Ep 08: It’s a Kind of Magic: How Sake is Made Part 2

The second part of the exciting two-parter about how sake is made. I never stop admiring the skill and craftmanship of sake brewers. They manage to create a beautiful drink from rice and water. In this episode we continue exploring the sake brewing process learning about sandan jikomi, multiple parallel fermentation, pressing and post-production.  Don't forget, Sugidama Podcast now has a sponsor, London Sake, an excellent online sake store. London Sake has one of the widest selections of premium and craft sake available online today. They deliver across the UK and Europe, and with over 100 sake from 25 breweries, there really is something for everyone.Using simple online tasting notes and sensible, affordable food pairings they help you find the perfect sake without any of the fuss. Listeners of the podcast can get a 10% discount Listen to the episode to get the magical code! London Sake: making sake simple.Episode's Content:Recap from the previous episodeSandan JikomiMultiple Parallel FermentationWhy open tanks?Sake pressingPreparing sake for bottling (post-production)Sake of the episode: London Kanpai Taru Barrel-Aged JunmaiKampai!Sake mentioned:Kanpai Taru Barrel-Aged JunmaiKanpai LondonLondon SakeEpisode DictionaryMoto/Shubo (酛/酒母) - yeast starterSandan Jikomi (三段仕込) - a three-stage mixing process of sake fermentation mashMoromi (醪) - sake fermentation mashHatsuzoe/soe (初添/添) - Day 1 of Sandan JikomiOdori (踊り) - Day 2 of Sandan Jikomi (resting day)Nakazoe/naka (仲添/仲) - Day 3 of Sandan JikomiTomezoe/Tome (留添/留) - Day 4 of Sandan JikomiFune (槽) - sake pressArabashiri (荒走り) - rough runNakadori/Nakagumi (中取り/中汲み) - mid run in sake pressingSeme (責め) - the final run in sake pressingFukuro-tsuri (袋吊り) -  hanging cotton bagsShizuku-zake (雫酒) - drip sakeTobingakoi (斗瓶囲い) - a special 18-litre sake bottle Sake kasu (酒粕) - sake lees, a by-product of sake pressingOribiki (おり) - rice sedimentRoka ( ろ過) - filteringChozo (貯蔵) - sake maturationChougu (調合) - blendingWarimizu - (割水) - diluting sake with waterMusic used:Wirklich Wichtig (CB 27) by Checkie Brown https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Checkie_Brown_1005/hey/Wirklich_Wichtig_CB_27Just Arround the World (Kielokaz ID 362) by KieLoKaz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoKaz/Free_Ganymed/Just_Arround_the_World_Kielokaz_ID_362Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Vocal: Svetlana