These methods have been developed by craftspeople involved in sake brewing, including “toji” (master brewers) and “kurabito” (brewers). It is basically a manual process, and although some ...

Sake has fueled many joyous and commemorative ... It can produce a higher alcohol content than wine. In this process, koji, which grows on rice or wheat, converts starch in the rice into sugar ...

As well as sake, the traditional Japanese brewing processes recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity can be used to make drinks like shōchū and awamori, and the seasoning ...

Is it proven fact. Menstruation is the reason why women are not employed in Sake brewing. The above photo show a brewer checking the temp and once the correct temp is reached a team of brewers start ...

In early December, UNESCO added Japan's sake-brewing process to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, officially recognizing a tradition that dates back more than 1,000 years.

are going to push these environmental factors to the absolute limit and brew a batch of sake in space. There have been cases of ingredients like yeast being sent into space and back, but this will be ...

"I want to spread the value of Japanese sake to the world through having people take part in the authentic brewing process," she said.

Japanese sake brewing joins Unesco’s Intangible Cultural ... with the brewery slated to monitor the fermentation process from Earth.

Japanese delegates at a UNESCO meeting in Paraguay celebrated the honour by sampling sake. The brewing process, which resembles beer-making more than wine production, involves fermenting rice ...

On December 4, 2024, UNESCO recognised Japan's ancient process of sake brewing as an "intangible cultural heritage". The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage designation is given to not just ...

Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International Space Station (ISS) to ferment a very special brew. If it works ...