Tomozoe: Tomezoe is the fourth day of building the moromi mash. It is the third and final addition of ingredients on the fourth day of the moromi main mash fermentation period. Brewers add this third addition of water, sake rice (kakemai) and koji rice (kojimai). This ingredient addition takes up about 45% of the tank. At the end of the day four Tomezoe process, the moromi tank would be 100% full.

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