bennysbrew Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Bought some rice wine yeast balls to have a go at making some rice wine over the warmer months where I struggle with keeping temps down for beer. Anyone had a go at it, any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennysbrew Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Anyhow.... Bottled first batch tonight(20days) a little early I think, but I'm going away for Xmas tomorrow so it has to be done. Recipe/process, so simple. 1kg glutinous rice (boiled), 3 yeast balls. Water added- nil. Yield 1.7 litres. Taste, alcohol prominent, with a sweet finish. Something different . Amazing to get that much out of just boiled rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 i think that sounds great. any idea on the alcohol content? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennysbrew Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Ben 10 said: i think that sounds great. any idea on the alcohol content? Hard to get much info on it, roughly 20% they say. This one's definitely not finished, the pets I bottled it in were firming up after just a 4 hour trip in the car away today. I've loosened the lids now. Will get stuck into it Christmas day with the rellies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirsty Jim Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sounds like Shaoxing wine to me (glutinous rice, starter, water) but the Chinese commonly age this for 10 years or more to produce something resembling dry sherry with an alcohol content of around 18%. It is my 'secret ingredient ' in Asian cooking that makes my fried rice better than yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, James of Bayswater said: better than yours. and yours has salt in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirsty Jim Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 You don't salt your fried rice ? No wonder mine is better than yours, even without the wine. The salt is basically all that separates cooking wine from the drinking wine. Maybe some food colour to make it more appealing to the consumer. If you have ever made fried rice at home and always found it lacking against the rice you get from the the takeaway - it's the wine you lack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.