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Have you all started your Christmas preparations? Making wines, soaking fruits for Christmas cake etc.... to be frank this year I have not even soaked the fruits for my Fruit Cake which I used to do in Sept/Oct every year.... now I have just started chopping fruits and will have to finish it in a couple of days.... but I am happy that my wine stock is ready..... I have five different types of wine in stock; most of them are only a bottle each and are left over’s from last year.... I experiment making different types of wine in small amounts and this Rice wine was one such trial.... It has a very unique taste and aroma..... just after making, this wine looks white in color and after a couple of months it will attain this clear light golden color like in the picture.... so kick start your holiday season by making this wine at home.... I will be posting my other wine experiments soon....So stay tuned :)....
One more thing before we proceed to the wine recipe; if you are looking for a nice Christmas Fruit Cake do try the cake I posted last year ....I use that recipe every year and I can guarantee that you will thoroughly enjoy it :) ......
Homemade Rice Wine / Ari Wine
Ingredients:
Rice -500 gm (you can use either Basmati Rice or Par-boiled rice)
Sugar-1 ¼ kg
Lime juice and zest of 2 limes
Yeast-1 tsp (I only added ½ tsp)
Raisins- 100 gm
Boiled and cooled water- 4 bottles (750 ml bottles)
Method:
- Put the rice, sugar, minced or chopped raisins, lime juice and zest into a clean sterilized bharani / bottle and cover with boiled and cooled water.
- Stir well, sprinkle yeast; mix well and cover the bharani / bottle.
- Stir this mixture every day for 3 to 5 minutes.
- After 14 days, strain the mixture through a cheese/ muslin cloth in to a clean dry vessel.
- Pour it in to dry bottles and use.
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Whoa - I have never heard of rice wine - it looks like charayam/kallu - same process I guess....how innovative...
ReplyDeletethats awesome. am planning to try the grape wine this season. I have instant yeast can I use that instead of yeast granules?
ReplyDelete@Ann ~ chrayam adichu nalla parichayam undallo :D :D
ReplyDelete@Sayantani ~ Yes it should be possible...
Ann, kallu is like kanji vellam..alle?..this one looks like whiskey (after soda added ;) ;) )
ReplyDeleteClear and neat!
Lovely recipe. Should try!
Homemade wine looks fabulous.
ReplyDeletethanks for the clarification Swapna. just saw your grape wine without yeast. will try one soon.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious...Never heard about this before..
ReplyDeleteGlad to follow you ..
Do drop by my space and i would love if you follow my space too
Erivum Puliyum
Ongoing Event -Christmas Delicacy (15 Nov-31 Dec 2011)
I never knew you could make rice wine at home! This is incredible!!
ReplyDeleteI tried UR rice wine. 2day, 14 days R completing. I’ll let U know later
ReplyDeletehi would like to know if u have put raw rice because in asian rice wines they use cooked rice
ReplyDeleteYes I used raw rice
ReplyDeletewhat is the correct amount of water used for 500 gm rice ??? 750 ml altogether ..or 750 ml each for 4 bottles ...
ReplyDelete4 bottles, i.e. 3 litres, I think. I have made this kind of wine years ago, but with some tea added. It tastes delicious, like regular white wine made of grapes. You'll never guess on drinking that it is made with rice and raisins!
ReplyDeleteSwapna, I'm really enjoying going through your blog. Will surely try out some of your recipes, esp this Rice wine and beetroot wine.
ReplyDeleteDear Swapna,
ReplyDeleteI wish to saw that you are simply awesome in all that you do,you have that charm and simplicity,
I utterly loved it,the photography you do (i understand your time and styling,lighting colors and background) ,deserves a big applause , splendid !
I recently stepped here,and glad I did.
I think this blog has one of the finest compilation of wine and other rare recipes one should know of.
I havent tried these wonderful things,I love to ,I dont have that 'earthen pot or glass jars ' would you advice a stainless steel pot or other alternative's .
Thankyou so much!
Bless you !
Brigitte
Hi Brigitte,
DeleteThank you so much for the leaving a comment and for the lovely words.... I do the cooking and food styling, photography is my husband's hobby :)...
It is advisable to make wine in earthen or glass jars because of the acidic reactions in the process.... or you make it in steel / plastic and after fermentation period store it in glass bottles...
Do let me know if you try any recipes....
Dear Swapna,
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much for the reply,I feel so good to hear you,I dint know this blog was a collaborative effort God Bless !
I get this feel when I look at the wine your writtings etc,, that you are valuable and versatile like your wine.
As per your advice I grabed my stainless steel pot and mixed up some grape wine ,your way but one thing got tweaked in the middle,I dint have active dry yeast and ended up using some fresh yeast,will this ruin my wine?
Thankyou so much !
God Bless!
Brigitte .
I have never used fresh yeast... it will be fine Brigitte....
DeleteI was searching for rice wine recipe final i got it,,thank you so much,,i know other method of rice wine recipe yours is different.thank you ..for the great sharing .
Deletemariadas
Do you wash the rice before mixing all in?
ReplyDeleteYes Ruby, I wash the rice and drain it well before mixing with other ingredients...
DeleteHi swapna ,
ReplyDeleteYou have a great blog and recipes too. would love to try to make rice wine. What type of yeast did you use? Is it just ordinary baking dry yeast ie for bread..etc or special yeast for wine ?
Hi Swapna,
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and recipes. Would love to try your rice wine recipe. What kind of yeast did u use? Is it just ordinary baking dry yeasr ie for bread..etc or special yeast for wine ?
Hi Leegal,
DeleteThank you so much for the lovey words. Yes I use ordinary baking dry yeast for making wine.. do let me know the outcome :)...
Hi, Swapna I tried this receipe, but it has come out too sweet, will it be fine or something can be done?? After bottling when i open the lid its like fizzy. Pls reply.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
DeleteHomemade Kerala wines are sweeter than when compared to store bought wines and the sweetness will definitely reduce with aging... if you keep the bottle's lid very tight the wine will be fizzy when you open it... always keep the lid little loose not too tight....
Hi Swapna, I tried this receipe, but it turned out too sweet. After bottling, its fizzzy too, when I open the lid.
ReplyDeletehi...i have 1 doubt....The "RICE" taken, is that Boiled or RAW..??! should i boil it and take into preparation.??!!!
ReplyDeleteHi.. i have a doubt...the "RICE" taken for prep...is that "COOKED" or raw rice.??! please reply :)
ReplyDeleteRaw Rice
Delete@Susan
ReplyDeleteThe wine is fizzy because of the Carbon dioxide coming out. If it persists even after 21 days.. Try adding some more yeast and let it fizz down ;) it would calm down as the yeast dies out. So waiting is the key.. Just stir the mixture with very clean wooden ladles and keep the mixture airtight.. Since sugar becomes alcohol, I think the sweetness also would come down as time passes.
Hi Swapna,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all thank you so much for this wonderful online recipe collection you are maintaining. Really appreciate it.
I am trying this rice wine and its two weeks since I put the ingredients in a jar. My mom stirs it everyday and now she says it tastes bitter like brandy. I wonder whether its the intended outcome or is there something I could have gone wrong.
Anyone tried this got my experience and did anything further to make it taste better.
Thanks in advance for the comments
Regards
John
Hi John,
DeleteThanks for your kind words!
I don't know how your mother felt it tastes like brandy! It definitely don't taste like brandy... whoever tasted it or tried it says it tastes between toddy and fruit wine :)... If your mom feels like it's not sweet enough and is bitter she can definitely add more sugar and try....
Hi Swapna,
DeleteI never meant any offence to the recipe. My sincere apologies if I sounded offensive. I doubted I screwed it up and wanted advice to make it correct.
Now thank you for your advice. I will try adding some more sugar to it.
Also what is your opinion on substituting Rock Candy, Jaggery or Honey instead of Sugar.
Thanks and Regards
John
Hey Jonniee, I didn't felt bad at all, so no apologies please :)...
DeleteI suggest you to add more sugar or rock candy (Kalkandam)... jaggery or honey will completely ruin the taste of this wine... so add more sugar or kalkandam to the wine and let me know how it tastes.. and by the way if it's bitter like vinegar then sorry to say you must have screwed it up at some point :D :D
Hi Swapna,
DeleteI am glad and thank you for the reply.
My mom says it is definitely not like vinegar(I would comment vinegar is sour no bitter). I asked my mom to add more sugar or rock candy to it(Since I am away from home I have to totally depend on my mom for this). I will be home for Easter and hopefully we will have few guests too. I will come back to you with all the opinions.
In some other website I came across adding pectic enzyme to clear the wine. Some says papaya peel is a good substitute for this but the website was not clear on the following.
1) Is this some thing we can do to clear all wines?
2) Should we use peel or raw papaya or ripe papaya?
3) When to add the papaya peel?
Thanks in advance for any help
Regards
John
I never used pectic enzyme or papaya peel so no idea about it... If you keep the wine untouched in a place the wine will start to clear by itself naturally in a couple of weeks..
DeleteWater, sugars and yeast all help to determine the flavor or the water. Be sure to use the purest water you can, higher or lower molasses content to sugar makes a difference as well as the kind of sugar (cane, beet, sucrose) also any stray wild yeast can change the flavor, practice it the queen of the game. Luck is the prince. and experience and time is king.
DeleteHi Swapna,
DeleteSo sorry I am late in updating my opinion. The rice wine with some sugar added to it tasted like toddy as we take a sip and by the time we consume it down the throat there was a distinctive bitter taste. Our Easter guests too shared the same opinion.
Now the wine is one month more aged and I tasted it again. The wine is totally different now as the bitter tasted almost flattened. The wine tasted like sweet toddy now and its awesome. We all loved it.
Thank you soo much for all your help.
Regards
John
Hi Swapna,
ReplyDeleteI tried this wine recipe and as expected it was awesome. Nobody believed that is was made with rice. Thank you for sharing these recipes. I'm trying grape wine recipe. I will let you the outcome. Thanks again :-)
Regards
Doreen
Hi Swapna,
ReplyDeleteI tried this wine recipe and as expected it was awesome. Nobody believed that is was made with rice. Thank you for sharing these recipes. I'm trying grape wine recipe. I will let you the outcome. Thanks again :-)
Regards
Doreen