Chacha is a peculiar alcoholic drink which is produced from grapes and other fruit and berries in the North Caucasus. Alcohol content in it sometimes reaches even 70 degrees. Chacha is favourite strong drink of mountaineers which don't abuse, and usually drink only a glass - in cold weather or for prevention of cold. Not for nothing chacha is considered longevity drink. Try to make it in house conditions and treat suddenly come guests with house aperitif.
It is required to you
- 10 l of the berries (grape residue) which remained after production of wine,
- 30 liters of water,
- 100 гр yeast,
- 5 kg of sugar.
Instruction
1. It is the best of all to cook chacha from berries, to be exact, of cake of grapes which remained after preparation of wine in house conditions. For this purpose 10 liters of the remained grape residue it is necessary to lay out in a barrel or a big glass large bottle.
2. Further it is necessary to add 5 kilograms of granulated sugar, 100 гр yeast there and to fill in all with in advance boiled and cooled down water – 30 liters. Then - to close a cover and to put to the dark place for 1-2 weeks, periodically stirring slowly, approximately every two days.
3. Further it is necessary to lay straw on a bottom of the moonshine still in order that cake didn't burn. In the device it is necessary to pour out all liquid together with cake and to overtake. But at such chacha quite specific smell which can be pleasant to the little will turn out.
4. Therefore many overtake chacha, previously having separated liquid fraction from cake, due to such distillation the specific smell won't be present at this strong drink.
5. Further the received chacha needs to be merged in a large bottle and to add a small amount of membranes of walnut, to insist within 1-2 months. After that once again to overtake via the moonshine still and to pour on bottles. Chacha with a strength about 46 degrees will turn out.