The invention discloses a Chinese rice
wine low-
ethanol beverage and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps of (1) preparing cooked polished glutinous rice; (2) addingamylases and glucoamylase to steamed cooked rice, performing enzymolysis treatment, then performing bottling, performing sterilization, performing cooling, performing
inoculation with
lactic acid bacteria of
pediococcus pentosaceus RHJ68 and the like, and performing
fermentation to obtain
lactic acid bacteria fermentation liquid; (3) adding
purified water, sweet distiller's
yeast and the
lactic acid bacteria fermentation liquid to the cooled cooked polished glutinous rice, and performing fermentation so as to obtain sweet
wine mash; (4) performing cooling treatment on the sweet
wine mash for 1-5 days, and performing
filtration so as to obtain Chinese rice wine; and (5) adjusting the
sugar degree and the acidity of the Chinese rice wine, performing filling, and performing sterilization so as to obtain the Chinese rice wine low-
ethanol beverage. According to the Chinese rice wine low-
ethanol beverage and the preparation method thereof disclosed by the invention, rice saccharification liquid is used as a natural culture medium for enlarged culture of lactic acid bacteria, the lactic acid bacteria are supplemented to the sweet distiller's
yeast, and artificially-controlled reinforced fermentation is performed, so that the acidity of the wine mash at the fermentation initial stage can be quickly increased, the effect of restraining infectious microbes can be achieved, and favorablefermentation
flavor and taste can be given to the Chinese rice wine; and the product namely the Chinese rice wine low-ethanol beverage is free from food additives, and is a low-ethanol beverage havingcleaning
label and being suitable for old people and young people.