Brewing water

Brewing water (仕込み水) is the water used for brewing. Hard water tends to give crisp, dry sake (Nada's "masculine sake"), soft water gentler sake (Fushimi's "feminine sake").

Japanese
仕込み水(しこみみず)
Group
Making

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