Cashew Apple Wine (Urrak)

For all our fellow Goan Urrak and Feni lovers, we have here the ultimate home made Urrak without any distillation. FYI it is a Cashew Wine.

Cashew Wine aka Urrak

Hello Urrak lovers!

One of Goa's best and beloved summer alcoholic drinks is Urrak made from the fruit of the cashew nut called the cashew apple. It is one of our favourites, and we were determined to make it at home using the MOB Baggie. So today we are going to share with you the recipe and walk you through a homemade version of Urrak.

Since home distillation is illegal in India, this is the closest we can come to making Urrak at home without doing anything illegal. And just like Urrak is best consumed fresh, the wine from this recipe will taste like Urrak for two weeks after bottling. Aging it beyond that will give you a real cashew wine, which is a delight to have in itself. Try it with one bottle when you make your first batch.

Cheers to that and lets head on to the recipe!

FUN FACT Home Distillation a.k.a. moon-shining without a license is illegal in India

Ingredients and Equipment

1. 700mL Cashew Squash

2. 300gm of sugar (powdered sugar dissolves faster)

3. 2.3 litres of drinking water

4. 1 MOB Baggie

5. 1 MOB Legendary Kit
   

Day 1: Preparation

1. Start with cleaning and sanitising the 3L fermenter jar, its lid, and the muslin cloth.

2. Add all the water to the jar

3. Now mix in 700ml of Cashew Apple Squash

4. Grind 300gm of sugar and add it to the mixture.

5. Stir it or cover the lid and give it a good shake to dissolve all the sugar.

6. Empty the contents on 1 MOB Baggie into the fermenter and mix it throughly.

7. Cover your fermenter jar with the muslin cloth with the help of the rubber band.

8. Store the fermenter jar in a cool place away from direct sunlight.

Day 2: Fermentation

1. Clean and sanitise he fermenter lid and airlock

2. After about 12-24 hours once you see bubbles in the fermenter, remove the muslin cloth and tightly close the lid of your fermenter.

3. Fill water in the airlock below the max level.

4. Attach the airlock to the fermenter through the grommet hole and making sure it is a secure fit.

5. For the next 3-4 days stir the wine in the fermenter jar by using a sanitised spoon or stirrer or by swirling the fermenter jar.
   

Day 6: Cold Crashing

1. Its been 5 days since your Urrak has been fermenting. Now its time to remove the airlock, empty the water out, clean and store it.

2. Cover the hole in the grommet with a sanitised rubber cork.

3. Carefully place your fermenter in your fridge.

Day 8: Bottling and Storage

1. It take 1-2 days for the wine to clear and for the yeast and other dissolved solids to settle down.

2. Once its done, you can proceed to bottle the cleared part of the wine using a cleaned and sanitised siphon, funnel, muslin cloth, bottles and bottle caps.

3. Store the bottled wines away from direct sunlight in a cool place.

4. Drink it chilled and keep refrigerated after opening.

PRO TIP Try adding some chilli to you glass when having this wine.

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