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Grape Makgeolli 포도 막걸리

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I'm not a grape expert , but I know that Korean grapes are delicious. They have thick, deep purple skins with a characteristic grape aroma. The taste is floral and reminiscent of grape candy, but with all the freshness of real fruit. ~700 grams when stems are removed So when I picked up my latest book on makgeolli brewing a few months back, I knew that I had to try this recipe. This is the first brew in my brewing schedule, which is a list of my planned brews and recipes. Grape Makgeolli 포도 막걸리 This recipe uses a seokim starter that was previously discussed here . The starter establishes a yeast colony ahead of time, so this is technically a two-stage fermentation; however, the seokim is a rather small amount so it does not feel like an iyangju or samyangju. Seokim after ~2 days Ingredients Sweet rice - 1 kg Nuruk - 100 g Grapes - ~700 g Seokim - 250 ml Water - 1.5 l I bought the grapes from my local H-Mart and washed them in vinegar and water. They

Brewing Schedule

I've decided to introduce a new feature to plan future brews. A brewing schedule will be displayed on the side navigation  with a list of upcoming brews or brewing projects. There are no hard dates or deadlines for each brew as I still have a full-time job and family to take care of. The list is intended to be an FYI of what has been completed and what is in the works. So check out the schedule and leave a comment if there is anything that you are particularly interested in. Cheers!

Brew Preview (포도 막걸리)

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Coming soon... I heard it through the grapevine.