Sake

Question 1

What is the largest Sake producing region in Japan

Answer 1

Nada

Question 2

What is the Sake milling scale called in Japanese

Answer 2

Seimaibuai

Question 3

What is the rice polishing machine called in Japanese, when was it developed?

Answer 3

• Seimaiki

- Developed in 1933

Question 4

What is fortified Sake called

Answer 4

Honjozo

Question 5

What is the Sake polishing scale? What is the milling percentage for each?

Answer 5

• Junmai 70%
• Honjozo 70%
• Ginzo 60%
• Daiginzo 50%

Question 6

What is unpasteurized Sake called

Answer 6

Namazake

Question 7

What is barrel aged Sake called

Answer 7

Taruzake

Question 8

What is the mold added to Sake called? What’s the scientific name?

Answer 8

Koji-Kin

Aspergillus Oryzae

Question 9

What is Suka

Answer 9

Left over of the rice after milling that is discarded

Question 10

What is the heart of the rice used for Sake called

Answer 10

Senmai

Question 11

What’s the typical Sake bottle size

Answer 11

720ml

Question 12

What is the Sake yeast starter called

Answer 12

Moto or Shubo

Question 13

What is the most common rice variety used in Sake production

Answer 13

Yamada Nishiki

Question 14

What is the fermenting mash called in the Sake production

Answer 14

Moromi

Question 15

What is the average alcohol level Sake will reach after fermentation

Answer 15

20%

Question 16

Average fermentation time for Sake

Answer 16

up to 45 days

Question 17

What is the sweetness scale in Sake called

Answer 17

Nihonshudo

Question 18

What is undiluted sake called

Answer 18

Genshu

Question 19

What is unfiltered Sake called

Answer 19

Nigori

Question 20

What is the Japanese word for actual Sake

Answer 20

• Nihonshu
• Seishu is the legal name

Question 21

What is Sake Meter Value

Answer 21

• Nihonshudo
  Measures the sweetness and gravity of Sake