Making Amazake
- Oryza Guru
- Oct 28, 2025
- 1 min read
Amazake means sweet sake, although it contains no alcohol. It is a traditional sweet treat thanks to koji enzymes which turn rice starch into sugar. It's also probiotics!

Ingredients:
Rice Koji 4 oz
Cooked Rice 8 oz (short or medium grain rice)
Water 2 oz
You may also need:
a warm water bath (like Instant Pot), a jar with lid
Steps:
1. mix 4 oz dried rice koji and 8 oz cooked rice in a jar;
2. add 2 oz clean water and mix again;
3. incubate at 120ºF for 6-8 hours;
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