Sake

Question 1

What are the ingredients of Sake?

Answer 1

Water, Rice, Koji

Question 2

What is a Sake brewery called?

Answer 2

Kura

Question 3

In Sake, what does “Junmai” mean?

Answer 3

Pure rice wine, at least 30% of rice polished away, no adding of distilled alcohol.

Question 4

In Sake, what does “Honjozo” mena?

Answer 4

At least 30% of the rice polished away, a small amount of distilled alcohol is added.

Question 5

In Sake, what does “Nigori” mean?

Answer 5

Milky, unfiltered, usually off-dry Sake.

Question 6

In Sake, what does “Ginjo” mean?

Answer 6

At least 40% of rice polished away, with or without added distilled alcohol

Question 7

In Sake, what does “Daiginjo” mean?

Answer 7

At least 50% of rice polished away, with or without added distilled alcohol

Question 8

What is the alcohol range of Sake?

Answer 8

15% - 18%

Question 9

What is MPF?

Answer 9

In Sake production, it refers to Multiple Parallel Fermentation - where saccharification and fermentation take place in the same tank, at the same time.