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- Sake Images – is now #truesake on Instagram
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- Sake Challenge – Sake Vs. British Fare At The Cavalier
- True Sake Exclusive – Return of Gokyo Arabashiri (new sake drinkers must try!)
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Ask Beau - "What do you do when you visit a brewery off season when they aren't making sake?"
Of course it's so much more fun to visit a brewery when the team is producing so you can see all of the working parts in action - the smells, the sights, the real time sake making. But I find that I learn more when I visit a "sleeping brewery" because you notice the little things that slip by when there is so much action at hand.
I know how to make sake, so in this sense I don't need to see a group of brewers doing what they do, because I've not only seen it a million times, but I have done it myself to a limited degree. So rather than paying attention to the action, in a brewery that is off for the summer season you pay far greater attention to the machinery, layout and special tools that a kura uses. I find that you don't get distracted in a brewery that is quiet.
When we were in the fermenting room looking at all of the tanks I noticed the paddles that they use to stir the fermenting sake had different color tape strips on their handles. I asked the very simple question why? The toji said that each color represented a kobo or yeast used in that fermentation tank. For example a green strip of tape may represent Association #9 or Kanazawa #14 kobo. So the workers know to use the specific paddles for the specific tanks that are using those specific yeasts, so as to not mix that paddles residue that could affect the other kobo's tank. Yeasts are fickle beasts and this is a simple method to not take a chance of mixing yeast or yeast residue in the wrong tank. So simple but pretty smart!
Again, it is a lot of fun to be at a brewery when they are brewing, but it's also stressful on the brewers to have somebody there during the making time. So the summer months are far less stressful and you can ask the questions that take a little more time to answer. And as just stated you can notice things like tape on poles or white paddies far easier than when the action is happening!
Please send your sake specific questions to askbeau2 @ truesake.com. (This address is not for general questions and I only review the questions once per month. All other correspondence should use info @ truesake.com.)