How much can I drink after opening the sake? Detailed explanation from storage method to danger pattern

“It ’s good to open sake, but it does n’t end in a day or so. I ’d like to keep it for drinks, but how much can I drink safely after opening?”

Do you have any trouble?

Japanese sake has no expiration date written on the bottle, so it is difficult to store.

So, in this article, I will explain how to drink and store sake after opening, and how to use sake that has become old.

 

You can clearly see how to handle Japanese sake after opening, so please check it out.

First, sake has no expiration date

The first thing to remember isSake has no expiration date / expiration dateabout it.

Most foods and drinks require the expiration date to be written, but sake does not.

What this means is that sake doesn't rot in the first place, so there is no expiration date.

 

Since sake has a high alcohol content of about 15%, bacteria do not propagate.

Often there is a way to disinfect hands and skin with alcohol. It contains the same sterilizing ingredients, so you don't have to worry about rotting.

* The date on the sake bottle is not the best-before date, but the date of manufacture.

 

But,There is no expiration date = it does not mean that you can drink deliciously forever.

If there is no expiry date or expiry date, it means that it is okay to be hygienic.

The deadline for drinking with the original taste of sake is actually decided.

 

I want to drink sake within 3-5 days after opening

 

There is no expiration date, but there is a deterioration of taste.

Especially after about a week after opening, the original delicious taste will change and disappear.

So,Ideal to drink within 3-5 daysRemember that.

 

The rate of deterioration varies slightly depending on the three methods of producing sake.

The taste of sake changes depending on the difference in the three manufacturing methods.

It means that the speed of deterioration differs depending on which method is used.

 

Specifically, it depends on the number of heat treatments performed when making sake.

Sake is heated about 0-2 times during the manufacturing process to kill bacteria and enzymes. (This is called burning.)

The more the fire, the less germs in the liquor, and the slower the taste, the longer it lasts.

 

Sake is categorized into the following names according to the number and timing of burning.

• Two times of burning: ordinary sake
• One time of burning: raw stored liquor / freshly brewed sake
• 0 times fire: fresh sake

 

If you look a little more concretely, each manufacturing process will be fired at the following timing.

<Turn twice>
Can drink sakeBurningStorageBurningShipment

<1 time (fresh storage)>
Can drink sakeBurning➔Storage➔Shipping

<1 time (freshly brewed sake)>
➔Storage bowl for sakeBurningShipment

<0 times (fresh sake)>
Shipment that can drink sake

 

As the number of times of firing is less, the liquor is less stable and deteriorates faster, so it would be nice to be able to drink as soon as possible.

 

What happens to the taste and appearance of sake when it is oxidized (deteriorated)?

The deterioration of Japanese sake after opening is oxidation.

Apples often turn brownish when oxidized, but is there any change in sake?

 

In conclusion,Even if the sake is oxidized, there is almost no change in appearance, and the taste will change slightly..

The peculiar tactile sensation peculiar to sake will disappear or the acidity will disappear.

 

This taste change can be enjoyed for a few days, but after a week or more the miscellaneous taste will increase, so I want to drink as much as possible.

 

Is it okay to drink if the opened sake is brownish?

If you store sake after opening it, the contents may become brownish.

But,In this case, you can drink it..

 

The cause of browning is that the components such as amino acids in liquor change under the influence of ultraviolet rays and temperature.

So there is no problem in health because it is not particularly rotten.

 

However, I don't like drinking a discolored liquor ... (laughs)

Because you can no longer enjoy sake from the heart,Do not store in sunlight or in hot places.

 

However, be careful if the sake is white and cloudy!

I explained that it is okay for the brown part,Be careful when it is cloudy white.

However, in this case, there is a high possibility that a fire bacterium is breeding.

* Because it is a fungus that can resist alcohol, you can live in sake.

 

Fire eradication bacteria are a type of lactic acid bacterium that causes a pungent smell and white turbidity.

Once this bacterium has propagated, it will no longer be odorous and drunk, so I think it should be thrown away. (There is no particular negative effect on the human body, but it is not good.)

 

White turbidity may be a phenomenon of protein turbidity

We talked about white turbidity as a fire, but in fact there is also the possibility of a protein turbidity.

This meansThere is no problem with taste or health, because the protein in sake is made by mass.

 

Is the difference from the fall of a fire white or dull, or is it solidified to a certain extent like a dregs?You can tell by. (In addition, if you smell it, you will understand if the fire falls because it has a strange odor.)

 

If you have protein turbidity, it's a waste to throw it away.

 

The best preservation method after opening the sake should keep three points

Up to this point, we have introduced the period when you can drink sake and the abnormalities you should or should not drink.

Next, I would like to explain how to preserve the sake after opening to keep it as delicious as possible.

 

If you make a mistake in the storage method, it will cause the liquor to deteriorate or become colored at once.

To prevent this, keep the following three points.

 

1. Store in a cool place
2. Keep out of sunlight
3. Keep away from air

 

I will explain in detail in order.

 

1: Store in a cool place

Sake is basically weak in temperature, and at high temperatures, the speed of deterioration increases.

So avoid storing it in a warm place.

 

Specifically,

It is best to keep it in a safe place.

 

Sake that has been fired twice is okay at room temperature, but fresh sake that has only been used once or less is easily degraded.Let's put it in a refrigerator as much as possible.

The best is a refrigerator, but when you say “Sake bottles are too big to enter,” I think it ’s better to keep them in a closet.

Sake is careful in places where the temperature changes drastically

In addition, sake has a characteristic of being vulnerable to temperature changes.

What it means is that even if it is a cool place, it is vulnerable to an environment where it falls or rises between 15 and 25 during the day.

 

Try not to place it in a room where there is a large difference between when the temperature is falling and when it is rising due to air conditioners.

 

In that sense, the best storage is still a refrigerator or closet!

 

2: Keep away from sunlight

Second, sake deteriorates faster when exposed to sunlight.

Therefore, store it in a place where it is not exposed to sunlight as much as possible.

 

By the way, it is said that deterioration and color change occur even with fluorescent light.

If you keep it in a room where you often turn on electricity, it is better to keep it away from light by surrounding it with cardboard.

 

3: Store as little as possible from the air

As explained earlier, oxidation is the primary cause of deterioration.

So try to keep it away from the air as much as possible.

 

As a concrete way, inside the bottle with something like air ventIt is best to leave it in a vacuum.

Air vents can be purchased at Amazon for around 1,000 yen, so if you want to enjoy sake as deliciously as possible, I think you should buy it.

 

You can also replace the bottle with a smaller one and close the lid when it is full. (Because if you put it all the way in, the air will not remain inside.)

However, if you use this method, you've been exposed to the air during the replacement ...

So I think that it is better to make the vacuum in the original bottle without changing as much as possible.

 

Expiration date of sake before opening

So far, we have explained the expiration date of sake after opening and the best preservation method.

Next, let's talk about the delicious drink period before opening.

 

I explained that sake has no expiration date, but it's the same even before opening, so you can leave it alone forever.

However, the period when you can drink deliciously is also decided here.

 

According to the sake production method, it is as follows.

 

The date of manufacture is the date that sake was made and packed in a bottle.

Sake is not obliged to indicate the expiration date, but is required to indicate the date of manufacture.

 

So, if you want to know when to drink deliciously before opening, find the manufacturing date written on the bottle label and add the period in the table to that date is the time limit you can drink deliciously It becomes.

 

By the way,This deadline is only when it is stored in the correct location.

As I mentioned earlier, the right place is a cool place that isn't exposed to sunlight (a refrigerator in the case of fresh or stored sake)!

 

How to use sake that has remained old

No matter how much you know about the expiration date or storage method of sake, you may not be able to drink it within one week after opening.

For example, the bottles that were opened when the customer came ... I think there are also things like that.

 

Next, I will talk about how to use the remaining sake.

Actually, it's a waste to throw away sake that has become old and no longer delicious.

Perhaps the first thing you think of is using it for cooking, but there are other uses as well.

 

• Cook rice with sake
• Make a Japanese sake bath

 

Cook rice with sake

Did you know that cooking rice with sake makes it delicious?

Rather than cooking normallyIf you add a little sake and cook it, you will have a plump and shiny rice..

 

The way is simple,1 to 2 teaspoons per riceIt is OK if you put the Japanese sake in the rice cooker.

If you add too much, the smell of sake will remain strong, so be careful not to add too much.

 

Also, rice cooked with sake no longer boils all alcohol components when it is finished.

So even small children and those before driving can eat rice cooked with sake.

 

Make a Japanese sake bath

In fact, sake is also a bath salt.

Moreover, sake contains a lot of nutrients that are originally nutritious, making it a very good bath for your skin.

The ingredients in sake have the effect of promoting blood circulation, so if you put it in hot water, it will make your body more poppy than usual.

Please try it.

 

However,As a precaution, if you have weak skin, you should first add a small amount of sake and increase it while watching the situation..

After all, ingredients such as alcohol may be irritating, so be careful.

 

Summary

After opening the sake, be careful of the following.

 

Let's have a delicious and fun sake!