WHAT IS BREM ?

Brem is a traditional fermented food wich widely produced in

Madiun, East Java

Normally brem make from liquid portion of glutinous rice tapai

that has fairly crispy texture, dray and sweet-sour taste

The colour of brem usually is white

 2 types of brem :

Solid Brem Liquid Brem

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BREM

Nutrition Content (%)

Sugar 65.18
Starch 4.56
Fat 0.11
Total acid 1.58
Protein 0.42
TSS 1.34
Water 18.87
QUALITY STANDARD OF SOLID BREM

Flavour and colour is normal

Ash Content : max 0.5%
Water Content : max 16 %
Carbohydrate as starch : 60-70%
Asam Level : (ml NaOH 1 N/100 gr) max 15%
Portion of Non Soluble : max 1%
No Synthetic Sweetener
No heavy metals : Cu, Pb, Hg, Zn, and As
No Microbiological Contaminant
 Solid Brem Making

 Wash glutinous rice and then soak for a moment

 Raise glutinous rice and then steaming for 1 hours

 Fermentation by adding S.cerevisiae as a starter. (7

days fermentation)

 Press glutinous rice tapai in order to get liquid

portion.
 Solid Brem Making

 Boil liquid portion and stirred it to get high viscous

liquid

 The viscous liquid then put in a stirrer machine and

add baking soda sufficiently

 Put the paste into rectangular container and let it

over night

 If brem has solidified ..... Take it out from the

container

 Solid brem ready to be consumed

 Liquid Brem Making

 Cleaning black glutinous rice, washing and soaking

as long as 8 hours

 Blanching, cooling and inoculating with starter.

Fermentation process perform in a closed container
during 4 days

 Pressed black glutinous rice tapai then filtered to

get a liquid portion

 Liquid portion then diluted by water addition (liquid

portion : water = 1 : 1)
 Liquid Brem Making

Allowed in a closed container at room tempetarure.

Alcohol production occured in this step. Alcohol level
can be detected by smelling the product

Liquid brem then bottled and pasteuirized (60 - 70oC,

30 minutes)

Aging at 10 – 15oC for at least 3 months

After labeling, liquid brem (brem Bali) ready to

distribute
 The Benefits of Brem

 Increasing the level of hormon and improving the

metabolisme

 Reduce the risk of cardiac heart desease and stroke

 Reduce the acid level and prevent blood coagulation

 Reduce the level of evil choleterol (LDL)

 Increasing skin health and as a energy source

Black Glutinous Rice Black Glutinous Rice Tapai
White Glutinous Rice White Glutinous Rice Tapai