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Calrose sake rice for sale in bulk and by the ounce for home sake making

Sake Rice - Calrose 70% Polished

by SoCal Brewing Supply
$0.20 - $69.99
$0.20
$0.20 - $69.99
$0.20

We sell grain in one-ounce increments (16 oz = 1 lb) and by bulk bag. When adding grain, select the Recipe # (1, 2, or 3) using the radio buttons to assign it to a specific recipe. We’ll accurately weigh your order and combine all grains assigned to the same recipe into one labeled bag. If you’d like any grain kept separate, choose “Keep Separate” or note it in Cart Notes. Milling is available on request, simply check the appropriate checkbox below. View our Grain Ordering Guide here to learn more.
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  • Grain Type: Flaked, Unmalted & Adjunct Grains

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Calrose 70% Polished Rice for Sake Brewing

Calrose sake rice is a practical California-grown rice option for home sake brewing. This rice is polished to a 70% seimai buai, meaning roughly 30% of the outer grain has been milled away before brewing use.

A 70% polish is a useful starting point for brewers making junmai-style sake, honjozo-style sake, test batches, and approachable home sake recipes. It gives you a cleaner brewing rice than ordinary table rice while staying affordable enough for learning the process, making koji rice, building the moto, and feeding the moromi.

Product details

  • Rice type: California Calrose rice for sake brewing.
  • Polish: 70% seimai buai.
  • Formats: sold by the ounce for small recipe builds or as a 50 lb bag for larger batches.
  • Use: pair with koji, sake yeast, water, and your recipe's acidification or fermentation plan.

How to use it

Use this rice anywhere your sake recipe calls for polished brewing rice: koji rice production, the yeast starter stage, and staged additions during fermentation. Rinse, soak, drain, steam, and cool according to your recipe. Sake rice handling is more precise than ordinary cooking rice, so measure soak time, steam time, and temperature carefully.

For the rest of the ingredient build, use Koji Kin, browse sake yeast and koji, or shop the full sake making collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer grain milling services?

Yes, we provide grain milling services free of charge before shipping. To have your grain milled, please select the "Yes, please mill my grain" option on each grain product before adding it to your cart. We use a high-end, 3-roller mill from Spike, set to a standard gap of 4.5, which achieves optimal cracking while minimizing excessive flour. If you prefer a coarser or finer mill, leave a note in the shopping cart, and we’ll adjust it to your preference.

If we notice that most grains were selected for milling but a few were not, we will assume it was an oversight and mill all of them. If your intention is different, please clarify in the shopping cart notes section.

How do you ensure accuracy when weighing grains?

We take great care to ensure that you receive the correct grains in the exact quantities needed for your recipe. Our multi-step process ensures precision, starting with weighing each grain type individually to an accuracy of 0.08 ounces. After that, we perform a final check by weighing the combined total to confirm accuracy. Your total grain weight will always be slightly over the ordered amount, never under, and always within an acceptable range for even the most detail-oriented brewers (like ourselves).

How are grains packaged before shipment?

We provide a convenient recipe-building tool to streamline the process for you, our team, and the environment. We encourage you to use this tool to build your recipes, ensuring you get exactly what you’ve ordered in the correct quantities. By combining all the grains for a single recipe into one bag, we help speed up your brew day, reduce packaging waste, and save time during order fulfillment. Rest assured, we prioritize accuracy when measuring and packing your grains.