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Sake Plans
Plan
酒元
酒元 Mar 9 steam rice, mix w/ koji in fermenter
酒元 Mar 10 morning: stir, evening: stir
酒元 Mar 11 morning:
stir,
cool -- thinking, put fermenter in water bath in rubbermade tub w/ an ice bottle
evening:
stir,
pitch yeast
update ice bottle, measure temp
酒元 Mar 12 morning: stir, evening: stir
酒元 Mar 13 morning: stir, evening: stir
酒元 Mar 14 morning: stir, evening: stir
酒元 Mar 15 morning: stir, evening: relax, do nothing
酒元 Mar 16 morning: stir,
evening prep for hatsuzoe
wash & soak 2.5 cups rice in cold water in fridge
add 1 cup koji to the moto & stir in w/ sanitized spoon
醪 & 踊
1. 初添 Mar 17 (sun) morning(9): hatsuzoe!
steam rice soaked overnight
while steaming,
dissolve 1 ¼ tsp (7g) of salt substitute in a little warm water, then dilute
w/ cold making 2 ¾ cups (650ml)
stash in fridge
depan rice into big bowl (the pyrex one)
add chilled water
mix by hand to break up clumps
wait until rice temp < 85F (29.5C)
add to moto
stir vigorously w/ sanitized spoon for 30 minutes!
use lid & airlock (like I wasn’t before ;p)
keep temp @ 70F (21C) (kitchen is 60-70 so should be ok)
rest of day til (11):
stir every two hours w/ sanitized spoon.
2. 初添 Mar 18 morning: stir,
evening: prep for Nakazoe!
wash & soak 6 cups (1.42L) of rice in fridge
chill 8.75 cups (2.1L) of water, in fridge I think
add 1.5 cups (355ml) koji to fermenter & stir
3. 仲添 Mar 19 morning(6:30):
steam rice
7:15 rice steamed; prep rice for adding
depan into bowls
add chilled water
mix by hand to rm clumps
add rice to fermenter
stir w/ sanitized spoon
continue tmp at 70F
evening:
add 3 cups of koji (719ml) to the moromi
wash & soak 5 lb of rice (2.27kg)
chill 1 gal + 1 cup of water (4.3L)
4. 留添 Mar 20
morning(6:30):
steam rice! 5lb!!
add chilled water
break up w/ hands
add to fermenter
stir w/ sanitized spoon
continue tmp at 70F
evening: relax (I think)
5.    Mar 21
keep it ~ 50F or between 45-55
morning: swap ice bottles, stir
evening: swap ice bottles, stir
6.   Mar 22
morning: swap ice bottles, stir
evening: swap ice bottles, stir
7 Mar 23 morning: swap ice bottles, evening: swap ice bottles
… morning: swap ice bottles, evening: swap ice bottles
四段
 19.-21. April 4 - 6
could add water
- no water ~~ ABV > 18.5% * (taylor does this, because he likes dry, alcoholy sake)
- 30 oz ~ ABV 16%, which is standard
could add rice to make it sweeter.
Joso: Pressing
3 1 gal jugs
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