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Granted you need a large quantity of rice to produce a 1 liter bottle of wine 6 cups of uncooked rice yields about 1 cup of rice wine and homemade rice wine is a bit cloudy but it s essentially the same product. Making rice wine involves only two ingredients and a good amount of patience as it ferments.
Many years ago almost every family made it at home because it was quite easy to make and also was such a wonderful drink to have with korean food.
Wine made from rice. Rice wine is a clear wine made from fermented rice and is known for its strong unique taste. It s often used in east asian cooking and is a good substitute for sweet mirin or sake but it also can be enjoyed straight from the glass. Making rice wine involves only two ingredients and a good amount of patience as it ferments.
Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage fermented and distilled from rice traditionally consumed in east asia southeast asia and northeast india. Rice wine is made by the fermentation of rice starch that has been converted to sugars. Microbes are the source of the enzymes that convert the starches to sugar.
Rice wine typically has an alcohol content of 18 25 abv. Rice wines are used in east asian southeast asian and northeast indian gastronomy at formal dinners and banquets and in cooking. Makgeolli korean rice wine about makgeolli.
Makgeolli is a traditional korean alcoholic drink that is made by fermenting rice and a fermentation starter called nuruk 누룩. Many years ago almost every family made it at home because it was quite easy to make and also was such a wonderful drink to have with korean food. Rice wine is easy to make and even a novice cook can make this easy homemade wine.
Rice wine was the first wine i attempted to make after our marriage and it was so perfect that i was so happy with the result. You do not need any fancy expensive rice for this wine. Just simple plain white rice is needed.
The rice wine you make at home doesn t differ much from traditional shaoxing. Granted you need a large quantity of rice to produce a 1 liter bottle of wine 6 cups of uncooked rice yields about 1 cup of rice wine and homemade rice wine is a bit cloudy but it s essentially the same product. You need a few special ingredients too.
Take a clean big ceramic jar or a glass jar. Add in all ingredients rice raisins sugar followed by water. Stir it well with a wooden ladle.
Next add in yeast and lemon juice and mix well. Rice wine is a somewhat deceptive name since instead of using fruit which is the usually ingredient for wines a grain rice is fermented to produce the wine. Some say rice wine processes are really rice beer processes yet the end result generally is similar in taste to wines made from grapes rather than most beers.