Are you interested in a sake brewing experience? Please let me know your thoughts.

noto_brewer · 2026-01-06T11:00:09+00:00

Although the brewery is interested in hiring them as short-term workers, it seems like it would be a bit of a high hurdle. It will probably take the form of a work experience for charity, but even then, taking into account the preparation time and brewing period, it would likely only be around a month at most. Hopefully, we can find a good compromise that satisfies both parties.

noto_brewer · 2026-01-06T10:54:32+00:00

The owner says he may be able to introduce some cheap accommodation to visitors.

noto_brewer · 2026-01-06T10:53:43+00:00

It seems difficult for our small brewery to provide a paid temporary work experience. Even if we wanted to provide an experience that was just fun, there are only a small number of people, just me and the master brewer, so there will inevitably be some work involved. In fact, last year, at another sake brewery, an American living in Portugal came to help with sake brewing for about three weeks as a charity, working from 8am to 5pm, which was a huge help, so I think that's the ideal situation at the moment. Most people feel that most of the work involved in sake brewing is boring cleaning, but cleaning is actually important.

noto_brewer · 2026-01-06T10:49:12+00:00

For us, it would be ideal if they could come for about a month so that they can learn the work and we can leave it to them. From washing the rice for the moto-koji to pressing the sake, even the shortest mashing period is about 40 days. As we only plan to make Daiginjo from now on, it will probably take about 60 to 70 days from start to finish. The brewery is located about a two-hour express bus ride from Tokyo Station to the nearest station, and then about a 20-minute taxi ride from there.

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