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Home Made Herbal Wine Recipes
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HOME MADE HERBAL WINE FOR HEALTHY LIFE
Herbs were foundation of the earliest form of medicine for
thousands of years depending almost exclusively on
flowers, bark and leaves. The scientists of 20 th century
make expedition to the remotest parts of the world in
search of medicine herbs. Herbal medicines heal diseases
rather slowly, in a natural way. They are like health foods.
They are less complicated in their side effects than
modern drugs. They could be taken not only as decoctions
but also in the form of wines and beverages.
Wines prepared from herbs and flowers, merit attention.
Their taste reflects, however slightly, the aroma of
whatever plant they are derived from. Many have tonic
properties as well.
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When harvesting plants, that are used for making these wines, a certain amount of care should be exercised.
When the herbs are gathered preferably a dry, sunny day should be chosen. In general "flower wine" are best
made from fresh flowers, though dried petals could be used. In the case of other herbal wine, it makes little
difference whether the ingredients are fresh or dried.
Normally, all wines must be allowed to ferment, and the best result could be obtained by using an all purpose
mine yeast. For sweetening, ordinary white sugar should be used. Wine can be left to ferment quite happily in a
warm place and stored in cloth-covered bottles, or better still in a narrow-necked jar, fitted with a fermentation
lock. Once the sedimentation process is over , the wine has to be filtered in to bottles. If it is still not clear, the
remaining cloudiness will gradually settle in the form of sediment in the bottles. Without due care and caution,
these wines could easily turn in to vinegar or worse.
Wine can be made from fresh wild roses, which grow in hedges. The pink and white roses are fragrant, and the
calyx of the flowers is one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C (Fresh or dried flowers can be used for this
purpose).
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This Wine known as Rose-Petal Wine.
The recipe as follows:
12-15 cups of rose petals, 3 lbs sugar, juice of two lemons, 1 ounce yeast and one gallon water.
Pull out all the petals and place them in a suitable container. Pour in two parts of boiling water and leave the
mixture to infuse, with a cover over it, for 10 to 12 hours.
Melt 1 1/2 lbs sugar in a quart of boiling water and when cold add this syrup to the original infusion. Then add
the yeast and lemon juice, and leave for seven days to ferment. Then boil the remainder of the sugar in a quart
of water and when cold, add it to the fermenting mixture. After two days strain the fermented liquid once
again and leave it until it ferments no more.
This is a delicious drink to refresh you during the hot season. It is said that this wine dispels depression. Some
People believe that only red roses should be used for this preparation as it helps mend a broken heart! Even
garden roses are good for this, especially the white ones. Roses petal wine fortifies the head and brain. It is
also effective for catarrh, feminine ailments and stomach disorders.
Rose Calyx Wine.
The recipe as follows:
Five pounds matured rose calyxes, 3 1/2 lbs sugar, juice of one orange, one ounce yeast, one gallon water.
The crushed or finely-diced calyxes are left to infuse overnight in the usual two quarts of water. Add the yeast
and sugar as before, and strain after seven days of fermentation. The rest of the sugar can then be added and
fermentation allowed to proceed. This makes a delicious wine, and it can be used for feminine ailments and
stomach disorder.
The addition of lemon juice compensates for the absence, in flowers and herbs, of the acid so essential for
fermentation. Fruit-based wines need no such addition, as the natural acid in the fruit is quite sufficient.
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