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#### References
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Murakami Hideya. Koji Studies - 6th edition. Chapter 5 - Koji Enzymes. The Brewing Society of Japan: Tokyo, 1986.
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Murakami Hideya. Koji Studies - 6th edition. Chapter 5 - Koji Enzymes. The Brewing Society of Japan: Tokyo, 2018.
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Naoto Okazaki et al. Effects of koji-making conditions on growth and enzyme production. Journal of The Brewing Society of Japan, 74:10 (1979), 683-686, https://doi.org/10.6013/jbrewsocjapan1915.74.683
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1. Murakami Hideya. Koji Studies - 6th edition. The Brewing Society of Japan: Tokyo, 1986.
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1. Murakami Hideya. Koji Studies - 6th edition. The Brewing Society of Japan: Tokyo, 2018.
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2. Katsuya Gomi, Regulatory mechanisms for amylolytic gene expression in the koji mold Aspergillus oryzae. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 83:8 (2019), 1385-1401, https://doi.org/10.1080/09168451.2019.1625265
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3. Shigetoshi Sudo et al., Factors in the formation of haze. Journal of The Brewing Society of Japan, 97:5 (2002), 369-376, https://doi.org/10.6013/jbrewsocjapan1988.97.369
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4. Kazunari Ito et al., Quantitative evaluation of *haze* formation of *koji* and progression of internal *haze* by drying of *koji* during *koji* making. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 124:1 (2017), 62-70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.02.011
7.*Koji Studies*, 6th ed.; Hideya, M.; The Brewing Society of Japan: Tokyo, 1986.
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7.*Koji Studies*, 6th ed.; Hideya, M.; The Brewing Society of Japan: Tokyo, 2018.
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8. Mochizuki, T. About the use of enzymes in miso brewing. *Journal of the Brewing Society of Japan***1969**, *64* (5), 423–430. https://doi.org/10.6013/jbrewsocjapan1915.64.423.
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## Modern Koji Rooms
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Modern kojirooms solved all the problems with old koji-rooms, and starting in the 1950s, all breweries quickly renovated to employ the following design features, which I'll quickly summarize:
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Modern koji-rooms solved all the problems with old koji-rooms, and starting in the 1950s, all breweries quickly renovated to employ the following design features, which I'll quickly summarize:
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1. Electric heaters (often wall-mounted panel heaters or wall-mounted heating coils)
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2. Modern insulation (fibreglass, mineral wool, PVC foam, styrofoam, or polyurethane foam)
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**Table 1 - Design parameters for common koji substrates [4]**
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Let's demonstrate which of these three design criteria is our limit, using our example.
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First, consider the requirements for **heat removal**. We can show that our 300kg of rice-koji at *hiki-komi* has a dry weight of 195kg, and will generate 1623W at the peak of its metabolism (see Appendix - [Step 4](#step-4---determine-the-ventilation-requirements-for-heat-removal)). Our conductive heat losses were calculated to be 764W, so we know that ventilation for heat removal must equal 859W by exchanging indoor air with cold, outdoor air. This requires a ventilation rate of 41m³/h.
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First, consider the requirements for **heat removal**. We can show that our 300kg of rice-koji at *hiki-komi* has a dry weight of 195kg, and will generate 1623W at the peak of its metabolism (see Appendix - [Step 4](#step-4---determine-the-ventilation-requirements-for-heat-removal)). Our conductive heat losses were calculated to be 764W, so we know that ventilation for heat removal must equal 859W by exchanging indoor air with cold, outdoor air. This requires a ventilation rate of **41m³/h**.
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#### Air shooter
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A common way to transfer steamed substrate into the koji room, and finished koji out of the room, is to use a device called an *air shooter*. This is a a Japanese *wasei-eigo* term for what would commonly be called a pneumatic conveying system consisting of: 1) a blower 2) a feed assembly consisting of a hopper, rotary valve, and solids-conveying educator, 3) a bunch of hose, and 4) an outlet cyclone (optional). These are much faster than transferring substrate by hand.
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A common way to transfer steamed substrate into the koji room, and finished koji out of the room, is to use a device called an *air shooter*. This is a Japanese *wasei-eigo* term for what would commonly be called a pneumatic conveying system consisting of: 1) a blower 2) a feed assembly consisting of a hopper, rotary valve, and solids-conveying educator, 3) a bunch of hose, and 4) an outlet cyclone (optional). These are much faster than transferring substrate by hand.
*Top: a schematic of an air-shooter (pneumatic conveying system), bottom-left: feed assembly, bottom-right: blower. From [1] and Toyo Shokai Co., Ltd.*
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#### Step 2 - Determine the koji amount, dry weight, and room dimensions.
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The weight of steamed rice at inoculation (hiki-komi) will be 300kg. If the unsoaked white rice has a moisture of 13%, and the water absorption ratio at inoculation is 34%, the actual water content of the koji is:
This is in agreement with Table 1. Thus the dry weight of the steamed rice is 194.8kg and its peak heat generation is 5843kJ/h or 1623W (unit conversions not shown).
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Let the depth of koji be 5cm. Based on Table 1, 300kg of steamed rice will occupy approximately 660L or 0.66m³ in volume and require a table with an area of 13.2 square meters (geometric calculations not shown). Let's select a 5.3m x 2.5m table. To allow for clearance and the storage of other items, let's select a room of 8m (L) x 5m (W). Finally, a ceiling height of 2.0-2.2m is standard - we will select 2.2m (H).
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- $RSI_n$ = insulation R value (metric RSI value), equivalent to x/k (m-K/W)
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Select a 4-inch polyurethane insulation with a total metric RSI value of 4.24 (m-K/W). We'll use a convective heat transfer coefficient of 8.0 W/m-K on both sides of the wall. Now, we can find the overall heat transfer coefficient:
Q = (1.3W/m^2\cdot K)(137.2m^2 )(30^\circ C-5^\circ C) \\
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Heat flux is simply heat transfer divided by area, or Q/A. In 1-D steady state heat transfer, this term is constant no matter where you are along the wall.
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