In Tokyo, Brewer Uses Unusual Methods to Make Japan’s Sake — VOA Learning English
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A small space in Tokyo houses a container of fermenting sake.
The bacteria in the 670-litre container will take more than two weeks to turn the rice and water inside into Japan's traditional alcoholic drink.
But the bacteria are not only alive, they are listening too, said brewer Yoshimi Terasawa.
He suggested the kind of music coming from a loudspeaker below the tank determines how the drink will taste.
"The micro-organisms inside are activated by the vibrations, and the taste changes," said the 63-year-old chief brewer of Tokyo Port Brewing.
Music is among the unusual methods Terasawa is using at the only sake brewery in the heart of the capital city.
Fit into a narrow building, the small…
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