Can Dendrobium be used to make wine?

In real life, Dendrobium is a relatively common plant Chinese medicine. Dendrobium has strong medicinal value and can often play a role in health care and treatment of physical diseases. It is very beneficial to physical health. Dendrobium can be used to make wine and can be made into medicinal wine for drinking. It can effectively treat some physical diseases and prevent some physical diseases.

Can Dendrobium be used to make wine?

Dendrobium is cold in nature, and can be used alone to soak in wine to moderate the strength of the wine, so it can be used alone to soak in wine. When soaking Dendrobium in wine alone, wild Dendrobium officinale or fresh Dendrobium strips that have been grown for three years are generally used. After drying, they are sealed and soaked in white wine with a concentration of more than 50 degrees. 200 ml (2 taels) of white wine are used for each Dendrobium. Glass jars and ceramic jars should be used as containers. Metal and plastic bottles cannot be used to soak Dendrobium wine. The longer the relative time of Dendrobium soaking in wine, more than one month is appropriate, three times a day, 10-20 grams of warm drink before each meal. Drinking a moderate amount each time and persisting for a long time will have certain health benefits.

How to make wine with fresh dendrobium

It is best to dry the Dendrobium used for making wine. This is because raw and cold foods are not suitable for making wine, and the moisture in raw Dendrobium will also reduce the concentration of Dendrobium wine. Undegraded oxalic acid and other substances will also affect the taste. Drying can be done by baking. Dendrobium chrysanthemum, Dendrobium nobile, and Dendrobium whip can be sliced ​​and dried before making wine. However, it is not impossible to soak fresh Dendrobium in wine, but the efficacy will be slightly worse. For soaking fresh Dendrobium in wine, you can choose wild Dendrobium chrysanthemum. After removing the roots and leaves, washing and drying, cut it into one-centimeter thick slices with a slanting knife, and soak it in high-concentration liquor. Remember to add high-proof liquor, preferably above 53 degrees. The wine can be consumed after soaking for about half a month. Remember not to drink too much. Just drink it as a health-preserving wine, two to three taels a day.

Method of soaking dry dendrobium in wine

1. Boil the equipment used for soaking wine in boiling water and dry it in the sun to kill bacteria and mold.

2. Cut the dried Dendrobium into small pieces and put them in a cloth bag or soak them directly in wine. Cutting into small pieces allows the Dendrobium to have better contact with the alcohol. There is a cornea on the surface of Dendrobium, so it is difficult to absorb the flavor if it is soaked in wine directly.

3. Soak each root of Dendrobium in 200 ml of water.

4. Seal well and place in a cool place. It can be opened and consumed after more than one month.

Precautions for soaking dendrobium in wine

1. It is good to soak Dendrobium alone in wine, but you can add some commonly used medicinal materials to adjust the taste and have health benefits. However, soaking in wine is to extract the effective ingredients of the medicinal materials, which makes the effect of medicinal wine much higher than eating dendrobium directly.

2. Soaking Dendrobium in wine is a long process, so it is not advisable to use metal equipment and plastic jars to soak the wine. Because according to the principle of like dissolves like, the components of the plastic will dissolve into the alcohol during the soaking process, affecting the efficacy and taste. Metal utensils can easily react chemically with oxygen, dendrobium alkali, amino acids, etc. in wine, and are not suitable for soaking wine.

3. When choosing liquor for soaking wine, it is better to use high-quality, highly fermented Xiaoqu-flavored liquor. Remember not to use buckwheat wine, which will seriously affect the taste. The types and quantity of microorganisms in Xiaoqu are not as good as those in Daqu, so the ingredients of the wine produced are relatively simple compared with Daqu liquor. The purpose of soaking wine is to dissolve the alcohol-soluble substances in Dendrobium officinale to the maximum extent, so the higher the alcohol content, the higher the concentration of alcohol-soluble substances extracted; the purpose of soaking wine is to dissolve the alcohol-soluble substances in Dendrobium officinale to the maximum extent, so the higher the alcohol content, the higher the concentration of alcohol-soluble substances extracted.

4. The dendrobium you choose for making wine can be common varieties of dendrobium such as Dendrobium officinale, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium whip, Dendrobium rare insect, Dendrobium purple, and Dendrobium copper. Both wild and cultivated ones are acceptable. Please do not try to soak unknown species of Dendrobium in wine.