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| | stored dry | stored in air-tight ceramics so it stays moist all year | | | stored dry | stored in air-tight ceramics so it stays moist all year | | ||
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| + | 👆 Only the 炉 ashes are washed, the 風炉 ashes are just sifted. After having washed and sifted the 炉 ashes often enough, you can even " | ||
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| + | For me, I found this approach works: All 炉 ashes are washed, and I don't make separate しめし灰. I do 3 turns with water, aromatising the ashes on the last turn. ⚠️ Wear kitchen cloves while working with the ashes ⸻ they don't tear, protect well, and you can mix the ashes in the water with them! | ||
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| + | - Gather ashes, sieve them into a bucket. (Maybe the sieving is not really necessary, because they get sieved afterwards.) | ||
| + | - Prepare aromatising tea: I used cloves (traditional), | ||
| + | - Fill bucket with water, mix well (just with the gloved hand). Skim off the shit on the surface. Wait a few hours, pour off the somewhat clear water. Add some more water, mix again, wait a few hours, and pour off. | ||
| + | - For the third rinsing, use the aromatised water. Dump it all into an Utz box lined with a burp towel, hang the towel overnight to drain. | ||
| + | - Then dry either in the sunlight or the oven at 100°, breaking up clumps every now and then. At > 30°, the 炉 ashes were fine after about 4 days. | ||
| + | - Because I don't have a specific sieve for the 炉 ashes, sieve them with a kitchen sieve. | ||
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| ====ふくさ灰==== | ====ふくさ灰==== | ||
| Sieved and washed, that means, put in a bucket, pour water on it, churn and skim off debris. Strain, dry in the sun; repeat; then finally put through a silk sieve (see video below). | Sieved and washed, that means, put in a bucket, pour water on it, churn and skim off debris. Strain, dry in the sun; repeat; then finally put through a silk sieve (see video below). | ||
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| ☝️ Someone on discord said they are stored in sake barrels, which I like. | ☝️ Someone on discord said they are stored in sake barrels, which I like. | ||
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| ====フジ灰==== | ====フジ灰==== | ||
| Made burning from wisteria (フジ) bean pods; or dried cedar needles (then it's technically せん香灰, | Made burning from wisteria (フジ) bean pods; or dried cedar needles (then it's technically せん香灰, | ||