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Saké: 6th Annual Saké and Japanese Beer Show – The really hard advanced class
January 22nd, 2012 at 8:22 am » Comments (0)
Marcus Pakiser invited me to come to the Young’s Market Annual Sake Show and attend his advanced saké course. I did not know what to expect but I was very ...more »This week just a bit of babble
January 8th, 2012 at 9:36 pm » Comments (5)
I want to apologize for missing my last post and not having something more topical for this post. I have lots going on so I have not been able to ...more »Verifying the concentration of your Sodium Hydroxide solution
December 10th, 2011 at 9:45 pm » Comments (0)
OK, so you have some Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) solution that you have been using to measure your sake or wine’s acidity but it has been a while. Maybe even a ...more »Measuring your Sake – Part four: Amino San-do (アミノ酸度)
November 26th, 2011 at 11:39 pm » Comments (0)
In part one I talked about how to measure the Nihonshu-do or Sake Meter Value (SMV) or your sake. In part two I covered how to measure the Arukoru bun ...more »Memories from a pioneer – Elise Gee recalls how they created moto-i
November 12th, 2011 at 1:52 pm » Comments (2)
Well over a decade ago, I became smitten with nihonshu at NYC sake bar and drinking institution, Decibel. I didn't know it at the time, but my experience there--its hidden-away, speak-easy ...more »Sake Filtering – Is this Muroka (無濾過)?
October 29th, 2011 at 5:13 pm » Comments (2)
OK, so the bodai moto based sake I am working on, rested for about 1 month after pressing. Normally, I would have racked it after a couple of weeks but ...more »Ode to the rice farmer
October 15th, 2011 at 5:29 pm » Comments (0)
This week I thought that it would be interesting to look at the rice production in the US. This quick look will actually be narrower than the whole of the ...more »New US kura, the “Texas Sake Company” grand opening on Nihonshu no hi!
October 1st, 2011 at 12:45 pm » Comments (0)
Today, Nihonshu no hi or international sake day, is not only a day to celebrate sake but, beginning this year, also the opening day for a new kura, sake brewery, ...more »Possibly the first ever Bodai moto made outside of Japan!
September 17th, 2011 at 7:32 pm » Comments (2)
I have just completed the pressing of a sake made with a bodai moto and while the story is still not complete I think this may be a good time ...more »The sake Hadaka Jima (裸島 – Naked Island) – Nøgne ø does sake
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:26 pm » Comments (1)
Nøgne ø, I believe is the first craft beer brewery in Norway and would make any US microbrewery proud. They, led by Kjetil, have been making outstanding brews. They have ...more »Blogroll
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