Brown Rice Amazake from Germinated Brown Rice (with Miyako-Koji)

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   Soak the brown rice in water for 24 hours changing the water in between to germinate it.

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   When it's done soaking, pour out the leftover water.

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   Pour the rice into the rice container up to the third cup line or as much as you'd like, and then pour in a large amount of water and set it to make the porridge.

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   Cool the porridge to 60C degrees and mix in the scrunched up bag of koji.

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   (Cool to the degree that you can stick your pinky finger in for about 5 seconds.)

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   Use the disposable chopsticks and create a gap that is about as thick as a pair of scissors between the lid and the machine.

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   Let it sit for 10 hours and let the porridge return to room temperature.

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   (Mix 1-2 times during this time.)

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   After 10 hours it's done!

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    How to drink it: Mix a small amount with water and add in a little bit of salt.

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    Boil once and drink.

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    How to store it: You can store it in the fridge or the freezer.

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    1 cup is about 200 grams.

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    I froze it in 200 gram portions.

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    I made this porridge with germinated brown rice but of course you can make porridge with regular rice and rice malt.

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    You can even make it with regular rice porridge.

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    Enjoy making it in many different ways.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.