Sake 1.0

For the last several years I have become quickly interested in most things Japanese. I think it started with either a Kurosawa movie or a Murakami novel but I'm not quite sure which came first.

This happened to coincide with my obsession for homebrewing beer which has carried me along for the past few years to the point at which I decided to combine my two passions and see what the creation would turn out like.

Hence, my first (and hopefully not last) adventure in making Nihon-Shu (sake) at home.

If anyone is interested I sincerely suggest checking out two websites that give very useful instructions and help:

1. Bob Taylor's website - http://www.taylor-madeak.org

2. Will's website - http://www.homebrewsake.com

Both are very helpful and will describe the recipe's in detail as well as where to find ingredients etc. For my first Sake brew I have used Bob Taylor's recipe which uses the Yamahai Moto starter.

The next few posts will describe the seperate stages of brewing your own Sake, hopefully concluding with a succesful batch that I will plan to share with both the Houston Foam Rangers homebrew club and at the Dixie Cup homebrew competition.

Kanpai

BN