Sweet rice wine

Sweet rice wine

　　Sweet rice wine

　　Sweet rice wine, also known as sweet brew or sweet liquor. The ancients called it "lǐ" (醴).

　　Rinse the glutinous rice clean and soak it in cold water for 4–5 hours,

　　Place a clean steaming cloth on the steamer tray, then spread the rice directly on the cloth to steam. Since the rice has been soaked and expanded, there's no need to add water to the bowl as you would when steaming regular rice. After steaming, place the cooked rice in a clean bowl. Once the temperature drops to 30–40 degrees Celsius, mix in the wine starter, gently press the rice down with a spoon, make a small well in the center, then sprinkle a little cool boiled water over the rice. Cover with a lid, place it in an area around 20 degrees Celsius, and after about 30 hours, the flavor will develop. To prevent further fermentation after the sweet rice wine is made, store it in a bottle in the refrigerator and it can be consumed at any time.