Can the osmanthus flowers used to make osmanthus wine be washed with water? How to deal with the osmanthus flowers used to make osmanthus wine

Osmanthus wine is a traditional specialty wine of Beibei, Chongqing, China. The wine is light yellow in color, with a prominent sweet osmanthus fragrance and the unique mellow aroma of wild grapes. It is sweet and sour, mellow and soft, with a long aftertaste. Today we will learn about the method of making osmanthus wine from the source, how to handle the osmanthus for making osmanthus wine, and whether the osmanthus for making osmanthus wine can be washed with water? I hope it will be useful to you.

Contents of this article

1. Can the osmanthus flowers used to make osmanthus wine be washed with water?

2. How to prepare osmanthus flowers for making osmanthus wine

3. How to make osmanthus wine

Can the osmanthus flowers used to make osmanthus wine be washed with water?

The osmanthus flowers used to make osmanthus wine cannot be washed with water. Washed osmanthus flowers will lose a lot of fragrance and are easy to rot and deteriorate. Once the color changes, the osmanthus flowers basically have no fragrance and cannot be used to soak wine. The cleaning method of osmanthus flowers is to deal with fresh osmanthus flowers immediately after they are picked home. If they are left for a long time, they will lose their fragrance or change color. First, put the fresh osmanthus flowers in the vegetable washing basket and shake them gently to sieve out the small impurities and pick up the larger impurities on them. Then soak the osmanthus flowers in light salt water for more than 10 minutes, pour them into the vegetable washing basket, and rinse the fresh osmanthus flowers with the shower head. In this way, the osmanthus flowers can be washed very clean without hurting them. Drain the water of the washed fresh osmanthus flowers, then spread them out and use a hair dryer to quickly dry the moisture on the surface of the osmanthus flowers. Remember not to put them in the sun or dry them in the shade. Only using a hair dryer to dry them is the best choice.

How to prepare osmanthus flowers for making osmanthus wine

Place fresh osmanthus in a basket and shake it gently to remove small impurities and pick up larger impurities. Then soak the osmanthus in light salt water for more than 10 minutes, pour it into the basket, and rinse it with the shower head. This way, the osmanthus can be washed very clean without damaging it. After washing the fresh osmanthus, drain the water, spread it out and use a hair dryer to quickly dry the moisture on the surface of the osmanthus. Remember not to put it in the sun or dry it in the shade. Drying it with a hair dryer is the best choice.

How to make sweet-scented osmanthus wine

1. Sieve the fresh osmanthus to remove impurities, filter out the stems from the sieve, and remove the stems.

2. Wet the kitchen paper, gently wipe off the dust on the osmanthus, put it in a container, add a little sugar and marinate for a few hours.

3. Prepare rock sugar and wolfberries. Use clean white paper to make a small conical funnel. Put the wolfberries and osmanthus into the wine bottle, then add rock sugar, seal the bottle mouth and ferment.