How to Make Rice Wine (米酒)

[yakuzasama01]

Wow. What's different between the chinese yeast balls and the yeast we find in western grocery stores..? And when you let it stand.. do you let it stand near at room temperature? Wont it go bad?

[megamilion1001]

Hey, What kind of rice did you use. And how much. If u add sugar. And can you use bread yeast. thanks

[lycheesack]

What is chinese yeast? Do you know a chinese-english word-equivalent?

[haiherry]

@lycheesack Chinese yeast known as Ragi Tape. This kind of yeast is produced in Indonesia. "Ragi Tape SL" is recommended.

[ThinK80226]

I dont think what I had in mind is rice wine! Ha-ha. I was going to ferment uncooked rice. . . It's called hooch. Ive never completed a batch so I thought I would do a little research. After watching this I think im still safe. When the final product is distilled in the making of liquor, the first part that comes off the distilation is posion. . . Im veery curious. I also think you should speak to a shef! That there looks like its for cooking. :)

[lazyis]

do you have to put any water in the jar?

how many yeast balls yould you use if i use 4 cupss of cooked rice?

[kittyca333]

Won't the rice go old

[MsDumnut]

is there anyway to make this non alcoholic??

[abdulbade]

@MsDumnut

i belive so, in my country, saudi arabia, we have all kinds of brand been and wine which are non alco, after you make your wine rice, boil it, simmer it for one hour, keep it cool, and youll have the beneifits of fermented drinks without poision (alcohol)

[MsDumnut]

@abdulbade انا من لبنان ولقد كنت إلى السعودية قبل... thats cool...

[jaxv94]

@abdulbade lol "poison" XD ur funny

[shaharasta]

hi I wanna know' what is the this balls?

Where can I get them?

thanks

[haiherry]

@shaharasta: The ball used for making rice wine is yeast ball for fermenting rice called Ragi Tape. This yeast ball is produced in Indonesia. If you want to try and purchase this ball, you can contact the factory. Just googling & type "Ragi Tape SL". You'll find the contact for international sales.

[firedracula]

good video but do you really need that hammer instead of blender?

[Adol666]

This is a horrible way to make sake

[Vash3OO1]

This won't make you go blind like a bad batch of moonshine will it?

[mitragynine]

Something that bugs me with many rice wine recipes is that no Airlock what so ever is used. How is this possible?

I am very new to making alcohol, but I thought it was something necessary?

If someone can clarify this to me I would be much appreciate

[jazzemagic]

@mitragynine Some people first put a sterilized cloth over the bottle before screwing it shut- which may serve to seal it a bit better and lock out the air. This works like an airlock and is a very good idea. If the bacteria in the air gains access to the wine- it may sour and/or go bad. It is an especially good idea to use an airlock in warm weather when bacteria are rampant. No cloth/ airlock wasn't a problem for me as I did an 8 day brew in cold weather thereby limiting exposure to bacteria.

[uniformscaling]

I used one ball for 500g of rice, and it's still good

[jazzemagic]

@uniformscaling Yeah- in fact I should have mentioned in the video that one ball is usually enough. I may have gone a little overboard with the yest due to the cold front that was passing at the time and the fact that I had to have some wine ready in just one week. Using more yeast than is necessary only makes it more bitter. I'm glad yours turned out well. One has a beer-like quality to its taste.

[neilzimm1675]

Thanks that was very interestng. We had no idea about the intricacies.

[jazzemagic]

@neilzimm1675 It's very easy! Thanks for watching!