Mirin Making with the Use of Non-glutinous Rice
梗米を利用した味醂製造について

Kimio IWANO, Koji OKADA, Shigeaki MIKAMI, Satoshi SHIINOKI
1989 JOURNAL OF THE BREWING SOCIETY OF JAPAN  
Mirin making from non-glutinous rice was investigated,and a new process was developed.The method consisted of high temperature mashing(55C) of rice koji made by using shochu-koji(Aspergillus kawachii) as seed-koji,followed by adding alcohol and incubation at 30C.The amylases produced in shochu-koji were stable up to 55C,at which temperature lactic acid bacteria causing ptrefaction could not grow,whereas the dissolution of steamed non-glutionous rice proceeded sufficiently. They were also stable
more » ... in 20% alcohol at 30C for 20 hrs, retaining more than 80% of the original activities.
doi:10.6013/jbrewsocjapan1988.84.259 fatcat:pymdpko65bfhjevnjww5dwr6pi