Now I'm motivated, sake here I come!!! (Go figure, a guy who questions my level of culture yet spells sake with an "i", motivated me!)
I'm in the process of obtaining some koji kin from Japan (that's the special mould that is grown on the surface of the rice "mash" before it is fermented), and I've got a 10kg bag of koshi hikari (Japanese short grain rice).
Once the koji kin arrives, my brew will be off...
For those keen on having a go yourself, of the 4 sites listed below, 3 give recipies for rice wine - only one is for sake. Go here:
http://www.ebrew.com/primarynews/saki_a ... recipe.htm
Will update this post as I have news to share...
I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings...