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35 Cards in this Set
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What is a Kura?
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Japanese Sake Brewery
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What is a Tōji?
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the job title of the sake brewer
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What makes sake different from beer in terms of fermentation?
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Sake does not contain amylase, necessary for converting starch to sugar and so it must undergo a process of multiple fermentation
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What is Multiple Parallel Fermentation (MPF)?
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conversion of starch to sugar and sugar to alcohol occuring simultaneously in the same vessel
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What is need in Sake production for MPF to occur?
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Koji-kin
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What is Koji-kin?
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yeast and mold
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What is Aspergillus oryzae?
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Koji-kin
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What is the prefered rice strain for Sake production?
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Yamada Nishiki
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What is the shinpaku?
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pure starchy heart of the rice grain produces the best sake
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What is seimaibuai?
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degree to which the rice has been milled
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What is the seimaibuai of Junmai?
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70%
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What is the seimaibuai of Honjozo?
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70%
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What is the seimaibuai of Ginjo?
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60%
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What is the seimaibuai of diaginjo?
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50%
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What does Honjozo mean on a bottle of sake?
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A slight amount of brewer's alcohol (pure distillate) is added to the sake before pressing
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TorF. After the rice has been milled, it is rinsed, soaked in water, and steamed in successive stages
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TRUE
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What happens to the first batch of steamed rice?
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inoculated with the koji-kin. Mold growns for 2 days
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what is Koji?
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steamed rice upon which the mold is cultivated
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What is the moto?
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the starter. Yeast, additional rice and water are added to koji to create it
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What is the moromi?
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Koji, water, and steamed rice are added to the moto in three successive stages creating the fermenting mash
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How many days does sake ferment for?
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45 days
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What is the minimum abv for sake?
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17%
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What is nihonshudo?
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ake Value Meter measures r/s in sake based on specific graviety
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What is a tokkuri?
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ceramic, narrow-neck flask decanter used to serve sake
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What are ochoko?
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small cylindrical vessels used to drink the sake
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What are sakazuki?
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cermonial cups for sake
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What is a masu?
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a box usually made of hinoki or sugi used to serve sake in
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What is Namazake?
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Unpasteurized Sake
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What is Nigori sake?
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Unfiltered Sake
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What is Taruzake?
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Sake aged in wooden barrels
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What is Jizake?
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Sake from a smaller kura (brewery)
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What is Genshu Sake?
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Undiluted sake
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TorF. Sake is generally meant for consumption shortly after the bottling date, as it does not usually improve with bottle age.
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TRUE
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What is the proper temprature to serve sake?
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room temprature or slightly chilled
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Why is sake heated?
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Usually, low grade sake to hide impurities
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