Recent content by Daemyung Yi

Yep, all of it is me. I'm only brewing to keep myself occupied. But I didn't really do any chemical sanitizing. I just soaked the bottle in hot water as is typically done in makgeolli video tutorials.

It does get dry here as it gets colder. That being said, the skin reaction we have to such a circumstance is dry skin with whiteness and cracking. Although, in this case, we're having red spots instead. I'm just assuming it's idiopathic for now. I doubt it's anything serious. Anyway, it's...

Yes, you're correct. Nuruk is a fermentation agent made of barley. I don't think we have any wheat allergies. We eat a lot of wheat bread, and another Korean drink called Shikhye has a common presence in this house. The brew is starting to smell really good though, I have to say! I'm very proud...

Thank you! We're all fine at the moment. It's not likely to be Covid since we don't have any other symptoms. As I was saying, two of us are nurses anyway, so we'll be sure to use our clinical judgment as far as checking ourselves with the virus.

Hello! I'm currently fermenting makgeolli here at home, and it's my first time doing any form of homebrewing. All I used was rice, water, nuruk, and a packet of yeast, and I used a pretty standard recipe. The temperature in my area at the moment runs between the 50's and 60's, and it usually...