Oregon Spirit Distillers Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I am looking for a Koji supplier (aspergillus oryzae). Thank you, Brad Irwin Oregon Spirit Distillers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMann Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thinking about getting your sake on Brad? alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumfarmer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 There is a Shochu maker here in Hawaii named Ken Hirata who gets his directly from Japan. He had to go through some kind of quarantine process. I would think Japan would be the place to start. Also, ask Sherman Owen. He seems to know a lot about this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natrat Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Koji is readily available from several sake homebrew shops...it's googleable (is that a word?) Also, there are several sake producers in the US and Canada that are good sources of koji...that's where I get my aspergillus. You don't need very much to get your culture going, so the amount available from a homebrew shop is reasonable. Visionbrewing.com has it, as well, though it's a little on the $$$ side. You can even get it on Amazon.com. I used to make shochou for a distillery in Japan, and if you need help or advice on making a koji and shobu (actually, we'd say "syobou" in my Ibaraki-ben) for your fermentation, I can help with that. I'd be interested in what your proposed methodology is. I also have some experience making Korean Soju and some rice/grain hybrid whiskies. Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBeamer Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Try GEM Cultures http://www.gemcultures.com/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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