RE: Best Table Rice for

[rtogio]

Hello!

So, I've been informed by my local homebrew supplier that true Sake Rice is not available in the stores (at least at there's), and that I can just use table rice to make some sake.

This is probably sacrilege to some, I wanted to ask if there are any recommendations for a commercially available rice that would be good for making sake.

Are there traits I should look out for in a rice (i.e. should the rice be sweet, glutinous, etc), assuming I can't get a hold of the real stuff. Also, should I stick with only Japanese short grain varieties or should I look to other short grains as possibilities?

Also wanted to point out I'm aware of F.H. Steinbart. That looks like an awesome product, but the shipping is a bit out o my budget right now.

Thanks in advance to any responses!

 

[Evilgrin]

Koshihikari rice is a true short grain variety. Most Asian markets sell it.

I have used the top two for rice wine. All three are grown in the USA. I doubt you want to pay the price for Koshihikari grown in Japan. Its insanely expensive here if you can even find it. USA grown runs about $25-30 per 15lbs. Japanese grown can cost over $100/15lbs with shipping.