The last time he was going to attend Qin Feng's banquet, Duan Daxiong hurriedly pulled Duan Wenjun back to Wangjiang.
The matter of blending wine, that is, before leaving, Duan Wenjun mentioned it to Li San, saying that blending different wines together might have different effects.
In fact, he just mentioned it and didn't think about what Li San could do so quickly.
But what he didn't know was that since he experimented with distilled liquor according to Duan Wenjun's method that day, Li San almost fell into a state of madness and has been making various attempts.
In front of everyone, there were six jars with six numbers from three to eight written on them.
The lid of the altar had been opened, and there were empty wine glasses in front of it. There was a strong aroma of wine in the air, and it was obvious that they had just tasted it.
Li San introduced that based on the method Duan Wenjun taught him before, he tested the six different wines in front of him based on the number of distillations.
Three rounds of distillation can basically achieve the effect of the previous three-knife wine.
Of course, using this distillation method, the wine brewed has a similar taste to the original Sandao Liquor, but the wine looks clearer.
As the number of distillations increases, the aroma of the wine becomes more fragrant and the wine becomes stronger.
The effect of distilling it six times is basically the same as the Shao Knife brewed before.
However, because this is directly distilled instead of secondary processing of Sandao Liquor, the cost has been greatly reduced, about 30% of the original, and the time has been shortened by half.
But Li San had tried the blending method Duan Wenjun mentioned before several times.
When different wines are blended together, there will indeed be some differences in taste, but it is not very big.
So he felt that since he was a winemaker, he could feel the difference, but if it were sold to the market, it wouldn't be of much use.
After all, drinking guests won't care about such a small difference.
Li San said everything he had tried and his thoughts at once.
Duan Wenjun has been listening silently and did not make a sound.
Li San is a talent.
Especially the last paragraph, where the usefulness of various experiments can be considered from the customer's perspective, undoubtedly impressed Duan Wenjun.
Waiting until Li San finished speaking, Duan Wenjun nodded, "Master Li, your ideas are absolutely right! In fact, your experiment has been very successful, but we need to open our minds a little more."
"Your idea is correct. Different distillation times will result in different degrees of alcohol. The more times, the higher the degree. Blending wines of different strengths together can change the degree of wine, but in fact the alcohol content will be different. The taste won’t be too different.”
"But have you ever thought about what other factors affect the taste of this wine besides the alcohol content?"
Li San was stunned for a moment, stared at him with confusion and asked, "Shaodong, what is this degree you are talking about?"
Duan Wenjun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then reacted.
These days, there is no such thing as alcohol content for liquor.
Thinking of this, he continued, "The degree of this thing actually refers to the strength of the wine. In the market now, everyone only thinks that this wine is strong and that the wine is weak, and there is no standard. So in the future we will use "degree" "Use it as a unit of measurement to measure the strength of all the wines in our Duanjia Winery."
"This not only makes it easy for us to distinguish, but also allows customers to clearly identify the wine. The higher the alcohol content, the stronger the natural wine. The difference in alcohol content is naturally the difference in intensity."
“After we brew a variety of alcoholic beverages, we can diversify our products, expand a variety of flavors, and adapt to different groups of people.”
"For example, a knight like Mo Daxia likes to drink strong alcohol, so naturally he needs a higher alcohol content; if he is a lady from a certain family, he will naturally want to drink some lighter wine. If these wines also have a floral fragrance, do you think it will be better? how is it?"
Hearing this, Li San's eyes suddenly lit up,
In Wangjiang City, the best wine seller is Wenjia Liquor Store.
The Wen family's wine is called Qingxiquan and costs fifteen cents per tael, which is half as expensive as the Duan family's three-dollar wine.
Their wine is indeed clearer and stronger than the Duan family's previous Sandao wine.
When the time comes, the Duan family's San Dao Liquor will be raised to their level, and we will definitely be able to seize part of their market.
If this wine could have different flavors, wouldn't that be another advantage?
At this moment, he heard Duan Wenjun's words echoed again, "So, this is the meaning of the blended wine I told you. We shouldn't just limit ourselves to wines with different distillation times, we have to try more angle."
"For example, wine distilled from rice, millet, and corn. The taste and content of these wines are definitely different. Even if the wine is distilled from the same grain, the wine is produced at different times. The taste is definitely different. Wines with different flavors, different times, and different degrees of alcohol are mixed together to achieve a specific aroma, alcohol, taste, and characteristics of the wine."
"When our technology matures, we will create osmanthus wine, jasmine wine, peach blossom wine, etc., and create a variety of diversified products, which will definitely be popular. Of course, Master Li, you are an expert in this area , I have to rely on you for the subsequent experiments."
Hearing this, Duan Daxiong couldn't help but be shocked.
Only now did he know why Duan Wenjun planted flowers and trees on the south slope.
But, can those flowers really be used in wine?
Li San's blood was already boiling. "The Young Master's family thinks so highly of Li San, Li San will definitely devote himself to serving the Young Master's family."
Duan Daxiong frowned and said, "Wenjun, how do you measure the degree you just mentioned?"
Duan Wenjun smiled when he heard this. The fat dad was indeed a veteran who had been in the business field for so many years, and he immediately discovered the problem.
Before Duan Wenjun had time to answer, Li San spoke first, "My boss, my young boss, I have an idea. I don't know if it will work or not."
Seeing Duan Wenjun nodding, Li San continued, "I remember Shaodong's family said that not all of our San Dao Liquor is wine, most of it is water. The intensity of various wines is different, just because of the content in the wine. The weight of wine and water is different. If this is the case, if we burn the wine, will the water remain?"
Li San's words made Duan Wenjun look at him with admiration.
Unexpectedly, I just explained to him last time why the strength of various wines are different, and he could think of so many things.
According to Li San, this was actually the oldest method of testing the alcohol content in the previous life.
Unexpectedly, he had already thought of it before he said it.
He is indeed a talent.
"Master Li is absolutely right. In fact, the wine in this wine, we can call it alcohol, is the essence of this wine." Duan Wenjun nodded, "When the liquor burns, the part burned is the alcohol, and what remains is water. We can calculate it based on this specific gravity. If the wine before burning is counted as one hundred parts, the number of parts missing after burning will be the degree of the wine. "
"Young master, I'm going to get busy!" Li San was dancing with joy as if on stimulants, wishing he could immediately test out all of what Duan Wenjun just said...
Duan Daxiong looked at Duan Wenjun with a smile, then reached out and patted his shoulder, "If your mother were still alive, she would definitely be very happy to see you like this!"
Behind them, Mo Shoucheng was leaning on a pillar, also looking at Duan Wenjun.
Is this still the dandy young master in the rumors?
How could he know so many things?
Although I didn't understand what he said, judging from the reactions of the brewing master and Fatty Duan, it seemed that they were right.
Can he really let Duanjia Winery brew stronger wine, the kind of floral-flavored wine he mentioned?
Mo Shoucheng suddenly felt that going down the mountain this time was not so boring anymore...
