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malt

On-Yomi: キク

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 29-7-2009(28): Malt made from barley is often bound up with rice for brewing.

2) [Meconium] 2-3-2010(10): This means kouji mould, so I think malt is a poor keyword. Sake, shochu and other East Asian spirits use this mould in place of yeast, which is used to make most other alcoholic spirits in the world. Mould and yeast are two different types of fungus. Yeast might have been a better keyword, as it is the organism doing the fermenting. Story: Kouji mould is grown on rice specially bound up to form a starter culture. To make mugishochu, the starter culture is added to a barley mash.

3) [decals] 16-3-2011(2): I'm making my own special brew with Kouji Mold, barley, and some Chrysanthemum buds to add a floral aroma. Notice I'm not adding the actual flowers, just the buds. Otherwise things would taste too leafy.

4) [gavmck] 15-3-2010(1): This kanji refers to こうじ which is a preparation of grain such as barley or rice fermented by combining (binding) it up with a mould. The mould converts the grain starch to sugar and grain sugar is malt. Note: Kouji is used for making sake, shouyu and miso.

5) [Aerin] 9-6-2008(): This malt is no good! Some incompetent bound up some rice, which germinated with the barley.

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