What is Nuruk?
Korean alcohol has three main ingredients; rice, water, and nuruk. Everyone knows rice and water but nuruk can still be a bit of a...
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May 28, 20191 min read
Cheon Bi Hyang
Cheon Bi Hyang is a yakju and goes through a 5-step fermentation process that takes 100 days. It is aged for 3 months before bottling and...
May 22, 20194 min read
Farm Woo Bo Project
Last year I wanted to experience the whole process of making alcohol from rice to cup. Luckily, my husband knew a farmer from Farm Woo Bo...
May 17, 20193 min read
Jeoheun Sool Brewery
This past weekend my husband and I picked up one of our good friends and traveled about an hour south of Seoul to one of our favorite...
Apr 26, 20191 min read
Mitsool Prep Methods
Here are four common methods for preparing the first stage of fermentation, or mitsool.
Apr 25, 20193 min read
Flower Sool
It’s spring! And that means flowers are blooming and it’s time to make some flower sool! In this video we are going to go through the...
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Sansawon
This past weekend we went to Sansawon (산사원) in Pocheon. Sansawon is a museum to Korean alcohol run by Bae Sang Myeon Brewery (배상면주가). The...
Apr 17, 20191 min read
Sam Yang Choon
This is a commercial 15% alcohol yakju/cheongju from Songdohyang Traditional Korean Brewery in Incheon. It has gone through a 3-step...
Apr 2, 20191 min read
DongMong
This alcohol is a 17% cheongju made with glutinous rice, homemade nuruk, and Korean sweet pumpkin. If you’ve ever been to Korea you know...
Feb 25, 20191 min read
Cheong Myeong Ju
청명주 The name of this alcohol, cheong myeong, means “clear day” so you could call this Clear Day Brew/Alcohol. But, cheong myeong is also...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Sam Hae Ju 4 - Rice Donut 2
To celebrate the New Year here is a traditional recipe that is supposed to be made on the first three pig days of the year. See the...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Sam Hea Ju 3 - Rice Donut Method
To celebrate the New Year here is a traditional recipe that is supposed to be made on the first three pig days of the year. See the...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Sam Hea Ju - Introduction
Sam Hea Ju 삼해주(三亥酒) Sam Hea Ju 1- Juk Method https://www.makgeollilab.com/home/sam-hea-ju-juk-method Sam Hea Ju 2 - Easy Juk Method...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Sam Hea Ju - Easy Juk Method
To celebrate the New Year here is a traditional recipe that is supposed to be made on the first three pig days of the year. See the...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Sam Hea Ju - Juk Method
To celebrate the New Year here is a traditional recipe that is supposed to be made on the first three pig days of the year. See the...
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Jan 27, 20192 min read
How to Make Wheat Nuruk
Materials 1.3kg Whole wheat grain 300mL Water Cotton cloth Circular mold Newspapers Hay or mugwort grow vessel - carboard box, hangari,...
Jan 27, 20191 min read
Sol Song Ju
솔송주 This yakju is 13% alcohol and made with rice, nuruk, water, and pine needle extract. It is made by Korean Master Brewer no. 27 Heung...
Jan 27, 20193 min read
Oh Jong Ju: Holiday Gwahwaju
If a recipe is called a ‘gwahwaju’ it means that it was prepared in a special way using soju. First, godubap(steamed rice) is prepared...
Jan 27, 20192 min read
How to Make Makgeolli 2
Three years ago I made my first video about how to make makgeolli. Since then I’ve learned so much more about korean alcohol, its...
Jan 27, 20197 min read
What is Korean alcohol or sool?
*This is a modified version of my Master's thesis introduction. Traditional alcohol is widely consumed throughout the Korean peninsula....
Jan 27, 20192 min read
Yeast Experiment
*Originally published in 2015 Often makgeolli recipes will suggest adding 효모 or yeast to the brew to ensure it’s success. Adding beer or...
Jan 27, 20192 min read
Five-Grain Rice Takju
*Originally published in 2015 Recently a farmer from Jagheung County donated some of his rice with request that it be made into...
Jan 27, 20192 min read
Saccharogenic Power
Why it’s good to know your SP. Rice is composed mainly of starch and when you’re making makgeolli it’s the nuruk’s job to break that...
Jan 27, 20191 min read
Steamed Rice: Godubap
Steamed rice is used in many different recipes. It is typically used as the last step in a multi-step fermentation recipe but it can also...
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