Shubo / Moto Flashcards
The purpose of creating the moto is what?
To generate a sufficiently concentrated population of fermentation yeast in order to carry out the main fermentation.
It is important for the shubo to be low in acidity.
T or F
False
Why does the shubo need to be acidic?
To create a hostile enviornment to microorganisms that could spoil the rice.
What is the most common method of creating a suitably acidic enviornment for the shubo and what is it called?
Add lactic acid directly to the fermentation starter.
Sokujo-moto
Yama-oroshi hai-shi is shortened to what?
Yamahai
Name this method:
Raw rice and a bit of steamed rice are left to soak in a small tub with water. While soaking, this water becomes rich in natural lactic acids given off by latic acid bacteria. After about three days, the rice is removed from the water and steamed.
Next, in the Moto tank, the Latic acid rich water is mixed with the steamed rice, some koji rice and yeast to create the moto. The latic acid in the water kills wild yeast and stray bacteria in the moto and allows the sake yeast to propagate without much microbial competition.
Bodai-Moto
菩提もと
Name this method:
The yeast starter 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.
Kimoto
生酛
Yama-oroshi is what and used in what method of moto making?
yama-oroshi is the process of grinding the raw materials ten to twelve hours after they have been mashed in a number of hangiri tubs.
This is used in the Kimoto method.
Name this method:
The mixing and mashing of the rice does not take place, thus there is a need to promote the dissolution of the rice grains by another method. To do this a little more water is used and the initial temperature is higher by a few degrees. In addition the Mizu-Koji (Koji and water mixed together) is used to promote the engagement of Koji enzymes.
Sake made in this method generally tend to be richer in taste and a higher more pronounced acidity, a more savoury and spicy nose with an earthier and more bold palate or taste than those made using the modern Sokujo method.
Yamahai
山廃
( yama-oroshi-haishi-moto
山卸廃止酛 )
Which of the following methods of preparing the yeast starter is the oldest?
A. Sokujo moto
B. Kimoto
C. Bodai moto
D. Yamahai
C. Bodai moto
Select all of the starters that do not have lactic acid added prior to fermentation.
A. Kimoto
B. Sokujo moto
C. Bodai moto
D. Yamahai
A. Kimoto
C. Bodai moto
D. Yamahai
Shubo production processes can be divided basically into what two categories?
- Those that use lactic acid bacilli to create the required lactic acid.
- Processes that add brewing grade lactic acid directly into the seed mash.
What are the three primary methods for shubo?
Kimoto
Yamahaimoto
Sokujomoto
Which shubo method(s) use lactic acid bacilli?
Kimoto and Yamahaimoto
Yama-oroshi and yamahai are two names for the same method.
T or F
F
Yamahai is short for yama-orishi hai-shi