This step of beating Fen should be repeated at least three times.
Every time, you have to shovel up dozens of kilograms of sorghum in the pot, add water, and turn it back and forth.
Xiao Nianzhi said: She really can't come to this matter!
If she were drinking it at home, she might simply weigh a few dozen kilograms.
However, now this is not to prepare for the subsequent distillation of alcohol, so we can only increase the amount.
However, I have not heard yet what the attitude of the DPRK and China towards the northwest is.
Although His Majesty probably wants to fight in his heart, no one is sure what will happen in the end until the real decree comes down.
Don't worry, Xiao Nianzhi was busy here, but His Majesty waved his hand and said: No more fighting, let's make peace.
Then Xiao Nianzhi... well, it seemed like she couldn't do anything under the imperial power.
In the morning, all the sorghum is steamed in the pot.
In order to make wine, they even set up a temporary stove in the open space in the backyard and set up several large pots to start cooking together.
Yan Xingxuan's guards all turned into winemakers and went to work.
Xiao Nianzhi only came over occasionally to provide technical guidance. The rest of the time, she went back to her room to copy scriptures.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Xiao's mother's death. She can't just go over and listen to the sutras and recite a few words, right?
It is necessary to express some sincerity, and there is also the part of Xiao's father.
So, copy it!
By the evening, steaming sorghum was finally over.
The next step is to add the koji after cooling.
As for the temperature it should be lowered to, it all depends on the quality of the corresponding koji.
Xiao Nianzhi needs to keep an eye on this step. Remote technical guidance can sometimes lead to considerable errors.
Therefore, she was personally present and directed everyone together.
After the steamed sorghum cooled to the appropriate temperature, Xiao Nianzhi motioned to the guards to help him make the wine.
After the koji is added, the sorghum is not immediately put into the vat for fermentation. It needs to be mixed with the koji in a cooled place for twelve hours and then put into the vat for fermentation.
Mixing koji is not an easy task, and you need to pay attention to the temperature of the sorghum fermentation afterwards.
All in all, there are a lot of things to worry about.
Fortunately, Xiao Nianzhi copied a lot of scriptures during the day, and when he took the time to copy some at night, it was almost enough.
Mixing wine koji requires Xiao Nianzhi to follow up from time to time. Yan Changxia and the others were curious and couldn't help but come closer to take a look.
Although she knew that grain could be used to make wine, she had never seen the process, and now she was very curious.
Sometimes I ask about this, sometimes I ask about that.
She couldn't understand why the food she usually ate turned into wine. Yan Changxia also sighed in a low voice: "This is really magical. How can it turn into wine? No, how can it become water?"
In this regard, Xiao Nianzhi smiled: "Everything in nature is magical to begin with. The food is not bad, but the herbal medicine place is more lively. I once heard my father mention that there is a kind of herbal medicine that can be used If you make tea or cook porridge, you can think about it during the day and dream about it at night. My father even joked at the time that this herb should be called 'Wishes Come True' grass. I didn't understand it before, but now that I think about it, Indeed, letting people see what they want to see means their wishes come true."
Yan Changxia was still sighing at the magic of food.
When he heard this, his beautiful fox eyes suddenly widened: "...Huh? And this herb? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Zheng Qingran and Zhou Libai were still watching the mixing of wine songs. After hearing this, they couldn't help but come closer. The two of them and four pairs of eyes were shining with shock and curiosity.
Xiao Nianzhi actually deliberately brought the topic to this. Recently, the eldest princess had a good impression of Zhou Libai. She wanted to go back to Baima Temple tomorrow. If the eldest princess kept people, Zhou Libai would stay at Baima Temple and would not follow her down the mountain. .
If that's the case, then through her, sending some signals or reminders to the eldest princess, maybe there will be different gains.
Xiao Nianzhi has always been suspicious of the reason why the eldest princess came to White Horse Temple in advance by such a coincidence.
In modern times, she also knows that many hallucinogenic drugs can achieve certain indescribable effects.
Xiao Nianzhi guessed that there might be corresponding herbs in ancient times.
So, she was ready to try it secretly.
Anyway, it was just daily household affairs, and the blame was placed on Father Xiao who was no longer around. Even if everyone was curious, they would not ask too deeply, and Zhou Libai could also tell this as an anecdote to the eldest princess later.
Although I don't know how likely it is, this is a good idea before I can't get close to the eldest princess.
You have to give everything a try.
Now seeing that Zhou Libai was indeed interested, Xiao Nianzhi smiled and nodded: "My father told me this before, but unfortunately he didn't want me to study medicine. In addition, my father said that if those herbs were not needed for some necessary formulas, It’s better not to try it easily, it won’t do much good for your body.”
Yan Xingxuan was originally watching the music with curiosity, but when he heard Xiao Nianzhi sharing anecdotes from the past, he quietly came over.
Hearing that that kind of grass can make people think about it during the day and dream about it at night, he was quite curious and wanted to try it.
As a result, after hearing that this thing was harmful to the body, I stopped thinking about it.
He admitted that he was just afraid of death.
He hasn't eaten much of this world's delicacies, so how can he be willing to die?
However, his unwillingness to try it did not affect his curiosity about this kind of thing: "Think about it, what is the name of this herb?"
Regarding this question, Xiao Nianzhi could only shake his head regretfully: "I don't know very well. I can't even recognize the herbs. Even if my father may have mentioned it accidentally, I don't remember it."
Yan Xingxuan couldn't see Xiao Nianzhi's sad expression, so after listening to her words, he waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't remember. I'm just curious. By the way, what should I do after mixing the song?"
He changed the topic forcefully. Others also took care of Xiao Nianzhi's mood and were not too curious about this issue.
However, they couldn't help but remember this herb.
Several people secretly thought: Maybe they will know about such a miraculous herbal medicine if they ask the Taiyuan Hospital later?
Xiao Nianzhi accepted the kindness of his friends and turned around to talk to them about the subsequent brewing process.
After mixing the koji, it is fermented.
Light-flavored wine can be fermented in one month, while strong-flavored wine takes about two and a half to three months.
This also has something to do with the external environment, and it will depend on the specific situation at that time.
After several people listened, they nodded in understanding.
I still don’t really understand it, but it’s really interesting.
So, take another look, just one look.
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