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4. After the steamed rice cool down to below 35°C/95°F, mix the cold water and yeast powder
with the rice thoroughly in the container. Make sure that each rice grain is separated, rather
than stuck together. Gently press the rice mixture together and leave a hole in the middle of
the mixture.
5. Add water to the 3rd mark in the inner pot. Lower the container into the inner pot with the
steam rack. Water should submerge about 1cm/0.5in of the bottom of the container for even
heat conduction. Make sure to close the lid of the container to avoid excess evaporation
from the rice.
6. Press the “Yogurt” function key and then press the “Adjust” key twice to “Less” mode for Jiu
Niang function. The default fermentation time is 24 hours. You may need to change this
following the instruction of the yeast.
7. Jiu Niang will be ready when the program finishes. A well-made
fermented glutinous rice has transparent liquid and some small
gas bubbles with an aromatic smell of liquor and is very sweet.
If there are some white fungi on surface, this is normal. If it has
black fungi, the rice was contaminated during the process and it
should not be consumed. Avoid running the fermentation for
too long, which causes the rice to turn sour.
8. When the program completes, Instant Pot beeps, displays
“yogt” and goes to standby state.
Initial Test Run
In order to get a feel for your Instant Pot before jumping in with your favorite recipe, it’s a great
idea to take it for a test run. This will help you to become familiar with your Instant Pot, make sure
that your unit is working perfectly and also clean the unit of possible residues in the process. This
test run can be accomplished in about 15 minutes. It’s optional but recommended.
1. Make sure the steam release handle and float valve are unobstructed and clean and that the
sealing ring is properly seated.
2. Insert the inner pot in the cooker base and add water to the “3” mark on the inner pot.
3. Close the lid. Make sure that the steam release handle is pointing to "Sealing" mark on the
lid.
4. Press the "Steam" button, and press the “-“ button to change
the time to 2 minutes.
5. In 10 seconds, your Instant Pot will go into the preheating cycle
(display showing “On”). Within a few minutes steam will start
coming out for a minute or two until the Float Valve pops up
and seals the cooker. Within another minute or two the working
pressure will be reached and the countdown timer will begin.
Once the countdown is finished, your Instant Pot will beep and
automatically go into the “Keep Warm” mode.
That’s it. The test is complete. Press the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” button
and/or unplug the unit. Once the pot cools down, you can open it
and are ready to try your favorite recipe.
