黒くろ粕かす

noun

dark sake lees; sake lees with dark specks

Refers to sake lees (酒粕) that have developed black or brown specks due to oxidation enzymes from the yeast. This is a technical term used in sake brewing.

See also: 酒かす

• 黒くろ粕かすは酵こう母ぼの酸さん化か酵こう素そによって生しょうじる。

  Dark sake lees are produced by oxidation enzymes from the yeast.

• この酒さか蔵ぐらでは黒くろ粕かすが出でないように管かん理りしている。

  This sake brewery manages the process so that dark sake lees do not form.