'Rice Beer' Made from Gyeonggi Rice Released

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] 'Rice beer' made from Gyeonggi rice has been launched.

The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services announced on the 1st that Eight People Brewery (Namyangju), a private company that received the rice beer brewing technology developed in-house, has launched the rice beer product 'Mimi Sour' (美米SOUR).

The newly released rice beer raises the amount of 'Cham Dream,' a rice variety independently developed by Gyeonggi-do, to 50% (54.9% based on starch content), allowing consumers to enjoy a unique flavor.

The Agricultural Research and Extension Services explained that it is particularly meaningful as most of the main ingredients for beer are imported agricultural products, but this beer is made using Gyeonggi rice as the raw material.

Mimi Sour is a type of sour beer characterized by a tangy taste that highlights the acidity of rice generated during fermentation while facilitating rice saccharification.

Earlier, in 2020, the Agricultural Research and Extension Services filed a patent application for the beer brewing method using the Cham Dream rice variety and transferred the related technology to Eight People Brewery in February this year.

Eight People Brewery submitted the product developed with the transferred technology to the '2022 Korea Liquor Awards' and won the grand prize in the 'Craft Beer category.'

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