The cognac recipe was invented in the 17th century, and it was first produced in France, in the city of Cognac. In honor of this city, the drink was so called. The fact that the long exposure of cognac improves the taste was learned quite by accident, during the occupation of France by the English fleet. When transporting goods, it was noticed that as a result of the long storage of cognac alcohol in oak barrels, its taste was much better.
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You will need
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- The grape juice
- Wine yeast
- Enamelware
- Alcohol mashine
- Wooden barrels
Instruction manual
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First you need to prepare a must for the preparation of brandy. To do this, squeeze the juice from the grapes, then add wine yeast to it. Then the resulting liquid must be poured into an enameled dish and left to ferment for about a month.
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As an experiment, you can make several variations of the wine material, with the addition of various spices, caramel, sugar or aromatic essences.
3
After a month has passed, and the wine material is infused, it must be distilled through the apparatus twice to get brandy alcohol.
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Then the resulting liquid must be poured into wooden barrels and sealed tightly. In order for home cognac to absorb everything that is needed from oak wood, it is quite enough to withstand it for two years.