Chapter 223: Winemaking
The choice of brewing materials is an important point for winemaking, and Zhao Shen is ready to start making wine. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Since the rice is good rice, the water used for brewing must also be made of high-quality water, if it is used for other purposes, the iceberg source is completely competent, but if it is used for winemaking, the iceberg source is not very suitable, because the cool taste of the iceberg source will affect the final taste of the wine.
Therefore, the water that Zhao Shen finally chose was the mountain spring of Hou'er Mountain, which is the hometown of Jiuxian Chicken.
The mountain spring of Monkey Mountain was influenced by the monkey wine, which led to the birth of the wine fairy chicken, and even the chicken of the wine fairy chicken has a strong sense of wine, and there is nothing more suitable for sake brewing than this natural mountain spring.
The spring of Monkey Mountain may not be suitable for drinking, but there is absolutely no problem with using it to make wine.
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The Zhen Indica glutinous is cleaned, and then soaked in the mountain spring of Monkey Mountain, in order not to let the cold ice spring affect the essence of the rice, and even when washing rice, Zhao Shen uses the mountain spring of Monkey Mountain.
Just by cleaning, there is already a hint of light wine aroma wafting out.
In the process of soaking rice, Zhao Shen did not use the acceleration of the kitchen god space, because even he didn't know how long it would take for such rice to be soaked when it fused with the mountain spring of Monkey Mountain, so this time, Zhao Shen used the longest time he took to make a new product in the Sims.
For five hours, Zhao Shen has been guarding the side, observing the changes of rice all the time, feeling the texture of some rice with his hands from time to time, and gently pinching the rice.
The rice that was pinched by Zhao Shen like this, Zhao Shen threw it away directly, and did not put it back.
It wasn't until the texture of the rice was moderately soft and hard that it turned into tiny grains when pinched by hand, and Zhao Shen stopped soaking and began steaming the rice in the steamer.
The whole process took Zhao Shen 5 hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds, this time was firmly remembered by Zhao Shen, and every time in the future, he directly used the acceleration of the kitchen god space, so that the rice could be quickly formed, and he didn't have to wait for more than five hours each time.
The steamer for steaming rice is made of bamboo, although the use of metal utensils will form a variety of trace elements in the wine, but the use of metal utensils will change the taste of the wine, so Zhao Shen used a steamer made of bamboo.
Carefully add koji and the spring of Monkey Mountain, start brewing, and then place the utensils in the space for rapid fermentation and adjust the temperature to a constant temperature, even if it is halfway done.
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This process is very simple to say, but Zhao Shen is indeed physically and mentally exhausted, and this may be the most tiring for him.
The whole process took several hours, from the end of business hours to the end of business hours and late at night, Zhao Shen completed most of the wine brewing work in one go.
The next day, Zhao Shen did not get up too late, because he still had work to complete, and the time of the steamer was timed, and the time was set from two o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the morning.
In other words, Zhao Shen fell asleep at two o'clock in the morning last night and got up at six o'clock in the morning.
If this matter is known to the diners of Zhao Shen's shop, I am afraid that the big teeth that will be frightened will be scared.
This is not Zhao Shen's original wish, but when Zhao Shen is working, he is always very devoted, and he must complete a job without the slightest delay, so the motivation for him to get up early is the production of food.
Zhao Shen, who had just gotten up, couldn't open his eyes a little, and he washed his face with all his strength, and then came to the side of the steamer.
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The time was just right, the rice had finished fermenting, Zhao Shen took out the unsealed pottery porcelain jar and gently placed it on the board.
The materials used to hold rice wine must be ceramic vessels, with pottery altars, clay pots, and pottery urns being the most, which are made of clay, and are generally round in shape, with a large belly and a small mouth, and glazed on the outside or glazed inside and outside.
The advantage of ceramic containers is that they can maintain the quality of the wine, and air can easily enter, thus promoting the aging of the wine, and the cost is low. The longer the wine is stored in a ceramic container, the more metal is dissolved and the more yellow the wine will be. Therefore, the color of the wine is related to the age of storage. The material and quality of the containers vary greatly over the same age, and the coloring varies greatly. In ceramic containers, whether it is a ceramic container or a cement storage tank inlaid with tiles, the dissolution of calcium is the largest, followed by the dissolution of magnesium, and then the dissolution of copper and iron. According to research, these metal ions are dissolved in wine and play an important role in the aging of wine.
Ready for everything, Zhao Shen lifted the lid, and the sweet taste of the wine wafted out.
The wine is clear and transparent, and as the aroma of the wine is completely dissipated, the room is already full of wine, which is very fresh and not intoxicating, nor does it have any pungent taste, just like a light sake.
At this time, although Zhao Shen wanted to go to sleep, he was afraid that he would not be able to get up, so he held back his sleepiness. Directly entered the normal business.
"Master Zhao is ahead again today? Yes, yes, worthy of praise, the door opened at eight o'clock today. The Grass Man spoke.
In his heart, he felt that the sun must have come out in the west today, because usually Zhao Shen only opened the door of the store after he ran, but today, before he ran, Zhao Shen's small shop door had been opened.
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As soon as he entered the door, the Demoiselle suddenly smelled a strange smell.
This kind of taste is said to be rice-fragrant, but not rice-fragrant, and it is said to be fruity, but not fruity, as if it is a kind of wine, yes, it is the taste of wine.
"Master Zhao, what did you just do? It's the smell of wine, is it finally available in your little shop? The Grass Folk was taken aback and asked.
There is no wine in Zhao Shen's shop, this is a well-known thing, and even go to Hesheng Congee Ji not far away to drink, and it has become a habit for some people to eat in Zhao Shen's shop, and now, once Zhao Shen's shop launches wine, you can imagine how much of a sensation it can cause! That's a blessing for many!
"Well, there's wine." Zhao Shen replied calmly, in fact, his sleepiness has not completely faded.
“Oh,Mygod!”
Zhao Shen actually said what the people really wanted to hear, there was wine in Zhao Shen's shop! What a celebratory thing this is, and how can the Demoiselles not be excited? Especially when you smell this smell, it's definitely not your average drink.
"This wine doesn't seem to be ordinary wine, and ordinary wine doesn't have this taste, is this wine brewed by Master Zhao yourself?" The Demoliquis said suspiciously.