Chapter 18 Two major problems in the traditional process
After the suspicious brewery old Bill entered the conference hall, the three of them had a heated discussion about the current state of the brewing industry. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The discussion continued from the raw materials and labor required to the details of the process, which should have been Bill Sr.'s area of expertise.
But the young Duke pointed out the problems of the brewing industry and began to analyze and explain the industry.
This also directly led to the fact that ten minutes after the discussion began, the remaining four hours were reduced to a special speech by the Duke.
Old Bill was initially skeptical, but as the problem deepened, his face became heavier and heavier.
Not only him, but also Mr. Murray was very surprised how the Duke had such a remarkable eye and in-depth knowledge of the winemaking industry.
Did you really blame him before?
"Therefore, the reason for the poor taste of the malt wine brewed by our Black Fire Castle is mainly in two aspects, the first is the problem of the degree of fermentation, due to the lack of artificial yeast cultivation technology, the use of natural yeast, which directly leads to incomplete fermentation, so the taste is dry. ”
Lin Ye gave a speech endlessly, and at this time he turned into a teacher.
Mr. Murray and Old Bill were his students.
"My lord, what are fermentation and yeast?" asked Old Bill, as he wrote down carefully.
This was a new word to him.
"Yeast is the "intoxicating mushroom" that you collect from the forest, the layer of fungus attached to it, but you don't know the existence of yeast, and it is just a raw material, and fermentation is the process of crushing the intoxicating mushroom and settling it at the bottom of the ale barrel. Lin Ye explained.
According to the traditional sake brewing process, the addition of intoxicating mushroom powder is an essential part, which is also considered the oldest fermentation method.
"So that's the case, so how are we going to cultivate that ...... "Old Bill didn't know how to write yeast, so he had to use onomatopoeia instead.
The Duke's tone really opened his eyes!
He glanced at Mr. Murray with admiration.
I can't imagine that Mr. Murray, who usually seems to be an unwavering prohibitionist, has such an in-depth study in the brewing industry.
The Duke is still young and will certainly not be able to complete such a complex study on his own, and Mr. Murray's support is naturally indispensable behind him.
He, who has been dealing with alcohol for half his life, is not as good as Mr. Murray, who supports the prohibition of alcohol, in the study of alcohol.
This made him look at Mr. Murray with a little more shame.
The latter is completely inexplicable.
"It's yeast, I will write down the specific cultivation method in special words, and then promote it in the castle one by one, if our secret recipe is passed on to those orcs, let them pick up this big bargain, won't we work in vain?" Lin Ye smiled mischievously.
The special script he said was naturally Chinese characters, except for him, a traveler, how could an orc understand this broad and profound text?
As a modern man, his concept of property rights is deep-rooted, and he will never do such a stupid thing as making a wedding dress for others.
"Your Excellency is right, your Excellency is right, but what is the reason for the second aspect?" said Old Bill.
The paper in his hand was a little insufficient, so Lin Ye asked Milia to send some more.
Seeing this kind of expensive and rough quality parchment, Lin Ye started the idea of setting up a paper mill again, which is also due to the fact that he did not learn before, and he knew a little bit about various industries, plus the reasons for the work were investigated everywhere, so he also knew the process of papermaking.
Even if he didn't know anything about it, it was enough to know that the raw material for making paper was plant fiber.
Sooner or later, you will be able to make paper that is easy to write and inexpensive, compared to parchment paper, which is frighteningly expensive and has a very low yield, which is another profitable business.
"My lord, what's wrong with you?" saw a smug smile on the corner of the young Duke's mouth, and old Bill asked cautiously.
"Ahem, it's nothing, where did we come from just now?" Lin Ye coughed embarrassedly twice, thinking of other industries just now, he was a little distracted, it seems that he is a small clerk who is disliked everywhere in the modern world, and he is still useful here.
"We just came to the second question about ale. Old Bill reminded him.
He only thought that the Duke had been diligent in government affairs recently, and he was too tired, which led to some mental trance.
The Duke has been working so hard for the trivial affairs of the castle at such a young age, as a citizen of the Black Fire Family, how can he not share his worries for the adults?
Old Bill was more and more ashamed when he thought of this.
"The second problem with ale is the hops. Lin Ye paused and came up with a new concept.
"This ...... What are hops?" Old Bill asked again, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead.
The question raised by the Duke was something he had never heard of, and in the words of the Duke was an open-minded opening for him.
At first, he didn't quite understand what this brain-opening meant, but now that he had heard so much from the Duke, he felt that his head had been lifted and a lot of novelties had been stuffed into it.
It's amazing!
"Hops, also called hops or hops on our side, give off a refreshing aroma, remove the bitterness of the malt, and most importantly, prevent corrosion, which is conducive to the storage of beer and can expand the sales radius. Lin Ye patiently explained.
At this time, where was he still the high-ranking duke?
Add up the two ages of Mr. Murray and Old Bill, and there must be an old man of more than a century who is stunned.
"We don't have anything like that here, my lord, and what is beer?" wondered Old Bill.
In his opinion, the Duke grew up in the Black Fire Castle, so when he said that we were naturally referring to the area around the Black Fire Castle.
Beer is a new word.
Oops, it's a spur of the moment, and it's a leak!
Fortunately, Maury and Old Bill were so immersed in the new winemaking process that they didn't pay much attention to the minutiae.
This made Lin Ye relax a little.
"Hops and hops are the names in the ancient books, we have them here in the Black Fire Castle, after my verification, its current name is ......" Lin Ye paused for a moment and deliberately sold it.
Both pairs of eyes hung directly on him, something that could play such a big role must be very precious, right?
Old Bill had made up his mind that no matter how hard it was to obtain, he was going to get it.
Mr. Murray wondered, was there really such a name in the old books?
Unexpectedly, the Duke has a wider range of knowledge than him, and has read more books than him, which really makes him a teacher who is embarrassed!
"Its current name is 'Wasp Fruit'!" Lin Ye said the name slowly.
"What?"
Mr. Murray and Old Bill looked at him dumbfounded, their eyes almost popping out.