"The big pot below is called the earth pot, the one in the middle is called the steaming barrel, and the one above is the sky pot. Later, the ground pot is covered with wine, grains and wine, and then it is steamed over a slow fire until the wine smell rises. That day, there is cold water in the pot, and the wine The air condenses into wine on the sky pot, falls on the terrace below the sky pot, and then flows out along the copper pipe, thus making wine."
Qian Zao followed Liu Yan and explained in detail.
Liu Yan listened very attentively. Wang Jing, Miao Shao, and Wang Yunhe behind him didn't even bother to wipe their sweat. They all had eye-opening expressions on their faces.
Qian Zao looked at everyone. Although his face was respectful, he felt awkward in his heart. He thought: "What price can you get for making wine from sorghum? It's really nonsense. Now rice wine is the right way!"
But Qian Zao has long figured out that whoever gives the money is the boss. How many people are now unable to even eat, and their whole families are starving to death. Now that he has found such a job, he can just serve him honestly.
Then Qian Zao touched the steaming barrel with his hand, looked down at the fire in the stove, looked up and said, "Chief Jia, the wine can be steamed."
Qian Zao looked at Liu Yan and nodded, and quickly shouted: "Get the steam bucket, add wine and food, stare at the incense head outside, wait until the incense burns out, and then go to the well outside to get water."
There were wooden poles on the steaming barrel. Several apprentices came over, shouted, and worked together to lift the steaming barrel. Someone had already prepared it beside the pot. A brewmaster was watching over there, instructing the apprentices. Pour barrels of wine and grains into the large steamer of the ground pot. When the pour is almost complete, use a wooden rake to spread the grains evenly.
At this time, Liu Yan saw an incense burner placed in a dry and sheltered place. It was not a common stick of incense. It was almost one-third shorter than the length of the incense stick in his own incense burner.
The apprentices shouted slogans, put down the steam bucket, and carefully wrapped the wet cloth prepared long ago around the joint between the steam bucket and the pot to prevent the steam from being exposed. The incense burnt out quickly, and the apprentices hurriedly carried the poles. Go fetch water.
"Chang Jia, the weather is very cold now. The water comes too early and cools down too much, so the wine can't be produced. We can only wait until the heat is about the same to add water to the sky pot, so that it will be effective." Qian Zao explained.
After saying this, Qian Zao found that Liu Yan was staring at the sky pot with concentration. Qian Zao wondered when the novelty would wear off.
Someone kept looking at the steamer. After the fifth person came in with water, steam began to come out of the upper part of the steamer. Seeing this, Qian Zao hurriedly shouted: "Add water"
Immediately, some apprentices climbed up on the wooden ladder, passing it from hand to hand, and poured buckets of cold well water into the sky pot.
"The water is full!"
After the apprentice shouted, the barrel was no longer passed around, but someone else passed a wooden stick to the man on the wooden ladder.
"The hot air is blowing down there, and the cold water will heat up quickly. It needs to be stirred constantly to make it last longer."
Qian Zao explained that there were people outside bringing in firewood, and a winemaker stood by the stove and stared at the fire, arranging to add firewood or change the speed of the bellows from time to time.
There are four copper pipes protruding from the upper part of the steaming barrel, and a wine jar has been placed under each copper pipe.
Although the winery is well ventilated and cool air from outside is constantly blowing in, the heat is still overwhelming. Everyone in the winery is working shirtless. Among Liu Yan's group, except for Wang Yunhe, all are shirtless. . Even Wang Jing didn't care much and took off his shirt.
Liu Yan saw Wang Yunhe's cheeks turn red. He didn't know whether he was embarrassed by seeing so many men shirtless or because of the heat inside.
At this time, big beads of sweat were dripping down Wang Yunhe's face like rain. Liu Yan said with concern: "Miss Wang, it's too hot here. You, a girl, can't stand it. Go outside to get some fresh air first."
Wang Yunhe hesitated for a moment, but then said stubbornly: "I don't, I want to continue reading."
Liu Yan had no choice but to order someone to fetch a fan and handed it to Wang Yunhe. But there was heat everywhere in the room, and fanning it would not do much good.
"Drinks are out!"
Just then someone shouted, and everyone in the winery looked excited. It is hard to say how long the winery will last, and whether it will taste good or not after the brewing is made. But after all, it is a new winery, and it has been built from scratch. After working for a few days, everyone felt a sense of accomplishment when they saw the wine flowing out of the copper pipe.
Liu Yan, Miao Shao, Wang Jing, and Wang Yunhe behind him also cheered up. They all stared at the copper pipes. A strong smell of alcohol filled the air. The smell was very pungent and not harmful at all. After the fragrance was applied, Liu Yan looked normal, while everyone else frowned.
Qian Zao saw everyone's expressions and quickly explained: "Commander A, everyone, this is the head of the wine. All wine heads are like this. This wine cannot be put into the jar right away. You have to wait for the pot of wine to be steamed, and then put the wine into the jar." Mix it up and save it for a few days before selling it.”
Wang Jing was already shaking his head slowly. Although he had not drunk wine a few times, he had seen and smelled it. Good wine would have such a pungent and spicy taste. How could such wine be sold in restaurants? This wine I'm afraid that Fang will lose money, and the business between him and Liu Yan will be ruined.
Even if others had not seen it before, they could figure it out quickly. Everyone had a look of disappointment on their faces and couldn't help but look at Liu Yan.
But what surprised everyone was that Liu Yan still looked very calm and did not look disappointed at all. Wang Yunhe could see carefully that there seemed to be a look of joy in Liu Yan's eyebrows.
Everyone was confused as to why they were so happy. Qian Zao didn't pay attention, but just shouted: "Stir it up from above!"
The apprentice standing on the wooden ladder took a wooden stick and vigorously stirred the water in the sky pot, and the wine in the copper tube continued to fall into the wine jar.
The wine shop was getting hotter and hotter, and the wine dripping out of the copper pipes was getting less and less. The apprentice standing on the wooden ladder shouted loudly: "The sky pot is steaming!"
"Stop the bellows, change the water quickly!" Qian Zao shouted.
The apprentices have all worked in other wineries for a long time and have become very skilled in this. Someone pushed another wooden ladder forward to scoop out the hot water from the sky pot, and someone below carried well water into it. Change the water.
Soon the water in the sky pot was filled up, and Qian Zao shouted again: "Turn on the bellows and add firewood!"
The bellows were beating, the fire slowly grew bigger, the steam coming out of the gaps in the steam barrel became thicker again, and more wine dripped from the copper pipes.
"Chief A, there is more wine now." Qian Zao explained.
"Don't you need to change the jar that holds the wine?" Liu Yan suddenly asked. He had been looking at the audience silently. This statement shocked everyone.
Qian Zao said a little confused: "If you don't change it, the first time the wine comes out, the wine jar can't even hold three cents.
Liu Yan suddenly laughed, and everyone who had been staring at Liu Yan was startled again. Only then did everyone realize that Liu Yan was smiling happily, as if he had encountered something extremely happy.
"Change a new wine jar to receive the wine," Liu Yan said suddenly.
Qian Zao was stunned. From the beginning to the end, the commander-in-chief didn't have any ideas, so he just said "replace the wine jar"? He subconsciously said: "Captain Jia, the wine jar is also inconvenient..."
"Change quickly!"
Before Qian Zao finished speaking, Liu Yan shouted loudly and decisively.
This sound could be called an angry shout, and everyone in the room was frightened. Wang Yunhe looked at Liu Yan with wide eyes, never expecting that the always kind Mr. Liu Qi also had such a side.
“But it’s really quite impressive!”
Wang Yunhe was cautious here, but Qian Zao didn't dare to say anything, and quickly shouted to several apprentices to immediately change the jars to receive the wine.
During this period, Qian Zao thought to himself that this winery would not last long and that the general commander was really fooling around and did not understand the art of winemaking at all.
"The smell is offensive. Take out the first pot of wine," Liu Yan said again.
Liu Yan was full of momentum, and the apprentices in the wine shop certainly knew who to listen to, and a few more people quickly came over and moved the first pot of wine out.
Several people behind Liu Yan were exchanging glances with each other, thinking: Chief A is probably confused. What's the use of staring at such inconspicuous things?
At this time, Wang Jing was soaked all over his body. The dual effects of sweat and water vapor made him very uncomfortable. But suddenly, Wang Jing found that Wang Yunhe beside him sniffed. His daughter was more sensitive to smells than others. It was a bit sensitive, but Wang Jing immediately knew the reason, because the smell that filled the wine shop at this time was no longer the pungent smell of wine before, but a strong aroma of wine!
This is a real fragrance, of course it is not a fragrance, but it makes you feel that it is wine, and it should be good wine. The wine has a strong taste, but it is a bit refreshing, and the combination seems a bit soft.
Everyone in the winery was twitching their noses and sniffing the smell in the winery. Their faces were full of disbelief. Even the person pulling the bellows slowed down.
Liu Yan's face was full of joy, and he said with a smile: "Don't delay the wine, you can do whatever you should do."
His words were not loud, but everyone who heard them were shocked, and everyone started busy again. Qian Zao was stunned for a moment, but he quickly ran to the steamer, reached out and grabbed a handful of wine, and Then drink it directly.
After taking one gulp, Qian Zao stayed there. After a while, he couldn't help but lick his palm, took another handful, drank a few sips, and stayed there again.
Miao Shao warned the man who was making fire and adding firewood, and ran over quickly. He even got a wine bowl, took some wine and took a sip. He also stayed there, and then took another sip, and the wine bowl fell on the ground. He fell to the ground and looked at the steam bucket with a look of disbelief.
At this time, the entire winery was filled with the aroma of wine. After smelling the harsh smell in the past, the current smell was particularly mellow in comparison, and everyone subconsciously took a big breath.
After a moment, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Yan. Liu Yan was shirtless and sweating, but he had a confident smile on his face. No one thought he was showing off or that he didn't know how to pretend. You know, everyone is shocked.
"Mr. Liu is really capable and can do anything. He really knows how to make wine and how to make good wine!" Wang Jing was stunned and said with a smile.
Miao Shao said excitedly: "Captain Jia, you are really amazing!"
At this time, everyone was praising Liu Yan, but no one felt that the praise was excessive. After this fact, everyone felt that Liu Yan was worthy of it.
Wang Yunhe looked at Liu Yan in shock and thought to himself: "How many abilities does this man have that he has not yet revealed?"
"ah!"
Qian Zao, who was standing there, suddenly shouted, startling everyone. Everyone looked over and saw Qian Zao standing there muttering: "Why have I never thought of this? How come everyone I never thought that the master taught me that when the wine comes out, the wine comes out, and then you can buy it by mixing the wine before and after. How come I never thought that the wine in the first pot is not drinkable, and the wine in the second pot is the good wine? How did I ever think about it before? I don’t know how to taste it!”
Over there, Miao Shao also suddenly realized it. He slapped his left hand heavily on the stove and shouted loudly: "So this is what happened, so this is what happened. How come no one thought of it!"
Tears suddenly rolled down Qian Zao's face, and he said heartbreakingly: "If I can make this wine, I will be able to leave a name in the wine making industry in the future. If I can make this wine, the whole thing will be better." Shandong, no, including Henan, North Zhili and places further away, will buy this wine."
Compared to everyone's sighs, Wang Jing clapped his hands and laughed and said: "I'm going to get rich, I'm going to get rich!"
Liu Yan looked at everyone with a smile. At this time, the apprentices were still busy in an orderly manner. The second pot produced much more wine than the first pot. Someone had already brought in new wine jars to replace the full ones. Liu Yan But he turned around and said, "What happens here is extremely important to us. You are not allowed to tell anyone, including your parents and brothers. Do you understand?"
Hearing Liu Yan speak so carefully, everyone nodded, and everyone knew that the interests of this winery were closely related to them. Seeing the ecstatic state of the winery masters, everyone knew that this method was extraordinary, and of course they knew how to keep it confidential. importance, so I agreed very firmly.
Liu Yan then said to Miao Shao: "Go back and call your Dunjun. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave this winery without my order!"
