Sake Flashcards
MPF or Multiple Parallel Fermentation is used where?
Sake; In which starch turns into sugar and sugar turns into alcohol simultaneously.
What is Yamada Nishiki?
High quality Japanese rice used in best Sake
What is Seimaibuai?
the amount the rice has been milled or polished
What is koji kin
Powdery green mold used in sake to begin fermentation
What is the average alcohol of Sake?
15-20%
Sake that is milled to atleast 70% with no added alcohol is called?
Junmai
Daiginjo vs Junmai Daiginjo?
highest quality level of milled and polished grain at 50% with brewers alcohol added.
anything prefixed with Junmai consists of no added alcohol
Which following numbers would indicate sweetness levels on a bottle of Sake?
-2
0
5
-2 sweet
0 Neutral
5 dry
Unfiltered Sake
Nigori
Unpasterized Sake
Namazake
Sake aged in oak
Taruzake
What is a kura?
Sake brewery
70% grain milled with distillers alcohol.
Honjozo