Sake Flashcards
What is Multiple Parallel Fermentation
Starch is converted to sugar as the sugar is converted to alcohol simultaneously.
List the 4 ingredients of Sake
- Rice
- Koji-Kin
- Moto
- Water
Process for Rice in Sake
the rice is milled/polished to differing levels of refinement
Japanese term for rice polishing
Seimaibuai
Process for koji-Kin in Sake
the mold that coverts the starch in the rice into sugar
Process for Moto in Sake
the yeast that simultaneously converts the sugar into alcohol (MPF)
‘Futsu’ grade of Sake
Normal Sake –> 80% of production that is outside of the Tokutei Meishoshu classification.
What is Tokutei Meishoshu?
a special designation for Sake
What does Non Junmai sake indicate?
What does Non Junmai sake indicate?
Grades within the ‘Non Junmai Sake’
4
- Futsushu
- Honjozo
- Gingo
- Daiginjo
Honjozo
added abv.
30% milled rice
Gingo
added abv.
more traditional method
40% milled rice
Daigingo
highest quality
50% milled rice
What does Junmai Sake indicate?
sake made with pure rice with no added abv.
Grades withing Junmai Sake?
- Junmai
- Junmai Gingo
- Junmai Daigingo
Junmai
no added abv
no milling requirements
lighter finesse style
Junmai Ginjo
no added abv
40% milled
Junmai Daiginjo
highest quality
50% milled
List the 7 styles of Sake
- Nama-zake
- Nigori
- Yamahai
- Kimoto
- Shizuku-shibori
- Genshu
- Taruzake
Nama-zake
Unpasteurized sake
Much fresher, livelier, and more zingy
Nigori
Cloudy, unfiltered sake
can use gradations of Tokutei Meishoshu
Yamahai
Fermentation occurs naturally within 30 days.
The growth of wild yeast and bacteria leads to a much gamier style of sake
Kimoto
Kimoto describes a style of sake that uses the original yeast starter method. The natural yeast starter for Kimoto sake is rhythmically mixed using long paddles to combine yeast, water rice and koji into a starter mash that naturally promotes lactic acid development. Known for a robust and sometimes funky flavors.
Shizuku-shibori
Utilizes a drip method of pressing the sake from the lees, essentially letting gravity push the liquid through a fine mesh.
Produces a very fine, elegant style.
Genshu
Undiluted sake
Taruzake
Sake aged in wooden barrels
List some Sake producers
Tedorigawa
Yamahai Daiginjo
“Chrysanthemum Meadow”
Kokuryu
Junmai Ginjo
“Black Dragon”
Asahi Shuzo, Dassai 23
Junmai Daiginjo
Muroka sake?
sake that has not been charcoal filtered.
koji-kin in Latin
Aspergillus oryzae
Best rice for sake
Yamada Nishiki
pure starchy heart of the rice grain
shinpaku
Honjozo
A slight amount of brewer’s alcohol (pure distillate) is added to the sake before pressing
Junmai
No alcohol added
Ginjo % of rice remaining
60
Daiginjo % of rice remaining
50
Unpasteurized Sake
Namazake
Nigori
Sake Unfiltered Sake
Taruzake
Sake aged in wooden barrels
Genshu Sake
Undiluted sake
sake is in fact called… , Japanese alcohol made from rice
nihonshu
4 main rice varieties
yamada-nishiki
gyoha-kuman-goku
miyama-nishiki
Omachi
total rice-cropping area in Japan
15,000 hectares
the master brewer
toji’
Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo producer
Asahi Shuzo
Japan’s only English toji
Philip Harper,
Gassan Shuzo
Where
Yamagata Prefecture in north Japan
sake bar
izakaya
Sake in japanese
nihonshu
純米
junmai in Japanese
Futsushu (普通種)
table sake
Polished to 70-93%
shiboritate (しぼりたて) sake
goes directly from the presses into the bottles and out to market.
Unaged
Jizake (地酒)
means “local sake”
spores of koji-fungi
tane-koji
Koji-fungi are most active at a temperature of around …
36°C
Koji-fungi cease all
activity at a temperature above …
45°C
seed mash is called..
shubo or moto
The word “shubo” means…
“mother of sake”
the word “moto” means…
“base” or “source”
main mash
moromi
The fermentation temperature is usually in the range of …
8°–18°C
What is MPF?
Multiple Parallel Fermentation
What is Tokutei Meishoshu?
Special Designation Sake
Types of sake Tokutei Meishoshu?
4
Junmai
Honjozo
Ginjo
Daiginjo
For how long does the moto develop?
For 2 weeks
What is moto?
Starter
What is moromi?
Fermenting mash
Fermenting mash in japanese
Moromi
How long does the fermentation last?
45 days
What is Nihonshudo?
Sake Value Meter
Residual sugar
Sake specific gravity/density
Sake Value Meter
In japanese
Nihonshudo
Sake Value Meter negative values
Sweetness
Sake Value Meter positive values
Dryness
What is tokkuri
Traditional ceramik flask for sake
Traditional ceramik flask for sake
Tokkuri
What is ochoko
Ceramik cup for sake
Smallest ceramik cup for sake
Ochoko
Ceremonial sake cup
Sakazuki
Sakazuki
Ceremonial sake cup