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    What is Nuruk?
    • May 31, 2019
    • 4 min

    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...
    Cheon Bi Hyang
    • 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...
    Farm Woo Bo Project
    • 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...
    Jeoheun Sool Brewery
    • 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...
    Mitsool Prep Methods
    • Apr 26, 2019
    • 1 min

    Mitsool Prep Methods

    Here are four common methods for preparing the first stage of fermentation, or mitsool.
    Flower Sool
    • 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...
    Sansawon
    • 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...
    Sam Yang Choon
    • 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...
    DongMong
    • 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...
    Cheong Myeong Ju
    • 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...
    Sam Hae Ju 4 - Rice Donut 2
    • 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...
    Sam Hea Ju 3 - Rice Donut Method
    • 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...
    Sam Hea Ju - Introduction
    • Feb 3, 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...
    Sam Hea Ju - Easy Juk Method
    • Feb 3, 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...
    Sam Hea Ju - Juk Method
    • Feb 3, 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...
    Basic Vocabulary
    • Jan 27, 2019
    • 0 min

    Basic Vocabulary

    How to Make Wheat Nuruk
    • 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,...
    Sol Song Ju
    • 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...
    Oh Jong Ju: Holiday Gwahwaju
    • 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...
    How to Make Makgeolli 2
    • 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...
    What is Korean alcohol or sool?
    • 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....
    Yeast Experiment
    • 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...
    Five-Grain Rice Takju
    • 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...
    Saccharogenic Power
    • 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...
    Steamed Rice: Godubap
    • 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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