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My first ever homebrew is about to go from the fermenter to the bottle...
Wish me luck!
Any Homebrew folk out there got any good recepies to share?
Since this is "MartialTalk", Ill share this recepie I found, but have yet to try for a Japanese Favorite... (ok ok, weak tie in but I try)
SAKE
Ingredients:
* 2-1/2 pounds, rice (husked or raw)
* 1/2 pint, grape concentrate
* 7 pints, hot water
* 2-1/2 pounds, corn sugar or honey
* 3 teaspoons, acid blend
* 3/4 teaspoon, yeast energizer
* 1 tablet, Campden
* 1 pack, sherry yeast
Procedure:
Wash and crush rice. Place rice in nylon straining bag and place in primary. Pour hot water over rice and stir in all ingredients except yeast and engergizer. Wait 48 hours. Add yeast and energizer and cover primary. Stir daily, checking gravity and pressing pulp lightly. When gravity reaches 1.050 (2-3 days), add another 1/4 pound dissolved sugar or honey per gallon. When gravity drops to 1.030 (6-7 days) strain any juice from bag. Rack to secondary. Attach airlock. Rack again in 2 months, if necessary. Bottle when ready. It is possible to continue building up alcohol by adding additional sugar until fermentation ceases. For a sweeter drink, add 1/2 teaspoon stabilizer and 1/4 pound dissolved sugar.
NOTE: Any additional sugar added should be corn sugar, not cane sugar.
Wish me luck!
Any Homebrew folk out there got any good recepies to share?
Since this is "MartialTalk", Ill share this recepie I found, but have yet to try for a Japanese Favorite... (ok ok, weak tie in but I try)
SAKE
Ingredients:
* 2-1/2 pounds, rice (husked or raw)
* 1/2 pint, grape concentrate
* 7 pints, hot water
* 2-1/2 pounds, corn sugar or honey
* 3 teaspoons, acid blend
* 3/4 teaspoon, yeast energizer
* 1 tablet, Campden
* 1 pack, sherry yeast
Procedure:
Wash and crush rice. Place rice in nylon straining bag and place in primary. Pour hot water over rice and stir in all ingredients except yeast and engergizer. Wait 48 hours. Add yeast and energizer and cover primary. Stir daily, checking gravity and pressing pulp lightly. When gravity reaches 1.050 (2-3 days), add another 1/4 pound dissolved sugar or honey per gallon. When gravity drops to 1.030 (6-7 days) strain any juice from bag. Rack to secondary. Attach airlock. Rack again in 2 months, if necessary. Bottle when ready. It is possible to continue building up alcohol by adding additional sugar until fermentation ceases. For a sweeter drink, add 1/2 teaspoon stabilizer and 1/4 pound dissolved sugar.
NOTE: Any additional sugar added should be corn sugar, not cane sugar.
