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0062 Steaming urn with fresh brew

The technology of distilled wine is not very advanced, the first thing is to create utensils.

Shen Zhezi asked someone to open a quiet courtyard in the manor, where the craftsmen were placed, and then he began to outline the distiller. A large pot that carries heat, a container for wine, a cover for collecting steam, two conduits, a water circulates to condense steam, and a wine liquid used to derivate condensed.

Although Shen Zhezi was clumsy in painting, he directly pinched the charcoal block and drew it on the paper. The lines were outlined. He washed away the black charcoal from his hands and showed his achievements to his father-in-law Zuo Dan.

Old Zuo Dan held a paper roll in his hand and watched intently. Just when Shen Zhezi felt that this father-in-law should have no knowledge of the distiller like the emperor who did not recognize the curved plow and needed to explain it in detail by himself, however, what Zuo Dan said surprised Shen Zhezi: "Does this thing painted by the husband, steam the jar?"

"Honey, my father-in-law, has seen this thing?" Shen Zhezi asked anxiously.

Seeing that the husband's face changed drastically, Zuo Dan was frightened and could not help but responded wrongly. He held the sketch and observed it for a long time before he hesitating and said slowly: "Although the style is a bit different, the steaming urn should be good."

As he said that, he pointed to some parts of the sketch to explain the function, which was indeed no different from the actual situation.

Shen Zhezi wanted to kill all over the world by relying on distilled liquor, but he didn't expect that he would be unfavorable. The old craftsman who lived in the manor for many years actually knew the distiller. This made him feel a layer of haze, but he was unwilling to give up, so he asked again: "Do you know what this thing is used for? Is there such a utensil in the manor?"

Zuo Dan thought for a while before nodding slowly: "There is indeed such utensils in the village. The cook steams and cooks flower slurry to extract fragrant dew, and can be eaten as spoons. When the old lord was there, he also used it to boil pine and cypress paste oil to keep healthy and prevent diseases."

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he asked again: "So can this steamed jar be boiled with wine?"

Zuo Dan was not calm when he heard this, and his eyebrows raised seemed quite indignant. After thinking about Shen Zhezi's identity, he suppressed his emotions, but his tone was a little stiff: "How can this be done! Wine is the essence of grain, choose ingredients, brew raw, mix pulp, shake sieve, and store it. As for storage, a trace of air leakage will taste different! If you choose heat, it will become astringent and sour soup, which will flow into a inferior product. How can you steam it at a high heat!"

Shen Zhezi had no intention of refuting his father-in-law professionally, but saw Zuo Dan looking at him with an unreasonable look, as if his proposal was an unforgivable waste of resources.

Shen Zhezi didn't mind his father's attitude, but instead felt relieved. At that time, people had a complete and mature theory about the brewing skills, and even gave him a sacred sense of ritual. Then they had no agreement with the process of adding distillation and extraction, and had no concept at all.

However, he was also worried that his father-in-law had little knowledge and was ignorant, so he asked about the selected craftsmen. Although these people had different attitudes, the answers were the same, and he felt that there was no need to steam wine.

Only in this way did Shen Zhezi completely let it go. The emergence, development and promotion of technology are a very strange thing. Even in an era of so developed consulting in later generations, it cannot be said that all technical potential has been fully tapped and utilized. The collision of different fields and concepts can always lead to amazing results.

Since there is no concept of distilled liquor nowadays, Shen Zhezi did not have any scruples. He asked someone to find the steaming jar in the manor, including copper cast, iron forging, and ceramic. Although the materials and styles are different, the structures are similar and they do have the effect of distillation. However, there are slight shortcomings in gas collection and condensation, and it can be directly applied with slight changes.

Since the tools were ready-made, Shen Zhezi followed his own ideas and asked someone to make it more in line with his own ideas. Then he brought all the sour rice wine stored in the manor, patted it open and sealed it, and poured it into the transformed steaming jars in turn in the eyes of those craftsmen that were difficult for them to understand, and steamed it in turn.

Although he did not agree with Shen Zhezi's approach, since the husband ordered, these craftsmen could only guard a stove and take care of it carefully. As for the old man Zuo Dan, he sighed and did not care much about Shen Zhezi's feelings.

As the oldest winemaker among the winemakers, Zuo Dan has a low status in the manor, especially his superb skills. The heavy-brewed wine produced in Longxi Manor is the best for brewing. People with extraordinary skills are valued everywhere.

Therefore, Zuo Dan's status in the manor is quite transcendent, and he is not a slave who is completely inferior to others. Whether he is married, had children, or had food and clothing, or daily life, the master will treat him differently. As a master of Wuxing's winemaking industry, you can imagine that he is dissatisfied with Shen Zhezi in his professional field.

Although the steaming urn has been transformed, it has not reached the level of airtightness. Although there are multiple wet cloths above it, when the wine in the inner boils, there is still an extremely rich aroma of wine evaporates, and the room is filled with fragrance.

Shen Zhezi felt good when he sniffed the scent of the wine. However, the old man Zuo Dan paused and sighed: "When the energy dissipated, how can you get a good wine!"

When the steam condenses into liquid and flows out, Zuo Dan puts it in, looks at it first, then smells it, and then takes a sip. He feels even more heartbroken: "The taste is thin, and the mellowness is lost!"

Shen Zhezi ignored this stubborn old man, and saw that he had achieved results, he made people more powerful. He scooped up a little distilled wine and saw that it was as clear as water, and the wine smelled so strong. After a little taste, although there was still a trace of original smell, the overall flavor was completely different.

To be honest, the distilled wine is indeed not as good as the original wine. It only has a spicy and scattered taste, neither a changeable taste nor a sensible rejuvenation, and it is more like alcohol directly mixed with water.

No wonder this old man Zuo Dan regrets disdain. According to world standards, this clear and spicy wine is indeed not as vivid as the yellow wine of the Chongyang wine, and is as thick as the taste, which is both savorable and appreciateable.

But Shen Zhezi didn't want to brew unparalleled wine. The taste and color are just soft power, and the purpose is the real king! As long as the wine has a high enough degree and is powerful, it will be fulfilled. Hanshi Powder has no good taste, but after it became popular, it was also popular in the north and south.

Shen Zhezi himself has no research on the brewing process, but he also knows that the distillation process focuses on pinching the head and removing the tail, that is, the first time the wine condensed from cold water is the wine head, which has a high alcohol content and a bad taste. The third time the condensation flows out is the wine head, with too many impurities and slightly bland and tasteless. Only the second time the condensation flows out of the best quality and is suitable for drinking. This is the process principle of Erguotou.

I understand it means I understand it, but in fact it is different to use it, because the raw materials of soju wine in later generations were roughly processed wine, and now the ones used are already brewed wine, which are very different from each other.

The first pot of wine is too spicy, and it changes slightly when it comes to the second pot, but it is not good. Until the third pot comes out, the ingredients in the original sour rice wine are steamed with alcohol. The original flavor is not very damaged, but the alcohol is much higher.

Seeing the pot of wine flowing out, Zuo Dan's face showed a slight difference. He sucked it up a little and sucked it in his mouth. Then he closed his eyes and sucked it carefully for a long time. His expression and expression became richer. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Shen Zhezi with great enthusiasm: "Where does this method of steaming and boiling come from?"

Seeing that the old stubborn looked humbly and asked for advice, Shen Zhezi felt a little happy. Although he didn't mind his father-in-law's attitude of contempt and criticism, he felt a little resentful. Seeing that the old man was already in a state of contempt and contempt, he laughed: "This is the secret method of the Immortal Master Baopuzi, so don't spread it!"

Hearing this, Zuo Dan not only felt awe-inspiring, but was indeed the inheritance of the immortal technique of the Ge family. It was deeply loved by the people in Jiangdong and was known to everyone. Once he learned that this method was learned by Ge **, Zuo Dan had no doubts in his heart. He raised his arms and took a closer look at the fire, and then tasted the distilled wine again and again, savored the slight difference in taste, and at the same time asked Shen Zhezi for details.

It was good to put forward a concept to build a framework. He had no ability to deal with Zuo Dan's professional problems, so he simply said that he could not tell.

Seeing that Shen Zhezi was unaware of it, Zuo Dan became annoyed again. He was immersed in wine art throughout his life and focused on it. Brewing wine has become an inseparable part of his life. He spent more time making wine than having his wife. Distilling wine made opens a new world for brewing craftsmanship for him, especially when he learned that this was an immortal method taught by Master Ge, and the little husband could not understand it thoroughly. It was a waste of the great immortal fate!

There was no specific details from Shen Zhezi, so Zuo Dan hurriedly guarded a steaming urn and prepared to study it himself.

Seeing this, Shen Zhezi didn't think it was offended. He naturally had to leave professional matters to professionals. He made a can of pot wine with a pretty good taste in the pot, and was going to ask Qian Feng for advice. Qian Feng was originally a gentry and had a lot of famous scholars around Wang Dun, which was the consumer class that Shen Zhezi planned, so he naturally had to ask for advice.

Qian Feng was counting inventory and registering the book. When he saw Shen Zhezi coming, he hurriedly met him. A burly man with a scarf on his face looked a little funny, but Shen Zhezi knew the inside story, so he naturally would not have the intention to make fun of him. He said to Qian Feng seriously: "Does uncle have free time now? I have something new here, and I want to ask my uncle to taste it."

Qian Feng knew that Shen Zhezi was not a boy who only knew how to play fun, and his actions were profound. After hearing this, he ordered others to do things and returned to the room with Shen Zhezi.

Shen Zhezi asked someone to put the pottery jar on the table and opened it. The strong smell of wine suddenly spread. Qian Feng sniffed it gently and saw a strange look in his eyes: "Is this wine? Why is the smell so strong?"
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