Wine from rose petals at home: 3 simple recipes

Home winemaking is becoming more and more popular every year. And it's not just the poor quality and high price of factory products. It is doubly pleasant to make a high-quality intoxicating drink yourself. For example, such a delicate, tasty and fragrant wine made from tea rose petals, which is easy to prepare at home; the main thing is to clearly follow the instructions of a simple recipe.

Features of making wine from rose petals

The most delicious, fragrant wine is made from fresh rose petals. True, if it is not possible, then dried ones can also be used for cooking. Adding lemon juice to the must improves fermentation and extends shelf life.

Ingredient selection rules

It is advisable to use petals collected in parks or in the country. They must be fresh, without signs of disease or spoilage.

Roses growing near the roadway, as well as purchased, it is better not to use - they contain a lot of harmful substances.

How to make rose petal wine at home

For a truly refined, delicious wine with a bewitching rose aroma, you need to follow the proven recipes step by step.

From red climbing roses

This wine is more intense, dark burgundy color, with persistent floral aroma and delicate taste. You will need the following ingredients:

red rose petals - 2 liters;
pure water - 1 liter;
yeast (preferably wine) - 30 grams;
sugar - 1.5 kilograms;
large orange - 1 piece;
small lemons - 2 pieces.

Step cooking:

Rose petals are washed and dried on a towel, and then placed in a jar.
Sugar is poured into a saucepan, poured with water and syrup is boiled.
Then it is cooled and filled with petals in a jar. After that, juice is squeezed from citruses (lemons and oranges) and added to the petals. Yeast is also put there.
Now the blank is covered with a pierced medical glove or put on a water seal and left to ferment for a week.
Then, the wine without sediment, using a rubber tube, is poured into a new bottle and left again for a week.
After the drink is well filtered and bottled. At the end, the wine is placed in a cool place to mature for another couple of months.

From tea rose petals

Fragrant, delicate, beautiful and delicious will be wine from rose petals. Lemons are added to the preparation to increase acidity, better fermentation and the safety of the drink. Citric acid can also be used, but this will affect the taste of the wine. The ingredients needed are:

rose petals - 1 liter;
purified water - 1.5 liters;
sugar - 800 grams;
medium sized lemons - 2 pieces;
raisins - 50 grams.

Step cooking:

Rose petals and lemons are washed and laid out on a towel to dry.
Now the citrus peel is carefully removed, trying not to cut off the white, bitter film. Juice is then squeezed out of the fruit.
The petals are sprinkled with sugar, put into a bottle and tamped well. After 1 hour, add lemon juice, water, add zest and raisins, then mix the workpiece well.
Now a pierced medical glove or a water seal is put on the neck and the bottle is transferred to a dark place with a temperature of +18 C to +25 C degrees.
After 30-40 days, fermentation should stop, the rose petals will become transparent, and sediment will form at the bottom of the bottle. Then the drink is poured through a straw into a new container and sealed with a lid.
To improve the taste, young wine is sent to ripen in a dark, cool room with an average temperature of +14 C for 3 months.