Archive for 2026

Growing koji

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

After successfully brewing a small batch of sake, I decided to try my hand at growing koji. There are a lot of good resources out there to get started, but I wanted to document my success/failure. Spores for yellow koji are easy to find. White koji, on the other hand was harder to track down. […]

Red rock cliffs Owyhee Canyonlands

Monday, March 30th, 2026

For years, we’ve wanted to visit the canyonlands of southeast Oregon. We had heard that this vast area (250,000 acres) of public lands contains desert landscapes rivaling Zion and Bryce. However, from Portland it is a 6-7 hour drive and we wanted to make sure we had enough time to explore the area. Turns out, […]

Sake (another try)

Monday, March 30th, 2026

Picked up two types of premade Koji: Inspired by this video to try again at growing my own from spores. However, this is “pre-made” and I can skip right to mixing it all up! The suggested ratio is: Process: Source for white koji spores: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1516312119/white-koji-starter-20g-to-make-15-kg?ref=cart