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05-29-2019, 07:14 PM
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Making Soy Sauce, purpose of Charcoal?
I've had the itch to make soy sauce after seeing a documentary on it years ago. I was browsing through You tube just to see others experiences, and one woman , in addition to other ingredients, used a chunk of charcoal during the fermentation process. Any clue what the purpose of the charcoal is ?
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05-29-2019, 10:16 PM
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I have never seen a recipe calling for this, but I have seen small bags of irregular pieces of charcoal in oriental stores labeled simply "carbon". To small, and not enough for cooking, I often wondered what that would be used for, but now I know at least one thing that it would be used in, though I'm not sure sure what purpose it would serve.
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05-30-2019, 01:24 AM
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To filter some sort of impurities?
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05-30-2019, 04:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taxlady
To filter some sort of impurities?
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That makes a lot of sense. Charcoal removes toxins.
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05-30-2019, 05:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taxlady
To filter some sort of impurities?
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We got a winner !!
At 3:55 it mentions about purifying the water.
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05-30-2019, 06:15 PM
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So, Larry, when are you making the soy sauce?
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05-30-2019, 06:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pepperhead212
So, Larry, when are you making the soy sauce? 
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Probably in the very near future. I watched a few more videos and Ill do a little more research, but Im excited about going through the year long process.
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/doenjang
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05-30-2019, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_stewart
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Please post your results and which process you use. Good luck.
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05-30-2019, 09:48 PM
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Yeah, I'm kinda interested as well. I have patience. I can wait a year.
Russ
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05-31-2019, 05:24 AM
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Never heard of this before
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06-02-2019, 06:13 AM
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Here's a website/forum I came across you might be interested in, if you haven't already found it.
making soy sauce at home
I thought I had heard that at one point it smells rather badly, not as bad as making fish sauce but... you might want to keep that in mind where you store it.
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06-02-2019, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by larry_stewart
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Her method makes a really good soy sauce. A lot more flavor than the store bought brands. She gave me a sample from the batch she made the year before when testing this method. The older it get the better it is.
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06-22-2019, 07:44 PM
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Soy sauce
What they don't mention is that the by product is miso! I am going to try this, but cant seem to find where to buy the charcoal, even online. Larry have you had any luck?
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06-23-2019, 07:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam
What they don't mention is that the by product is miso! I am going to try this, but cant seem to find where to buy the charcoal, even online. Larry have you had any luck?
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Look for Binchotan you can find it on Amazon
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06-23-2019, 03:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by powerplantop
Look for Binchotan you can find it on Amazon
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Thanks, I was also trying to figure out exactly what to use.
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