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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
Mitsool Prep Methods
Here are four common methods for preparing the first stage of fermentation, or mitsool.
- Apr 25, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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...
- Jan 28, 2019
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- Jan 27, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 7 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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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