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Our first task is to make koji (seikiku)…. We begin with a Bench Test to find out how our rice will absorb water. After soaking, the rice should increase in weight by 25-35% How long to soak? 1 hour to 18 hours depending on the rice (age, dryness, polish ratio). And we don’t want to over soak...

Some ingredient details Water (mizu). The quality of the water is important. Crazy important! You don’t want ANY iron in the water. (Iron will affect color, flavor and aroma.) I have a deep well but I know folks around here with shallower wells that have rust stains on porcelain. I didn’t want...

I can’t resist – “Seishu!– Watashi wa sore o mezashite ikimasu!” This will be fun! I’m one of those here who considered the idea of making sake intriguing and put it on my list for “someday”. Yeah, it seemed crazy, complicated, and definitely outside my comfort zone as a country wine maker...

I'm wondering about this... Last year I tasted at the end of their life cycle, delicious. This year I'm tasting fresh blooms, bitter. They last a while so who knows what changes they go through. I'll keep tasting!

Last two days I've been munching on forsythia blossoms. Last year they were delicious, this year very bitter. Very disappointed! I'll keep tasting and keeping my fingers crossed.

You're ahead of me. Mine are just beginning to form. I think it's delicious! Would I make it again? Absolutely! Will I make it this year? I don't know - I have too much wine!😆 Tweaks? Maybe more flowers. Maybe a slightly lower OG. And like @Rice_Guy said, taste the flowers. I have dozens of...

I think they're from seed. Every year I have a couple new patches. Couple years ago I wanted to move a bunch in an inconvenient spot. Yeow, those bulbs are deep!

My gut tells me that might be tricky with older cuttings but best of luck! If I were to try I think I would do air-layering and/or ground-layering. If you have a willow tree, small pieces in the water will help the magnolia root. It's like a natural root hormone. Works great! In fact I've...

Four in the picture but they never cooperate for the camera. If I stand anywhere for more than 2 seconds I have to look down before I move my feet - they follow me everywhere. If you send me your address I'll overnight a free gift! Or four! 🤣

This was actually a test. Half were put in water and transferred to Burpee organic seed starting mix as soon as I saw a root. The other half got rooting hormone and into the seed starting mix. All the failures were with the rooting hormone! Last year I used a mix of fresh and dried elderberries...

Elderberries. Well, that was easy! Cut a couple branches a few months ago. 3 failures, 25 growing.

"Cute" isn't good enough....

Welcome to WMT! Cool your jets with Amazon! They don't have the best prices. Shop around! My favorite is Home Brew Ohio, free shipping over $99.99, cheaper than Amazon. https://www.homebrewohio.com/ I'm sure others here have favorite vendors. I think you'll enjoy this hobby!

I know how you feel, Dawg! The forsythia haven't flowered yet. We ALWAYS have snow after they bloom. It may not stick, but it comes down.

Well I checked out the North Spore site and a voice in my head was screaming "NO!NO!NO!" Bookmarked. Voice saying "Maybe..."

They make magnetic tack hammers. Of course, if you have one you can never find it when it's needed. 😄

Peppers are amazing. The mind blowing variety would take a couple lifetimes to explore. It's too bad many people limit themselves to the mostly bland peppers in the grocery store. Since I started growing my own I've stopped planting jalapenos because to me it has a simple and basic flavor...

Time spent for research isn't "lost" - you need mushrooms, you know you do!!

We really need a groaning-eye rolling emoji in that "like" group.😅

Not an expert - looks fungal to me. Resembles pictures of phomopsis viticola that I've seen. Don't know what to do about it, sorry.