To evaluate the characteristics of modified nuruk made by inoculation and cultivation of Rhizopus jap-onicus T2, Aspergillus oryzae L2 and hansenula sp. BC26 three different Takju mashes were made with modified Nuruk commercial Nuruk and rice koji and the changes in microorganisms and major compon-ents of mashes were investigated uring brewing. The numbers of yeast kept higher in the mash of mod-ified Nuruk or rice koji. The numbers of lactic acid bacteria were high in mash of commercial Nuruk but those were not in mash of modified Nuruk or rice koji. all mashes showed stable pH in a day and the pH kept higher in mash of modified Nuruk than in that of commer-cial Nuruk or rice koji. Increase in the content of total acid was moderate in mash of modified Nuruk or rice koji but it was too much in that of commercial Nuruk. increase in the content of amino acid was much highr in mash of modified Nuruk or commercial Nuruk than in that of rice koji. Increase in the content of alcohol was more rapid in mash of modified nuruk or rice koji than in that of commercial Nur-uk. The content of reducing sugar kept highter in mash of commercial Nuruk or modified Nuruk than in that of rice koji. A small amount of modified Nuruk accomplished favorable fermentation showing nor-mal patterns in microbiological and physicochemical changes during brewing.