These methods have been developed by craftspeople involved in sake brewing, including “toji” (master brewers) and “kurabito” (brewers). It is basically a manual process, and although some ...

Sake has fueled many joyous and commemorative ... It can produce a higher alcohol content than wine. In this process, koji, which grows on rice or wheat, converts starch in the rice into sugar ...

Once confined to Japanese restaurants and karaoke clubs, sake has found its way onto ... the rice and yeast variety and overseeing the brewing process. The most important step is rice polishing ...

Is it proven fact. Menstruation is the reason why women are not employed in Sake brewing. The above photo show a brewer checking the temp and once the correct temp is reached a team of brewers start ...

Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing technique ... by the fermentation process. “I saw it bubbling up.

Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing technique ... by the fermentation process. “I saw it bubbling up.

In early December, UNESCO added Japan's sake-brewing process to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, officially recognizing a tradition that dates back more than 1,000 years.

Asahi Shuzo will first test the fermentation process under lunar conditions — roughly one-sixth of Earth’s gravity — while fine-tuning its brewing equipment. NASA via Getty But why sake ...

are going to push these environmental factors to the absolute limit and brew a batch of sake in space. There have been cases of ingredients like yeast being sent into space and back, but this will be ...

"I want to spread the value of Japanese sake to the world through having people take part in the authentic brewing process," she said.

Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International Space Station (ISS) to ferment a very special brew. If it works ...