Xiao Laosi rolled his eyes. Don't you have a clue about what you did? If you weren't afraid of beating you, I would have pushed you to the ground and spanked you hard. This idea is so wonderful that it would kill you.
Can't say it.
Seeing that Xiao Laosi was silent, Chang Xing asked again: "What should we do now? How many days will it take to build it and wait?"
"You're still waiting, wait a few days until all the alcohol is gone. I'm going to tell you how to roast wine today." Xiao Laosi replied angrily.
Xiao Laosi used to roast wine at home, and would exchange the roasted wine for people in the village. One pound of wine was exchanged for one pound of rice. One pound of rice was usually roasted with two pounds of wine. Although there is no standard for this wine, there are rules in the industry.
People who bake wine have a strong balance in their hearts. You added water to the wine today and deceived others once. Next time, people will not come to your place to exchange wine. Besides, a pound of wine actually not only earns a pound of rice, but also
The distiller's grains can be used to feed pigs. Of course, it requires labor and firewood. But firewood is plentiful in the mountains as long as you are willing to put in the effort. Xiao Laosi has been doing this all year round, so he is naturally very skilled in his craftsmanship.
Xiao Laosi asked Chang Xing to help him lift out the pottery vat and pour the melted wine into the stove pot. The pot had just been cooked with wine and rice, soaked in water and brushed it clean. After pouring in the wine
, Xiao Laosi poured some well water into the pot, then placed the wooden tube for roasting wine on the stove pot, then supported the bamboo slips for filtering the wine, and connected the wine jar. A sky pot was placed on the wooden tube, and it was turned to the sky.
The pot is filled with water.
Xiao Laosi personally controls the heat: "The fire should not be too high, otherwise it will burn the bottom of the pot all at once, and the wine will smell like a pot. The most important thing to avoid when roasting wine is excessive heat."
People in the mountains have no shortage of firewood. When making wine, they are most afraid of stuffing a firewood into the stove and then lighting up the fire. The temperature in the pot will rise sharply. As a result, the lees settled at the bottom will heat up quickly and burn.
The wine that comes out naturally smells like pot roast.
"Uncle Fourth, I'm the best at making fires. Don't worry, I guarantee it won't burn at all. There will definitely be no smell of burning pot." Chang Xing volunteered.
"Yes, I'll try it for you." Xiao Laosi nodded and made way for Chang Xing to light the fire. He went to use a wet cloth to tie up the possible air leakage. As long as you smell the smell of wine, it means that the wine roasting device is not sealed.
, the wine smell leaks out from the gaps. Naturally, it will eventually affect the yield of wine.
The firewood in the stove seemed to be adjustable in Chang Xing's hands. The fire was always kept at the right size, and the temperature in the stove pot slowly rose. What Xiao Laosi couldn't see was that the wine in the stove pot was so hot.
It was rolling slowly, and there was no sediment at the bottom of the pot. The wine smell in the pot was as if it was locked by the wine roasting device, and it did not leak out at all.
"What's going on today? The fire has been burning for so long, but there's no smell of alcohol at all?" Xiao Laosi was very surprised. The first water in the sky pot had become a little hot, but there was no smell of alcohol at all.
Could it be that what was roasted today was a pot of water? Xiao Laosi was very worried that he had made a mistake before, and that the wine and rice might not have been turned into wine at all.
Xiao Laosi first replaced all the water in the sky pot with cold water, then opened the wine jar, put his nose to it and smelled it. There seemed to be no smell of wine at all in the wine jar.
"What's going on? Chang Xing, bring me a wine grape."
The wine-making guy from Zhang Fangqing's family that Chang Xing borrowed has a wine grapevine in it, which is made of bamboo. Below it is a bamboo tube that can hold about two to three taels of wine, and is connected to a six- or seven-inch long bamboo handle, like this
You can reach into the wine jar and scoop out the wine.
Xiao Laosi took the wine grape from Chang Xing and stirred it in the wine jar. There was a loud clatter inside, indicating that there was indeed wine in it. Xiao Laosi quickly scooped a handful from the wine jar.
After the grape wine comes out, quickly tighten the lid of the wine jar. Because there will be a certain air pressure due to the volatilization of alcohol in the wooden barrel of roasted wine, as soon as the lid of the wine jar is opened, the wine vapor in the wooden barrel will rush out and escape in vain.
The wine grapes had just come out of the wine jar, and the room, which had no smell of wine at all, was suddenly overflowing with the aroma of wine.
"Good wine!" Xiao Laosi praised.
Just by smelling the aroma of this wine, Xiao Laosi already understood the value of this wine.
Xiao Laosi put his mouth directly to the wine stem and took a sip. The wine was very strong. As soon as the wine reached his mouth, he felt the spicy taste. This was a first-class wine, so the alcohol content was naturally high.
"Chang Xing, do you want to try it?" Xiao Laosi asked with a smile.
"Does it taste good?" This is the first time he has made wine at home. Chang Xing naturally wants to try it, but he has never drank wine before. If it were Xianjiqiao, a child of this age would already be a master of wine.
The problem is that Chang Xing has not been trained since he was a child. He went out to make furniture with Xiao Dajiang. Although the host provided some rice wine, Chang Xing had to go back to the mountain to do something. Xiao Dajiang did not dare to let Chang Xing drink.
.As a result, Chang Xing lost the opportunity to exercise his drinking ability.
"It tastes good. I have been brewing wine for so many years and I have never tasted such a delicious wine. Maybe it's because the grain you grow is better. The wine you brew turns out to be so delicious. Come on, take a sip. It tastes really good.
"Xiao Laosi directly handed the wine grape to Chang Xing.
Chang Xing doesn't know how to drink. When he drinks, he just takes a sip and drinks it just like drinking water.
"Oh, please take it easy." Xiao Laosi was too late to stop him.
"belch!"
Chang Xing burped, his face suddenly turned red, and his body lay softly on the ground.
Xiao Laosi instinctively took the wine grape into his hand. After receiving the wine grape, he remembered that people are more important. He quickly drank the wine in the wine grape and put it aside, then walked over and helped Chang Xing up.
"Chang Xing?" Xiao Laosi shouted.
The smell of alcohol came out of Chang Xing's mouth again, and then he said drunkenly: "Good wine!"
Xiao Laosi laughed loudly: "It's good wine. I didn't expect that a little monster like you would be drunk." Xiao Laosi slapped the director on the butt. It felt really good to hit the little monster.
When the third pot of water began to heat up again, Xiao Laosi began to taste the wine in the wine jar to judge when to stop roasting the wine. Chang Xing woke up leisurely. He opened his eyes in a daze and looked at the roof.
Knowing whether it was morning or afternoon, I ran to bed without taking off my clothes. When I smelled the smell of wine in the room, I remembered that I had been roasting wine just now. I hurriedly ran to the kitchen.
"Huh? You just woke up?" Xiao Laosi said with a smile on his face.
"Uncle Fourth, why did I fall asleep just now?" Chang Xing asked.
"This wine is delicious, would you like to take a sip?" Xiao Laosi laughed.
Chang Xing then remembered that he was still tasting wine just now, why did he wake up and go to bed?
