JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui is getting ready to brew some sake in space aboard the ISS under simulated moon gravity conditions.
Goal: Brewing sake on the moon some day.
Ingredients: sake rice (Yamada Nishiki), Koji and yeast + water.
Fermentation period: ~30 days
Moon gravity: Simulated using centrifuge.
Volume: ~500 ml
Sale: 100 ml bottled sample for 100 Million Yen, proceeds donated to space exploration.
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https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/08/15/crew-sets-up-space-hardware-to-make-fiber-optics-and-brew-lunar-sake/
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