Homemade Glutinous Rice Wine
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - In Summary/Review
For those who find the details intimidating, here is a brief summary/review:1. Ingredients- glutinous rice- yeast balls/biscuits (3 for each kg of rice) - crush to fine pieces or powdery form- red yeast rice (10g for kg of rice) - can be used as it or crush to fine crumbs or powdery form (*mix the yeast and red yeast rice together) 2. Steps- soak rice in clean cold water for 8-12 hours- steam ~2 kg of rice each time (or use rice cooker) on high heat for about 45 minutes- let the cooked rice cool down completely (rinsing over cold...
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 31, Bottling!
This is it! After 30 days, you get about 8 bottles of these sweet glutinous rice wine.Ideally the bottles should be dark color like those red wine bottles. So keep them in dry cool place and away from sunlight. They can last for months in room temperature without turning darker or turning sour. For best result, store them in the refrigerator and they will remain the same freshness for years.Cheers!!!*contact me for free sample!
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 30, Harvest time!
This is what's left behind - lees. People who like the sweet rice wine may not like this. But some do. And some restaurants using this as condiment to give thick reddish color gravy. Some made noodle soap (mee-sua soup). *daily dose of this in your diet could lower your bad cholesterol/LDL as it contain naturally occurring Statin found in the Red Yeast Rice that gives that reddish color...