HeyJaredSake Deep Dive
A sake podcast for the beyond beginner!Sake brewer Andrew Russell and sake writer/translator Jim Rion dive deep into the history and culture around Japan's national drink to bring context and insight, for when an introduction just won't cut it.Join us every month for a…
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Sanin Ginjo - Sake from the Shadows (opens the original)
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Ginjo sake brewing is familiar enough, but what about those folks out on the Sanin coast? Some claim they’re doing it a little differently, but Jim and Andy aren’t so sure. Is it the koji? The yeast? The climate? Come and let’s see what’s going on in the shadows. Kampai! Vocab : Ajigin 味吟 - A flavor-focused ginjo sake. Chūgoku 中国 - A region of western Japan including Hiroshima, Okayama, Tottori, Shimane, and Yamaguchi prefectures. Hanagin はな吟 - An aroma-focused ginjo sake. San’in 山陰 - The part o
Dankake - Building a Sake Mash (opens the original)
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Three steps? Four steps? More?! Building a stable sake mash can be a tricky business, and here Andy and Jim dig deep into a tried and true way of making sure your fermentation is a strong one. From history to stages, variations to value, they give dankake the good ol’ Sake Deep Dive Treatment. Kampai! Vocab : Dankake 段掛け or Danjikomi 段仕込み - Staged mashing. A standard feature of multiple-parallel fermentation sake brewing, in which rice and koji are added in batches to allow for more stable growt
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