Rice Wine -

Rice Wine

Ingredients

3 lb. rice
3 lb. sugar
Yeast
1 gallon water
1 lb. raisins

Method

Crush the rice and put with the sugar and chopped up raisins into a jug. Add the hot water and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool and add the yeast. Cover with a thick cloth and keep in a warm room for twelve days, stirring occasionally during the first three days. On the last day skim the surface and strain the mixture through some filter paper or cheese cloth. Store the liquid in a filled jar for six months in a cool place. Do not cork down until gas bubbles cease to form. At the end of the storage period filter or syphon off the liquid into bottles. Cork, wire and store the bottles on their sides.

Related food category:

• Cereal Wines