Sake Brewing

This course is a fun and unique opportunity to learn how to brew sake. There are only 14 sake breweries in the US, which makes sake brewing a special skill. Immerse yourself in 6-day course and make your own sake from brewing to bottling. Learn how to steam sake rice, culture koji, ferment rice, and filter kasu. When you are finished, take home your own sake creation!

Audience

This course is designed for the sake brewing industry. Possible application in koji fermentation industries such as miso, soy, and tempeh.

Home Brewers
Brewery Production Workers
Fermentation Enthusiasts
Sake Enthusiasts

Topics Include

Safety
Sanitation
Water Requirements
Koji
Rice
Yeast
Brewing (Days 1-4)
Fermentation (Measurements taken on Day 1, 4, 5, and 6)
Filtration (Day 5)
Bottling (Day 6)
Tasting (Continuous)

Learning Objectives

How to clean and sanitize for brewing production.
How to wash, soak, and steam sake rice.
How to pitch koji and yeast.
How to filter sake.
How to bottle sake.
How to monitor sake by measuring pH, sando, amino sando, SMV, alcohol content, etc.
How to taste sake.