All Posts

Growing koji at home

Growing koji at home

We’ll go through the steps required to make your own koji - without using koji-kin (spores). You’ll still need a source of the koji, but that can be from inoculated rice you’ve prev...

In koji, Feb 14, 2020
The many enzymes produced by Aspergillus Oryzae

The many enzymes produced by Aspergillus Oryzae

These are my (incomplete and possibly inaccurate) notes on the enzymes found in Aspergillus Oryzae. Will be updated occasionally.

In koji, Jan 15, 2020

Featured

  1. Temperature, water content, and polishing effects on koji
    In koji,
  2. How koji is produced on industrial scales
    In koji, scale-up,
  3. Measuring cell density using a Secchi stick (and lots of math)
    In data-science,
  4. But why does koji make lactase?
    In koji,
  5. Growing koji at home
    In koji,