Beverage

Umqombothi

Name: Umqombothi
Total time: 3 days
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 500g maize meal; 500g sorghum malt; 3 L water

Traditional Xhosa sorghum-and-maize beer — thick, tangy and ceremonial, served from a clay pot.

3 days 10 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 500g maize meal
• 500g sorghum malt
• 3 L water

Method

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Whisk maize meal into 2 L hot water; cook 20 min to a porridge; cool.

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1
Whisk maize meal into 2 L hot water; cook 20 min to a porridge; cool.
2
Stir in sorghum malt and remaining water; cover with cloth.
3
Ferment 2-3 days in a warm place until sour and bubbly.
4
Strain lightly; serve at room temp.