I made Japanese Sake: DAY 5 - Pressing and bottling

Day 5 of 'Making Sake on Sado' is a rest day of sorts for our fermentation tank but not for us budding brewery workers. It's all hands on deck for the Shibori - the pressing or filtration - of the previous group's sake! Check out this very traditional way of doing things at Gakkogura, using a fune to press out some sweet sweet nihonshu!

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[saphanapatterson]

Day 5 - exceptional video and really enjoying all the stages of sake production. Enjoying the fact you're doing a lot of grafting yourself too! Eagerly awaiting Day 6. Kanpai!

[Sanosan]

Wow It’s a great video. It’s very professional like the ones would see on TV.

[johnmcmunn]

If Synchronized Rice Washing was an Olympic sport, you'ed have gold in the Bag cheers

[AndyLifeInVideo]

It's really cool to learn so many Japanese words for the sake making process. I recognized shibori from one of my favorite beers; Kirin Ichiban Shibori.

[Weydert]

Oh my goodness, this tokujo kaisendon looked absolutely fantastic! I would have killed to dug my teeth into this! Looking forward to day 6, Mac!

[sakelovers]

Yay. Happy to see our team’s Moromi pressing 🍶

[dudleywright]

The care with which those sake bags were washed is inspiring. Another great video!

[WhiskyMystery]

No offense to Springbank but I just can’t imagine they’re operating with this type of precision :-)

[TheWhiskeyNerd]

not just hand-made, but hand-poured into bottles too!
Looking forward to seeing the tasting competition!!

[davidowen]

Hi Mac. An interesting day five, looking forward to day six 💪👍

[jochi]

You need to take the Toji up on his offer and go back for the pressing of the Sake you started. I'd watch this series all over again.

[KarmaFlight]

It's honest work, and it must be very rewarding to see the fruits of your labor.Beats being a salary man any day!

[johngo]

Mac, I hope you saw how the Japan Distilled boys praised this series in their live show this week. You're doing great work!

[peathead]

Again a highly interesting day.
Thanks for sharing, Mac.
Slàinte mhath / Kanpai

[lunamariashirogane]

This is such a fun episode! Being able to see or in this case, taste the results of a "back-breaking" work can't be anymore sweeter! I'm really looking forward to that taste testing competition for the next one too! Kanpai!

[gustavomelendez]

Excellent video. Really like the dedication and precision of the workers. Talk about Quality Assurance. Thanks Mac and Kanpai Planet team.

[yamajules]

Ooh! Things are looking up indeed!
I wonder how they used to press it in the days before machines and steel?
Interesting about the boss not drinking. In many liquor stores it also amazes me that the owners don’t drink and can’t personally recommend anything. But they can sell it. Imagine if schools had teachers that couldn’t teach…😅

[jammose]

I’m always impressed by the precision that goes into each and every step! The amounts placed into the bags, the way in which things are manually pressed - all of this to make the perfect sake. Awesome video as always Mac! Keen for the next and also to see what whisky videos are in the works this year. Kanpai 🥃

[Nighx]

Great video Mac! Can't wait for the next one. I hope to see more content like this and thanks for showing me what great effort is done to make Sake.

[djscottdog]

Its kinda like how i do stuff in my home brewery lol hard to believe its commercial