Stellar brew: Sake made in space could sell for $500,000 a glass

A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space

A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space

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Stellar brew: Sake made in space could sell for $500,000 a glass

A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space

A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space.Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International Space Station (ISS) to ferment a very special brew.Related video above: The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists sayIf it works, just one 100ml bottle will be offered for sale on Earth at 100 million yen, or about $653,000. A standard serve is 80ml, making it one very expensive drink.鈥淭here is no guarantee of 100% success for the fermentation tests,鈥� said Souya Uetsuki, the brewer in charge of the project at Asahi Shuzo.He said the difference in gravity could affect how heat transfers in fluid, causing a different fermentation process in space than on Earth.The company has paid the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for access to the Kibo experiment module, part of the ISS developed by Japan, where tests can be conducted in a 鈥渟pecial microgravity environment.鈥漈he national space agency said they would not comment on the privately paid project.Sake on the moon?Sake is made of Japanese rice, water, yeast and koji (a type of mold). It traditionally takes about two months to make through a series of precise steps that involve steaming, stirring and fermenting.The drink is sipped from a glass at many Japanese cultural occasions 鈥� from weddings to meals at pub-like izakaya restaurants 鈥� and last week landed a spot on UNESCO鈥檚 list of the 鈥渋ntangible cultural heritage of humanity.鈥滵assai 鈥� meaning 鈥渙tter festival鈥� in Japanese 鈥� is one of the most popular sake brands on the market.However, its maker is also behind premium products that are popular with collectors, some willing to spend up to thousands of dollars for a bottle.Asahi Shuzo鈥檚 foray into space is more than just another attempt to make another rare sake, according to the brewer.Uetsuki said the company hoped the project would offer insights into how fermentation works in space, so perhaps one day they can make sake on the moon.鈥淚n a future where humans can freely travel between the moon and Earth, some will visit the moon as tourists. This project aims to create sake that can be enjoyed on the moon, allowing visitors to have delightful moments there,鈥� he said.He hopes the technology will also benefit future space tourists who have a penchant for other types of fermented food.鈥淢any Japanese foods, such as natto and miso, are fermented, and this technology could expand into these areas,鈥� Uetsuki said.The company is developing space brewing equipment, with a planned launch date later in 2025.

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A Japanese sake maker is going where no sake maker has gone before: space.

Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the popular Japanese sake brand Dassai, plans to blast sake ingredients to the International Space Station (ISS) to ferment a very special brew.

Related video above: The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

If it works, just one 100ml bottle will be offered for sale on Earth at 100 million yen, or about $653,000. A standard serve is 80ml, making it one very expensive drink.

鈥淭here is no guarantee of 100% success for the fermentation tests,鈥� said Souya Uetsuki, the brewer in charge of the project at Asahi Shuzo.

He said the difference in gravity could affect how heat transfers in fluid, causing a different fermentation process in space than on Earth.

The company has paid the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for access to the Kibo experiment module, part of the ISS developed by Japan, where tests can be conducted in a 鈥渟pecial microgravity environment.鈥�

The national space agency said they would not comment on the privately paid project.

Sake on the moon?

Sake is made of Japanese rice, water, yeast and koji (a type of mold). It traditionally takes about two months to make through a series of precise steps that involve steaming, stirring and fermenting.

The drink is sipped from a glass at many Japanese cultural occasions 鈥� from weddings to meals at pub-like izakaya restaurants 鈥� and last week landed a spot on UNESCO鈥檚 list of the 鈥渋ntangible cultural heritage of humanity.鈥�

Dassai 鈥� meaning 鈥渙tter festival鈥� in Japanese 鈥� is one of the most popular sake brands on the market.

However, its maker is also behind premium products that are popular with collectors, some willing to spend up to thousands of dollars for a bottle.

Asahi Shuzo鈥檚 foray into space is more than just another attempt to make another rare sake, according to the brewer.

Uetsuki said the company hoped the project would offer insights into how fermentation works in space, so perhaps one day they can make sake on the moon.

鈥淚n a future where humans can freely travel between the moon and Earth, some will visit the moon as tourists. This project aims to create sake that can be enjoyed on the moon, allowing visitors to have delightful moments there,鈥� he said.

He hopes the technology will also benefit future space tourists who have a penchant for other types of fermented food.

鈥淢any Japanese foods, such as natto and miso, are fermented, and this technology could expand into these areas,鈥� Uetsuki said.

The company is developing space brewing equipment, with a planned launch date later in 2025.

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