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Storage: Varies depending on the amount of alcohol and sugar used.
Hot method
- Choose the medicinal plants for your mixture according to your preferences or the properties you want to add to your medicinal wine.
- Weigh the plants. The weight varies according to the plants used:
- between 50 and 100 g for dried plants
- between 150 and 200 grams of fresh plants
- Place the plants in a stainless steel or glass container.
- Add between 0.5 and 1 liter of wine.
- If you use 1 liter, pour half the wine into the pot, then add 0.5 liters when the infusion is cold and complete.
- Bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and allow to steep for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Strain the wine and, if necessary, add sugar or honey (up to 100 grams per liter) to preserve it.
- Bring the wine back to the boil to dilute the sugar or honey.
- To optimize preservation, add 30 to 50 ml of 40% alcohol.
- Bottle and store.
Cold method
- Select the medicinal plants for your blend according to your preferences or the properties you wish to add to your medicinal wine.
- Weigh the plants. The weight varies according to the plants used:
- between 50 and 100 grams of dried plants
- between 150 and 200 grams of fresh plants
- Leave the plants in the wine for 2 weeks.
- Filter the wine and, if necessary, add sugar or honey (up to 100 grams per liter) to preserve it.
- Cook the wine over a low heat to dilute the sugar or honey.
- To optimize preservation, you can also add 30-50 ml of 40% alcohol.
- Bottle and store.