How to make highland barley wine How to make highland barley wine step by step tutorial

Highland barley wine and butter tea are the most representative local specialties in Tibet, China. They are also traditional delicacies that have been passed down in those areas for hundreds or even thousands of years. When people go to Tibet, they will never miss the unique highland barley wine there. So how is highland barley wine made? I will write down the steps of making it and tell you in a while.

How to make highland barley wine

1. When making highland barley wine, you must clean the prepared highland barley, take it out immediately after absorbing it, drain the water, then put it in the pot, add 2/3 more water than the capacity of the highland barley, and turn on the fire to cook.

2. After the water in the pot is completely absorbed by the barley, turn down the heat and constantly stir the barley in the pot to ensure that all the barley in the pot is cooked thoroughly. After the barley is fully cooked, turn off the heat, take it out, and let it dry for half an hour.

3. Spread the dried barley on a clean cloth and sprinkle koji on it. The temperature of the barley should be kept at around 45 degrees. If the temperature is too high or too low, it will affect the taste of the barley wine after fermentation.

4. After putting the koji in place, put the highland barley back into the pot, and then wrap the pot with a quilt or other warm things. If you make highland barley wine in summer, it will be fermented in two days, while it will take 3 to 5 days in winter. Under normal circumstances, the highland barley wine will smell strong after fermenting overnight. If you can't smell the wine, it means that the temperature is not high enough, and it is necessary to increase the temperature.

5. After the highland barley wine in the pot is completely fermented, take it out and filter it. The resulting liquid is the homemade highland barley wine. However, the concentration of the highland barley wine at this time is very high and cannot be consumed directly. If you want to drink the highland barley wine immediately, you need to add water to it, and the amount of water added should be about four times the volume of the highland barley wine.