Chapter 123: Reduction
"Xiao Zhu, in that case, I understand that let's come again, I can't disturb you brewing, you have to pay attention to the boiler at any time, don't burn the pot!" Ma Guofeng also made wine when he was young, and understood the way farmers made rice wine, so he told him to be authentic. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
As a good wine, he could tell from the smell that as long as this pot of wine was successfully brewed, it must be a jade liquid, so it was worth the time to wait.
Zhu Renming nodded, and sent away Ma Guofeng's master and apprentice, as soon as he got into the car, Ma Guofeng's apprentice Cao De couldn't help it, and said, "Master, why didn't your old man say that he planned to buy the rabbit lamp?" Don't you always say that there is one less antique in the collection that represents the highest masterpiece of Song Dynasty vessels? Why don't you accept it from him? ”
"Xiao Cao, a gentleman doesn't take people's favor, Xiao Zhu He also loves this rabbit very much, and it is difficult to transfer." Ma Guofeng shook his head and said, the collection hall that Cao De mentioned is the "National Style Collection" opened by Ma Guofeng privately.
The collection of antiques he has found in the past few decades, up to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, down to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there are several good collections in each period, which can be described as the real antiques in Gui City.
Ma Guofeng left the People's Farm, and Zhu Renming continued to make wine outside, and did not finish work until about 8 o'clock in the evening.
Zhu Renming measured the degree, which was several degrees higher than before, reaching the level of 53 degrees, and the wine production rate also reached 50%, and after working all day, Zhu Renming made about 50 catties of liquor.
Because Ma Guofeng wants to take the wine tomorrow, it is definitely not okay for the elderly to drink too high liquor, the alcohol content is too high, and it is not used to make medicinal wine.
So Zhu Renming tried to mix it with mountain spring water, and after tasting it, he compared the taste of pure liquor.
I found that although there was a slight difference in taste between the two, the overall taste remained the same, and the degree was reduced, and the pungency in the throat would be much reduced.
"Although the quality has dropped by one level, it is much better than ordinary rice wine, and there is not much difference between it and the pure liquor in the first pot." This is Zhu Renming's evaluation of the farmer's immortal wine after mixing with water, and it is extremely difficult to reach the level of the first pot.
The second pot of high-grade liquor, although the aroma of the wine is very strong, but correspondingly some irritates the throat, and the stamina is also relatively large.
Zhu Renming exchanged 50 catties of pure liquor into 100 catties of blended liquor, and Zhu Renming didn't know that the reduction was not simply blending water.
But after mixing some mountain spring water and tasting it, I felt that it tasted good, so I blended so much mountain spring water at one time.
When Zhu Renming went to check on the Internet, he found that if he simply blended the mountain spring water, it would not only lead to a decrease in the taste and storage time of the liquor, but also the unique mellow aroma of the liquor would also disappear.
"But I don't think there's any difference between blended liquor and alcohol?" Zhu Renming measured that the degree of the farmer's immortal liquor blended with mountain spring water was reduced to about 20 degrees, similar to the degree of liquor on the market, but the cheap liquor was generally blended with alcohol, water, and flavor, while Zhu Renming was blended with immortal liquor and water.
"It must be caused by the different quality of the wine, after all, the fairy wine is made from fairy rice, so even if it is mixed with water, the taste, appearance, and aroma will not be much worse." Zhu Renming thinks that the profits of brewing wine will increase a lot in the future, how can ordinary rice wine be mixed with so much water, 50 catties of liquor, 60-70 catties is good, and Zhu Renming is the same as 100 catties, Zhu Renming can be described as a veritable "profiteer"!
In fact, he was thinking about reducing the degree at the beginning, but he had no experience in this area, so he adopted a stupid way and mixed it with water.
If it is ordinary rice wine, if it is blended like this, 50 catties of liquor will basically be destroyed, and the blended wine that is as light as water will not be sold, and you can't drink it yourself.
This is also thanks to the fact that it is blended with farmhouse fairy liquor, and the fermentation time is relatively long, so the blended mountain spring water can also maintain a certain flavor of liquor, so as not to lose the unique taste of liquor.
And if it is more than 20 degrees, it is still good for people's health, and if it is more than 50 degrees of high wine, if you let Ma Guofeng drink it, it is easy to drink it and get sick, and the stamina is too great.
Although it is immortal wine, the negative effect of stamina will be minimized, but the inside of the body is the most sensitive, the blood alcohol content will not change, and the pressure on the organs will be much greater.
At noon the next day, Ma Guofeng came to visit as scheduled, and Zhu Renming made a few catties of the frozen local pork in the refrigerator to make braised pork and sweet and sour pork ribs.
There are also some vegetables planted last night and some fresh vegetables that are spurred by fairy water, and a table of simple home-cooked dishes is good, in order to thank Ma Guofeng for his free identification, it is necessary for Zhu Renming to entertain him like this.
"Come, come, Ma Lao, Brother Cao, hurry, don't be stunned, everyone touches a cup of food, it's all home-cooked food, nothing special, don't be surprised." The People's Farm is rarely visited, and today, Zhu Renming, as the host, should fulfill the friendship of the landlord.
And he can get to know everyone with antiques like Ma Guofeng, and if Zhu Renming gets any more treasures in the future, he can also communicate with Ma Guofeng.
It's still good to rub a few free appraisals, but if you don't have connections in this area, even if you have money, you can't invite Ma Guofeng to appraise.
"Good wine." The liquor on the table was blended by Zhu Renming with mountain spring water and farmhouse pure immortal liquor last night, because it is immortal liquor, after blending, the difference in taste and taste is not too big, it is still better than ordinary liquor at this level, Ma Guofeng just took a sip to know that this wine is different.
Everyone touched a glass of liquor, habitually ate vegetables, Ma Guofeng ate a piece of braised pork, his expression was stunned, Cao De couldn't speak, and it was a piece of vinegared cabbage.
"Xiao Zhu, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good, this is the best braised pork I've ever tasted, you must know that I don't like meat very much, I guess I can eat this plate of braised pork for one person today." Ma Guofeng sandwiched another piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, and there was another burst of praise, which made Zhu Renming embarrassed.
In addition to the superiority of ingredients, in fact, Zhu Renming also took a few corners and added some fairy kitchen seasonings.
It is this similar addition of spices that makes the overall level of the dish rise by several levels, the food is delicious, the rice is not bad, the wine is drunk a lot, and the guests and hosts at the wine table are happy, and they unconsciously drink a little more.
Because Cao De had to drive and take care of his master, he didn't drink, he was just eating vegetables, and he didn't say a few words.
Because the mouth was full of meat and vegetables, it was stuffed to the brim, Zhu Renming took this into account, so he fried the vegetables and the amount was sufficient.
If there are three people, he fried a dish for six people, after all, if you drink, the time will be longer, while chatting and drinking, how can it be like talking without food.