"You don't need to crush grapes!"

We went on weekends to visit my mother-in-law - she has a house in the village. #Grapes this year is unusually good. There are liquid bunches hanging, and no one has time to eat these beautiful berries - only wasps. He offered his mother-in-law to make wine. She somehow did a couple of years ago - it turned out very tasty! Says: "Pick off the grapes, everything will be!"

Have a conversation about where and how these grapes are then crumpled, "trample with your feet and crush your hands"?) From my childhood memories, my father had a homemade press, which he used for these purposes. I have not seen anything like this with my wife's parents.

“Why crush the grapes? Just spend time and energy. Wine has been made in a different way for a long time ”- my mother-in-law surprised me.

“Well, okay,” I think. - "Let's see your miracle method!"

And yes, indeed! It turns out that the mother-in-law does not crush the grapes and then does not follow the fermentation. She makes wine differently.

I don't know, maybe everyone has known this method for a long time and use it. I only found out a couple of days ago. I decided to share. Now is the grape harvest season. Suddenly, someone wants to make wine quickly, without much effort. So to speak, "a recipe for lazy people" who value their time.

But! As far as I understand, the amount of drink at the outlet is less than if the grape juice was squeezed out with a press.

So, we cut off the grape bunches, then we separate the berries from the branches. We only need berries.

No need to wash the grapes! All dust will settle at the bottom, and yeast living on the surface of the grapes will remain.

On the surface of the grapes are important for fermentation - wine yeast. If you notice a white bloom on the grapes - take care of it! Whitish bloom on berries is the residence of yeast that participates in alcoholic fermentation. Moreover, several cultures of wild wine yeast can coexist in it at the same time. It is thanks to them #the grape juice wanders, turning into wine. Therefore, it is not recommended to wash the grapes.

We put the grapes in a glass container. We had a 10 liter jar. The jar needs to be filled approximately to the "shoulder" of the jar (as my mother-in-law calls the curvature on the can, which goes to the "neck" - the neck). An empty space is required for pouring sugar.

When the berries are poured into the jar, it is worth tamping them a little. This requires an assistant with thin hands)) The children helped us! Occupational therapy!)

Next, add sugar. We put 1 kg on a can with a volume of 10 liters. Sahara. They put a rubber glove on the jar and put it in a cool dark place.

No #alcohol, we did not add water and purchased yeast. Only pure grapes and #sugar.

You can taste the wine after the end of fermentation. In about 3-4 months you will receive a natural delicious concentrated drink of your own making!

Hope the recipe is helpful for you! After all, homemade wine is incredibly tasty! And when you don't need to spend time and effort in preparing it, it's a fairy tale.