77. Distilled spirits
"You, go buy some stuff for me! Take this note, go to the daily diet to withdraw some money, and then buy the things back! Jingwen said to the Kuding.
Kuding immediately said with some embarrassment: "My lord, it's really hard to help you in this kind of duty!" ”
"Your grandfather's, don't you just want benefits? Consistent money, okay? Buy it for Lao Tzu! Jingwen said.
The Kudin got the benefit and immediately went to buy it back. And these things are a large cauldron, some bamboo tubes of different thicknesses and lengths, a few bundles of rope, and some firewood for the fire.
"My lord, what do you want these things for?" Kudin asked.
Jingwen didn't explain to that Kuding, he just said, "Listen to my command, then get these things right, and then tie him up." ”
Jingwen began to prepare the tools for making zuò distillation according to the primitive distilled liquor of his previous life. This distilled liquor tool is actually used to distill liquor, which can greatly increase the alcohol content in the liquor, and can make the liquor with a lot of impurities a lot clean, so that you are not afraid of diarrhea after drinking.
"Okay, this cauldron is done, and there is a small hole in the lid on it. Although I am afraid that this set of equipment is leaking everywhere and may run out of gas. But in this case, it can only be used so-so. It's a pity there's no rubber in it, otherwise I could have made it tighter. However, I seem to have heard that eucommia gum can be used instead of rubber on a certain course, but I don't know if it's true. If I knew that I was going to steam wine now, I should have been able to bring some eucommia gum before. Jingwen chattered alone.
Jingwen carried a large jar of wine, and then poured it into the pot.
"What are you doing, sir?" Kudin asked immediately.
"Don't ask why, listen to me." Jingwen said.
"My lord, you have too much! Although we were petty thieves, we didn't need a jar for ten days and half a month. But you actually got a big jar of wine all at once, this is easy to find! Kudin said.
But Jingwen still went his own way, and didn't listen to this Kuding at all. If he experiments with his distilled spirits now, he will be able to make a lot of money. As for these drinks, I'm afraid that when the time comes, I will be able to send them away with my own money. There are tens of thousands of jars of wine in this wine storehouse, which is enough to test by yourself.
"It seems that you can't use high heat to steam wine, and the boiling point of alcohol seems to be 78 degrees Celsius, so I'm glad that my chemistry knowledge hasn't been returned to the teacher!" Jingwen thought secretly.
Jingwen brought some firewood and came slowly. Because this was his first time steaming wine, he was very inexperienced, so he could only come slowly.
"My lord, why are you so slow to light the fire? Cook the wine over a larger heat, so that the wine heats up quickly and then the impurities can sink down. Kudin said.
"If you don't understand, don't pretend to understand, and I'll sew your mouth up if you talk more nonsense!" Jing Wen said angrily, why is this Kuding so crooked, Jing Wen doesn't want to stay here anymore.
Jingwen put a copper sheet into the pot, and then felt the temperature of the drink, which was probably fine. Jingwen kept adding firewood, and then waited for the drink to come out of the tiny bamboo pipe at the other end.
Jingwen was also helpless, not only could this bamboo tube not be tight, but the air leakage allowed a lot of alcohol to escape. Also, it can't be transparent, so you can't see the distillation effect inside. Jingwen didn't know if this distillation equipment would be successful, so he kept waiting at the thin bamboo tube where the wine was produced to see if any wine came out.
I don't know how long it took longer.
"Tick!"
Jingwen saw a drop of transparent liquid dripping into the bottle, and you immediately dipped it with your finger, put it in your mouth and tasted it.
"Well, it's not bad, it's about forty degrees. There may be room for improvement in the future, and the stills of this bamboo tube are too rudimentary, so I'm afraid it's good to be able to have forty degrees. If you get some eucommia gum in the future, maybe it is not absolutely impossible to reach fifty or sixty degrees in front of you. Jingwen thought secretly.
Jingwen immediately said to the Kuding: "What are you stupid about, hurry up and carry some drinks!" ”
Although that Kuding didn't know what Jingwen wanted to do, after all, Jingwen was a high-grade "official", and he couldn't compare to a small Kuding. Therefore, since the commander has an order, it is natural that he must obey it.
Soon, after the Kuding brought a jar of wine, Jingwen looked at the pot of distilled wine and there was no steam coming out, which meant that the alcohol in his house had been distilled. Jingwen poured out the liquor, replaced it with a new batch of liquor, and continued to distill.
And after Jingwen's slow distillation, bottles of wine with different degrees quickly came out. The best is the first batch of freshly distilled liquor, which has the highest degree and is the strongest, and is called the head. The rest of the wine becomes lighter the further you go, and it is called the tail of the sake.
"Haha, it worked, it worked, I got the distilled spirits out. In the future, I will make a fortune if I make a lot of money. Jingwen cheered in his heart.
Jingwen knew that he had "invented" the method of distilling liquor, and then distilled liquor would naturally be able to make a lot of money in the future. This distilled liquor is used well, and it is no less than the daily diet, or the papermaking, printing and publishing industry, which are all profiteering. Even, the development prospects of this distilled liquor are very good, human beings are still drinking until thousands of years later, and they still drink a lot of special drinks, in short, the market for alcohol is infinite.
If you are used to drinking this kind of high-degree distilled spirit, then if you drink that kind of low-alcohol alcohol, I am afraid that you will not be able to drink it at all. Because this is like a good thing, from frugality to luxury, and then back to that slightly worse thing.
"Kudin, you did a good job today, very good! It's ten times the money, you take it. Jingwen said.
Kudin immediately said, "My lord, I know what I should do, and I will definitely not say anything about today." Don't worry, since I took your money, I will never say it! ”
"You're not stupid!" Jingwen said with emotion.
This Kuding didn't know how much profit this distilled spirit could bring, and Jingwen spent ten dollars to send it away. However, I'm afraid that this world is not very pleasant!
"Hahahaha, Jingwen Administration, it's not a good deed for you to bribe your subordinates here! If you say it, it can be regarded as your bribery crime," a voice came from outside.
When Jingwen heard this voice, his face immediately turned dark.