook the product on their own.
The best recipes are the following.
- In a separate container, combine 200 g of vodka and crush in crushed form. Then it is placed in a dark place for 30 days.
- Grind the death in a coffee grinder, and then combine with alcohol in the ratio of 1 tablespoon per 200 ml. After that, crushed eucalyptus leaves (1:10) are required to be added to the resulting mixture. Insist a mass of exactly one month. In the first week it needs to be shaken a little every day, and in the following time it is done once a day.
Becherovka
The true recipe for a well-known drink is a mystery to the consumer. But fortunately, some people managed to identify the components present in it, as well as their approximate proportions. Today, in many countries, becherovka is prepared as similar to the original as possible.
For her are used:
- 4 glasses of alcohol at 45 degrees;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- glass of water;
- a couple of cardamom stuff;
- two teaspoons of dried orange peel;
- 10 pieces of cloves;
- 8 pieces of pepper;
- a teaspoon of anise;
- small cinnamon fruit.
The zest needs to be chopped, cinnamon and cardamom knead and combine all together. In a separate container, combine the dry mass with alcohol and tightly close the lid. Infuse the mixture for 7 days, shaking daily.
Prepare syrup from sugar and water: in a saucepan, both components, heating, bring to uniformity and pour into tincture. Then pass the whole mass through cheesecloth and hold for another 2 days.
On propolis
One of the most effective therapeutic is propolis tincture for alcohol. It is allowed to be used only externally, since when ingested, there is a high risk of burns.
For cooking you will need:
- chopped propolis;
- alcohol 70%.
Combine the ingredients in a ratio of 1 to 10. Insist you need no more than one and a half weeks, shaking the contents every day. After this time, the container must be moved to the refrigerator and kept there for another 12 hours, and only then strain. Inside, taking this tincture is strictly prohibited.