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Baker s yeast is not bred for producing rice wine which is high in alchohol. 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.
We got ours from the 99 ranch asian supermarket.
Yeast for rice wine. Wine yeast sweet glutinous rice wine yeast rice wine leaven fermentation starter for home diy rice wine making pack of 10 4 3 out of 5 stars 18 10 27 10. Mix yeast powder with the rice then place the rice in an air tight container. Keep the rice warm for a few days by placing the container inside a 100 f oven or wrapping a heating pad around it then transfer it to a warm dry spot for at least a month.
The liquid that will form in the container is the rice wine. Yeast 7 discovered by masumi of nagano is the single most commonly used yeast in the country with its mellow fragrance and robust strength during fermentation. Yeast 9 is the most common yeast for ginjo shu due to its wonderful fragrance creating abilities and fairly healthy constitution during fermentation.
The key ingredient apart from the rice of course and probably the hardest to find is the yeast. Specifically designed for making rice wine it come in little balls like this. We got ours from the 99 ranch asian supermarket.
They were sold in a package containing a few dozen individually wrapped pairs of yeast balls and were labeled rice. 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. Baker s yeast is not bred for producing rice wine which is high in alchohol.
You should try using some yeast that was bred specifically for that purpose. I don t know if you want to make something like sake not all rice wines sake but the major american yeast suppliers both sell high quality yeasts made specifically for sake. There is an extremely long thread on the homebrewtalk site where people have been posting the results of the rice wine using the sato method and also adding red yeast rice ryr traditionally used in chinese style rice wine.
From what i can gather most people are using yeast balls for khao mak i e. Fermented rice desert yeast. This type of wine is made from fermented glutinous rice during a process which the yeast converts the sugar in the rice into alcohol.
Rice wine is traditionally part of asian cuisine especially chinese but it can also be found in sauces and marinades as it adds sweetness.