Kikisake-shi Flashcards
(185 cards)
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What is 唎酒師
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Kikisake-shi ( Sake Sommlier )
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A Kikisake-shi will embody 7 characteristics:
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Insightfulness, love for hospitality, knowledge of food and beverages, knowledge of how alcohol effects the body, expertise, continuous self training, business skills. I = insightfulness H = hospitality K = knowledge of food and beverages B = business skills E = expertise A = knowledge of alcoholic effects on body T = continuous self-training
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Fermentation is the process by which organic matter such as carbohydrates or proteins are decomposed by microorganisms ( ? ) and converted to a specific substance.
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YEAST, Bacteria
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Alcohol, cheese, yogurt, soy sauce, bread, miso and vinegar are examples of:
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Fermented foods.
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Alcoholic fermentation is the process of converting ( ? ) to alcohol
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SUGAR
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Fermentation is to convert ( ORGANIC MATTER ? ) to ( SOMETHING ? ) by ( MICROORGANISMS )
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( SUGAR ) / ( ALCOHOL & CARBON DIOXIDE ) ( YEAST )
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Alcoholic fermentation is divided into two types:
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SINGLE AND MULTIPLE fermentation
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Single fermentation must already contain ( ? ) to which yeast is added.
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SUGAR such as fruit and molasses
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Use of starch based materials such as barley and rice, and microorganisms to convert starches into sugar is ( ? ) fermentation.
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MULTIPLE fermentation
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Multiple fermentation has how many types ( ? ) are styles and what are those ( ? )
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2 TYPES = SINGLE LINE FERMENTATION & MULTIPLE PARALLEL FERMENTATION
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BEER IS MADE BY ( ? )
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SINGLE LINE FERMENTATION
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SAKE is MADE BY
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MULTIPLE PARALLEL FERMENTATION
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米麹 is
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KOMEKOJI
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醸造酒 is
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JOZOSHU or FERMENTED BEVERAGES
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Earliest examples of fermented beverages date back to ancient ( ? ) about ( ? ) years ago and were wine like beverages.
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EGYPT / 5000
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蒸溜酒 is
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JORYUSHU or DISTILLED SPIRITS / LIQUOR
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混成酒 is
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(こんせいしゅ/ KONSEISHU) MIXED LIQUER
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Sake is made from
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WATER, RICE AND RICE KOJI
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特定名称酒 is
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( Tokutei meisho-shu) is what’s known as “special designation” sake
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純米酒 is
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JUMAISHU
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吟醸酒 is
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GINJOSHU
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SHOCHU is a distilled liquor or spirit and is divided into two catagories
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Kōrui shōchū 甲類焼酎 / Otsurui shōchū 乙類焼酎 ( 乙類 may also refer to as 本格焼酎 honkaku shōchū
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本格焼酎 Honkaku Shōchū is produced from
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sweet potatoes / barley / rice / or black sugar.
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shochu spirits are thought originate to Japan from ( ? ) and made their way into Japan from ( ? ) and became well established in ( ? )
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INDOCHINA / OKINAWA / KYUSHU
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First alcoholic beverage in Japan was made from wild grapes during the ( ? ) historical period. This was discovered in ( ? ) prefecture at ( ? ).
JOMON ( 縄文) / NAGANO ( 長野県 ) / IDOJIRIISEKI (井戸尻遺跡)
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Sake originated with rice introduction during the ( ? ) historical period of Japan about 5th ~ 3rd century CE.
YAYOI ( 弥生 )
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The first brew of Sake was known as ( ? ) was for the GODs for a good harvest of rice and was from the ( ? ) historical periods.
DOBUROKU / KOFUN and ASUKA
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USING 麹 to produce SAKE was introduced in the ( ? ) historical period from ( ? )
NARA / CHINA
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The 3rd century CHINESE historical text ( ? ) refers to SAKE consumption in Japan.
魏志倭人伝 / GISHIWAJINDEN
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The first SAKE was produced by chewing material in the mouth called ( ? ) A book titled ( ? ) describes KAGOSHIMA natural features, climate and products which includes 嚙みノ酒 references.
KUCHIKAMENOSAKE ( 口嚙みノ酒 ) OHSUMIKOKU FUDOKI ( )
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Two historically important works to Japan that contain references to Sake are;
KOJIKI ( 古事記 ) NIHONSHOKI ( 日本書紀 )
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A popular Sake produced by Buddhist Monks during the Heian period.
SOUBOSHU ( 僧坊酒 )
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During the Heian period a modern form known as ( ? ) of Sake was created. Later ( ? ) was established made from polished KAKEMAI and unpolished rice KOJIMAI.
MOROHAKU ( 諸白 ) / KATAHAKU ( 片白 )
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During the ( ? ) period Sake production becomes commercialized. Sake becomes so popular and a social concern that legislation leads to prohibition in ( ? ) and SAKE growth is slowed.
KAMAKURA / 1252
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Prohibition ends during the ( ? ) period, production flourished and taxation begins leading to an important resource for government.
MUROMACHI
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In 1425 ( ? ) breweries existed in Kyoto.
342
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The practice of making Sake during the winter months is known as
KANZUKURI ( 寒造り )
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Pasteurization by low temperature heating between 50-60 degrees is
HI-IRE ( 火入れ )
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A process of 3 step brewing was established during the EDO period.
SANDANJIKOMI ( 三段仕込み )
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A lead or chief brewer of Sake in a brewery is known as a ?
TOJI (杜氏）
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Second in charge of brewing crew is known as a
KASHIRA (頭）
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The brewing staff of a brewery are known as
KURABITO (蔵人)
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A ( ? ) oversees malt production in a brewery.
DAISHI ( 大師 )
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Brewing Schools are known as ?
TOJI GUILDS
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3 main TOJI brewing guilds
NANBU TOJI ( IWATE - KEN ) / ECHIGO TOJI ( NIIGATA - KEN ) / TANBA TOJI ( HYOGO - KEN )
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Prior to bacteria measuring and management Toji would use the practice of ( ? ) as an additive to MOROMI to prevent batch spoilage.
Hashira SHOCHU ( 柱焼酎）
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SumiSake or Seishu become common in the ( ? ) period.
EDO
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Modern SumiSake or Seishu filtering method is
ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION
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During the EDO period a special water was found in the
| ? ) region known as ( ?
NADA / MIYAMIZU ( 宮水 SHRINE WATER )
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5 reasons for the rise of brewing dominance in the NADA region?
1. CLEAN HIGH QUALITY WATER
2. HIGH QUALITY RICE PRODUCTION
3. STRONG/FAST RIVER CURRENTS GOOD FOR RICE POLISHING
4. DISTINGUISHED TOJI GROUP FORMED
5. GOOD PORT for MASS TRANSIT
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Heavy TAXATION was leveraged on SAKE breweries during the ( ? ) modern periods.
MEIJI AND TAISHO
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Established in the MEIJI/TAISHO period, the operation know as NBES ( ? ) caused exponential growth in SAKE.
NATIONAL BREWING EXPERIMENT STATION
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What 2 technology advances led to the production of higher quality Sake like GINJOSHU?
ENAMEL TANKS and VERTICAL RICE POLISHING MACHINES.
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Overseas export of Sake began in the ( ? ) period to what markets?
HEISEI / SOUTHEAST ASIA / RUSSIA / EUROPE
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In the year, ( ? ) Sake made its official international debut at the ( ? ) Exposition and was called ( ? )
1872 / VIENNA INTERNATIONAL/ NIHONSHU
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In the year ( ? ) a BIG BOTTLE for SAKE retailers was created it is called a ( ? ) and is how many liters?
1901 / ISSHOBIN / 1.8 L
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What benefits did enamel tank technology bring to Sake making?
Did not affect Sake during storage and did not impact tastes like cedar casks.
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In the year ( ? ), the ( ? ) taxation system was established taxing first class Sake like GINJOSHU higher than second class Sake.
1943 / KUBETSU-SEIDO ( 級別制度）
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Year round Sake production became possible in ( ? )
1961
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What are the three classes of Sake that arose in 1962?
TOKKYUU / IKKYUU / NIKYUU
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In 1989 the classification system was restructured to two classes, (? ), then later abolished.
IKKYUU / NIKYUU
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In 1992 Sake classification became based on ?
ALCOHOL CONTENT
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In 2006, the process of ( ) established during the Second World War due to rice and Sake shortage was prohibited.
SANBAI ZOJOSHU ( 三倍？ )
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Sake is produced in ( ? ) areas outside Japan.
10; United States ( incl Hawaii ), Korea, China, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, Norway, Canada, Taiwan
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There are ( ? ) base kinds of rice plants known as
2 / African and Asian
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There are ( ? ) strains of the Asian rice plant;
3 / Japonica, Indica, Javanica
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Japanonica Rice strain is divided into ( ? ) categories
2 / Uruchimai ( 粳米 ) and Mochigome ( 餅米 )
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What Japonica rice strain is used for making Sake?
Uruchimai
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More than 90% of rice consumed in Japan is ( ? ) and is ordinary cooking rice.
Uruchimai
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千粒重 Senryuju is a term used to describe
the SIZE of RICE
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The white opaque part of the center of a rice grain is the
SHINPAKU ( 心白 )
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Koji mold works best with rice that has a good amount of ( ? ) at the center?
SHINPAKU ( 心白 )
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The two cultivation methods for rice are? Japonica rice is grown ?
WET and DRY / WET
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Rice suited for Sake brewing is known as ( ? ) which has approximately ( ? ) varieties and makes up ( ? ) of total production in Japan.
SHUZOKOTEKIMAI ( 酒造 ) / 100 / 1%
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Criteria for SHUZOKOTEKIMAI
1. SENRYUJU should be about 25-30G
2. Has SHINPAKU
3. Lower levels of LIPIDS and PROTIEN
4. HIGH WATER ABSORBTION RATE
5. After steaming should be hard on the outside and soft on the inside.
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Cultivation conditions for ShuzoKotekimai are
1. Wide variation between day and night.
2. Rich Soil
3. Good spacing of plants
4. Farming skills
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Most famous of the SHUZOKOTEKIMAI is
YamadaNishiki ( 山田錦 )
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Yamadanishki areas / characteristics
HYOGO / FUKUOKA / OKAYAMA / SAGA / KUMAMOTO
| has largest cultivation area. Easy to polish and led to the DAIGINJO boom.
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Gohyakumangoku areas / characteristics
best in HOKURIKU or north NIGATA, FUKUI, TOYAMA, ISHIKAWA. Second largest cultivation area, has large SHINPAKU but difficult to polish and leads to light simple Sake.
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Miyamanishiki areas / characteristics
NAGANO and other TOHOKU regions AKITA, YAMAGATA, IWATE, MIYAGI. COLD TOLERANT REFRESHING SHARP TEXTURE.
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Hattan NISHIKI grows best
HIROSHIMA, leads to a refreshing light flavor. Normal dived into 2 classes.
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OMACHI grows best
OKAYAMA / difficult to cultivate and brew with but leads to a Deep SAKE
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HANAFUBUKI grows best
AOMORI
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Kinmon NISHIKI grows best
NAGANO
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DEWASANSAN grows best
YAMAGATA
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KOSHITANREI
NIIGATA
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GINPU
HOKKAIDO
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Water is what % of Sake?
80
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Water used in SAKE brewing is ( ? ) times of rice WEIGHT.
50
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3 BENEFICIAL WATER ELEMENTS to benefit SHUBO production
Potassium / Phosphoric ACID / MAGNESIUM
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DETRIMENTAL ELEMENTS
IRON / MANGANESE
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The most renowned water for brewing is
NADA / KOBE-SHI HYOGO-KEN
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TOP LOCATIONS FOR WATER SOURCES ARE
1. KOBE
2. FUSHIMI
3. SHIZUOKA
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MOST FAMOUS WATER TYPES
1. MIYAMIZU
2. GOKOSUI
3. FUKURYUSUI
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Who discovered MIYAMIZU and what period?
TAZAEMON YAMAMURA / EDO
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MIYAMIZU contains very little
IRON
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GOKUSUI was discovered when and where?
HEIAN / GOKOGU SHRINE FUSHIMI ( KYOTO )
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Kyoto FUSHIMI is know for a ( ? ) characteristic SAKE, while Kobe NADA is know for ( ? )
SWEET SOFT FEMININE / DRY HARD MASCULINE
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FUKURYUSUI is from and is know to be most suitable for
Mt. FUJI / JAPANESE PALATES crisp and soft mouth feel.
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硬水 is
KOHSUI / HARD WATER
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軟水 is
NANSUI / SOFT WATER
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The main microorganisms that affect SAKE flavor are
KOJI MOLD, YEAST and LACTIC ACID BACTERIA
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LACTIC ACID is a component of ( ? ) and ferment sugar
KIMOTO-KEI SHUBO ( 生酛系酒母)
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麹菌 is a mold and induces the ( ? ) of starch in rice.
KOJI KIN / SACCHARIFICATION
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麹米 is steamed rice used for making ( ? )
米麹 ( RICE KOJI )
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米麹 is steamed rice on which ( ? ) has been cultivated.
麹菌 ( KOJIKIN)
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How many types of 麹菌 are used in Japan and what are they? Which one is main to Sake production?
3
1. KI (YELLOW ) KOJI for SAKE
2. KURO ( BLACK ) KOJI for AWAMORI
3. SHIRO ( WHITE ) KOJI for SHOCHU
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Yellow "KI" KOJI used in Sake production scientific name is
ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE
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YEAST converts SUGAR to
ALCOHOL
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LATIC ACID protects
YEAST
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精米 is
SEIMAI
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精米歩合 is
SEIMAI BUAI
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The degree to which RICE is POLISHED
精米歩合 SEIMAI BUAI
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精米機 is
SEIMAIKI
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SEIMAI KI is
Vertical Polishing Machines
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金剛ロール are
Large GRIND STONES inside vertical polishing machines
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枯らし is the practice of
( KARASHI ) storing rice for two to three weeks after polishing.
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洗米 is
( SENMAI ) or rice washing to remove NUKA ( 糠 ) rice bran and rice crumbs.
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浸漬 is
( SHINSEKI )SOAKING prior to steaming process.
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蒸し is
( MUSHI ) rice steaming
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甑 is
( KOSHIKI ) the steaming vat
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甑穴 is
( KOSHIKI ANA ) hole in the bottom of steamer to release steam up for the steaming process
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Once rice is steamed it is kneaded into a small cake to test condition of the steamed rice, this is called
HINERIMOCHI ( ひねり餅 )
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酒母 and もと are
Yeast fermentation starter
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After rice is steamed it is separated into two groups to make
KAKEMAI and KOJIMAI
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KOJIMAI is used for making, ( ? ) and 20 % is used.
RICE KOJI
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KAKEMAI is used for making, ( ? ) and 80% is used.
MOROMI
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6 % of steamed rice is used to make the ( ? ) and is called the ( ? )
酒母 SHUBO / 酒母用米 SHUBOYOMAI
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( ? ) is the process of making rice koji.
製麹 ( SEIGIKU )
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( ? ) from KOJI MOLD decompose starches to create ( ? ) this is called SACCHARIFICATION.
ENZYMES / GLUCOSE
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KOJI is made in a special room called a
麹室 ( KOJIMURO )
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How many hours to create KOJI?
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The process of carrying the rice to the KOJIMURO is
HIKKIKOMI
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The process of sprinkling KOJI MOLD is
TOKOMOMI
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The process of LUMP breaking and mixing in the KOJI is
KIRIKAESHI
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The process of switching the KOJI into a smaller box for temp control is
MORI
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The process of spreading the KOJI to average out temperature is
NAKASHIGOTO
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The process to add ditches to allow water to further evaporate is called
SHIMAISHIGOTO
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The process of moving KOJI out of the MURO to a cooler location to stop MOLD cultivation is
DEKOJI
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TWO types of RICE KOJI
SOUHAZEGATA and TSUKIHAZEGATA
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The way mold propagates is called
HAZE ( 破精 ）
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This KOJI leads to a FULL BODY SAKE
SOUHAZEGATA
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This KOJI leads to a LIGHT / SMOOTH SAKE with fragrance.
TSUKIHAZEGATA
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There are ( ? ) methods for making yeast starter? Those methods are
2 / KIMOTOKEI SHUBO and SOKUJOUKEI SHUBO
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KIMOTOKEI SHUBO has two methods
Kimoto jikomi / Yamahai jikomi
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Early methods of Kimoto JIKOMI leveraged a laborious known as
YAMAOROSHI
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In the year 190?, scientist found Yamamorshi process was unnecessary and the elimination of this labor is know as
YAMAOROSHI HAISHI or YAMAHAI
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In the year 19??, the NIBR found fast developing SHUBO or MOTO was possible by adding
LIQUID LATIC ACID
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KIMOTO and YAMAHAI have a ( ? ) flavor and more depth and ( ? ) than SOKUJOKEI SHUBO
RICH / AROMA
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SOKUJOKEI SHUBO takes less ( ? ) and has a mild clean ( ? ) over KIMOTO
TIME / FLAVOR
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SOKUJOKEI SHUBO holds about ( ? ) % of the market
90
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KIMOTOKEI SHUBO holds about ( ? ) % of the market
10
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The most common used YEAST today in Sake brewing is
KYOKAI No. 7 ( MASUMI YEAST ) /
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The most common used YEAST used for GINJO is
KYOKAI No. 9 ( KUMAMOTO YEAST )
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KYOKAI No. 7 ( MASUMI YEAST ) was created by
Miyasaka Brewing in Nagano
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KYOKAI No. 9 ( KUMAMOTO YEAST ) was created by
Institute for Kumamoto Brewing
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MOROMI contains
SHUBO, STEAMED RICE ( KAKEMAI ), WATER and RICE KOJI.
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SANDANJIKOMI is a ( ? ) step brewing process.
3
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SANDANJIKOMI is conduct over ( ? ) days to prevent the ( ? ) environment from being diluted.
4 / ACIDIC
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In SANDANJIKOMI Day 1 is
HATSUZOE about 20% of the mix total steamed rice, rice Koji and water are added.
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In SANDANJIKOMI Day 2 is
ODORI, Noting added YEAST PROPAGATES
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In SANDANJIKOMI Day 3 is
NAKAZOE about 30% more of the mix total steamed rice, rice Koji and water are added.
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In SANDANJIKOMI Day 4 is
TOMEZOE the remaining 44% of the mix total steamed rice, rice Koji and water are added.
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The MOROMI BATCH on DAY 5 begins ( ? ) fermentation and this last from ( ? - ? ) weeks.
MULTIPLE PARALLEL / 2 - 4
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When the Sake has fully fermented and is ready for
JOZO / Pressing.
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Pressing is divided into 3 sub batches
ARABISHIRI / NAKADORI / NAKAGUMI
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The first free flowing Sake from a pressing without applying pressure to cotton bags in a FUNE is
ARABISHIRI
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The second and third batches from a pressing are
NAKADORI and NAKAGUMI
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FUKURO TSURI is ( ? ) method.
hanging bag to drip
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FUKURO TSURI produces
SHIZUKU ZAKE
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Racking the pressed Sake in a tank for about ( ? ) days is to remove ( ? ) or sediments.
10 / ORI ( ORIBIKI )
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ROKA is
FILTERING
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MUROKA is
NONFILTERED
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HI IRE is
Pasteurization
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Pasteurization removes
enzymes and proteins
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Pasteurization is done how many times and when?
2 / once after filtering and once before bottling.
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Storage in a Tank is
CHOZO
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Blending Sakes from several tanks to improve product is
CHOUGO
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Adding Water to Sake to adjust alcohol to ( ? ) % is called
15 / WARIMIZU
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Sake that has not be diluted is know as
GENSHU
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GENSHU alcohol can reach
18%
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JUKUSEI is
bottle aged sake
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Koshu is
aged sake
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choki jukuseishu is
matured Sake
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When tasting Sake what 3 elements for the basis for evaluation?
APPEARANCE / AROMA / FLAVOR
