Homemade Glutinous Rice Wine
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 30, Harvest time!
Finally - 30 days later.Smell good - sweet and strong, a bit of spice and a lot of kick!
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 7, sampling the wine
The wine is now pinkish red because of the red yeast rice powder and the glutinous rice dissolved into milky white powdery residue as the results of fermentation. At this stage, it taste more like sweet cocktail than strong spirits. And it smell really good - full fragrance of the glutinous rice and a tint of fruity sweetness. Cheers / YamSeng!!!
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 7, stir again and time to sample the wine
The rice are now completely soften, look brighter pinkish red, and feel like soft watery congee, and floating on top of the wine! Use a scoop to press down the rice along the edges and scoop a bit off to sample later. Now, stir thoroughly again to loosen up the rice mesh, and also to release all the air bubbles trapped inside them. After this, it will be left alone for another week before checking the wine again.
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 3, stir thoroughly
By this time, the rice is already wet and soften considerably. Also very fragrance. Use a long scoop to stir and mixing it thoroughly. Pad down the surface and make it smooths and level. Cover and wait for few more days before opening it again.
Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 1, sprinkle some water
After 24 hours, some surface area might have dried up, sprinkle some water to keep the surface moist and keep the fermentation going.