Monday, June 16, 2008

Ginger Wine

A Small Peg of Information
Have you ever tried to find an Indian who does not like "Ginger." Try it and I assure you it will be quite difficult. Ginger is the most common if not the most important ingredient in any indian household. It has a wonderfully tangy flavour and according to Indian Ayurveda is said to have medicinal properties for curing common couch & cold and various stomach ailments. This wine is lightly flavoured and ideally should be had with food which is also light in flavour.This wine does not take a lot of time to be prepared. Give it a month and it is ready for consumption. An impoartant tip would be to keep it in the refgirator after racking to help it to clear.
1) 450 gms Bananas
2) 1.5 lts. water + 250 ml water
3) 250 gms kishmish/raisins (chopped)
4) 50 gms ginger (grated)
5) 750 gms. sugar
6) 2 gms citric acid
7) Vitamin B capsules 2
8) 20 gms yeast
Method
1) Peel and chop the bananas and boil in 250 ml water for 20 mins.
2) Put sugar, chopped kishmish and grated ginger.
3) Strain the Banana pulp into it.
4) Pour 1.5 lts. boiling water on it.
5) Add the rest of the ingredients.
6) Ferment for 4 days.
7) Then strain and leave aside(stir twicw daily).
8) Rack after 4 weeks.

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