Ch. 2 Shubo Flashcards
What is the purpose of shubo
To cultivate yeast cells in a pure form in mass quantity
What is one of the most important aspects of shubo
That it contains the right amount of lactic acid required to maintain the acidity of moromi
Shubo’s taste is
strong acidic and bitter
Shubo in its final state contains how much abv
10% - 12%
Moromi in its final state contains how much abv
16% - 18%
What is the koji-buai in shubo
33%
What is the name of the shubo room and characteristics, room temperature
Shubo shitsu
dry, clean, no chance of puddles forming
Room temp 4C-5C
What are the 2 categories of shubo making
- Kimoto-kei shubo
- Sokujo-kei shubo
What is the variant method of the sokujo-kei shubo
ko-on-tokakei-shubo
What is the starting temperature of sokujo-shubo?
18C-20C, it is high so the decomposition and saccharification occurs quickly
What is fukure
The gases formed by yeast, usually formed 1 week into shubo making
What is the goal of week 1 and week 2 of sokujo method
Week 1: converson of starch to sugar
Week 2: growing yeast in high volumes
What temperature should the shubo be kept after finishing second week in the sokujo method
Under 7C to preserve the new yeast. Used in 5 days
What is the typical ratio of total rice used (koji + kake mai) in shubo for ordinary sake versus ginjo
Around 7% of total rice used in moromi for ordinary sake
5% ginjo
What is the typical ratio of koji in shubo
33%
What is the typical ratio of water used in shubo kumi-mizu
110%
What is the ml of lactic acid typically per 100L of kumi-mizu
650ml to 700ml
What is the first step of Day 1 Sokujo making
Mizu-koji: first mixing lactic acid, pure yeast and koji into the kumi mizu (water) before steamed rice is added
Performed 1-2 hours prior to mashing
Pure yeast is added to prevent wild yeast from becoming active during the induction time of pure yeast to awaken from dormant state
How many kg of shubo rice per ampoule of kyokai
100kg
How many pure yeast cells are contained in 1 ampoule of kyokai
20 billion. That is why sokujo shubo can be produced safely without undergoing a pasteurizatino process.
What is the 2nd step of Day 1 Sokujo making
Shikomi = mashing
Process of mixing cooled steamed rice into mizu-koji
What is the 3rd step of Day 1 Sokujo making?
Mizu-koji - Shikomi - _____
Kumi-kake
3-4 hours after starting shikomi
Steamed rice will have absorbed all liquids and swell
Hole is dug into steamed rice to insert a cylinder without a bottom face. Liquid containing koji enzymes will accumulate in the cylinder
This is scooped and then sprinkled on the steamd rice on surface of shubo
What is the process called of accelerating the formation of glucose without crushing the steamed rice in the shubo? When using the cylinder process
kumi-kake-ho = recirculation of liquid in a starter culture
It also accelerates the cooling of shubo
Repeating the process turns the murky liquid gradually clear
When is kumi-kake stopped?
When the rice stops absorbing liquid after a full day and night
When the liquid begins to accumulate on top of the steamed rice
What is the 4th step in Shubo making? This starts on Day 2
Day 1: Mizu-koji - Shikomi - Kumi-Kaki
Day 2: _______
Utase
The period from end of Kumi-kaki to the time when the temperature of the Shubo is lowered and the first daki is added for heating
Purpose is to lower the shubo temperature to avoid unwanted organism growth and concentrate on saccharification
Target temperature is when yeast growth is minimized while enzymes can remain active and continue to break down starch to product saccharides
When shubo room is 4C, the temperature of the shubo usually become ___
7C, the lowest limit that yeast can grow