This "Tianguo brewing method" that only appeared more than a thousand years ago has been passed down for thousands of years in the world where Xinyou lived before.
However, due to the different times, Xin You could only use pottery instead of the "heavenly pot" above.
The original sky pot is topped by a tin pot with better thermal conductivity.
Therefore, Xin You was not sure whether this method was feasible or not.
When it comes to the Tianguo brewing method, it is actually very simple to stay away from it.
The boiling point of wine is lower than that of water.
The wine in the "ground pot" below will turn into "wine steam" after preheating
The wine vapor rises and quickly condenses into small wine droplets when it encounters the "sky pot" filled with cold water.
The small wine droplets fell along the bottom of the heavenly pot until they reached the middle of the bottom of the heavenly pot.
Right below the sky pot, there is a small container that collects these wine drops and flows outside along the connected bamboo tube.
This liquid is pure distilled wine.
Xin lit the fire below again, and the wine inside began to steam.
As the temperature rises, some transparent liquid begins to fall from the bamboo tube.
In a distillation process, there are three stages in total.
Before the temperature reaches the boiling point of the wine, some low-boiling point substances and aldehydes will come out first. This is the first stage of wine, which tastes spicy but has no wine aroma, and is called the head.
As the temperature rises to the boiling point of alcohol, the "wine drops" will fall. This is the best wine in a pot of wine, with a mellow taste and high alcohol content.
As the temperature rises, the water vapor gradually rises. The alcohol content of this wine decreases, and the taste is not as strong as the second stage.
Because it is still in the preliminary testing stage, Xin You still has no way to perfectly control the dividing line of each section.
If the craftsmanship of later generations can be achieved and the time of each period can be accurately controlled, making Erguotou will not be a dream.
Soon, a small cup was filled with distilled wine drops.
Xin quickly picked up the cup again, the wine inside glowed with a light yellow color.
This is exactly the color of millet wine.
And this glass of wine is extremely clear, with no impurities at all.
It was said to be old wine, no one doubted it at all.
Xin took another bite and was surprised to find that the taste was not as pungent as expected.
Immediately, he understood the reason.
In later generations of distilled wine, the lees were placed in a steamer, and various impurities and alcohol in the lees were first distilled out.
So the taste is pungent and the wine taste is bland.
However, Xin directly distilled the brewed wine, and the first stage of the wine tasted acceptable.
The wine in the second and third stages is distilled.
At this time, the water in the sky pot still did not boil.
There is no way, this is a clay pot and its thermal conductivity is not good.
But the wine in front of me was actually distilled.
There is no impurity at all, and the quality is comparable to the best sake.
As for the taste, Xin has never drank sake, so he can't tell which one is stronger or weaker.
However, he was sure that the alcohol content of the distilled wine was higher than that of the brewed yellow rice wine.
There is nothing wrong with the evaluation as a past wine.
"Wei, come here." Xin waved again.
Wei walked over with small steps, and Xin took another ceramic cup from her.
"Have a taste."
"I...I don't know how to drink."
Wei said hurriedly, pushing Xin You away in panic with both hands.
"One cup, no problem." Xin smiled again.
Wei stretched out her ten fingers tremblingly and gently held the pottery cup.
This is a pottery cup designed by Xin You based on the wine cups of later generations. Unexpectedly, Fan Dou made it as well as someone else.
"Gentleman, this smell... cough cough."
Before the wine was in her mouth, Wei frowned.
"It's okay, wine tastes like this."
"good……"
Wei never dared to disobey Xin You's orders.
She closed her eyes, frowned, raised her head and drank a glass of wine.
A nice blush rushed down Wei's swan-like neck to her face. When she put down the wine glass, Wei's face was already rosy.
"Haha! How about this wine?"
Xin said again and poured himself a glass.
"Gentleman... I... feel so dizzy..."
Wei's breathing was rapid, she held her forehead with her hands and her feet began to sway.
"No, is your drinking capacity really that bad?"
Xin quickly stood up and supported Wei.
Wei's cheeks were red and her eyes were beginning to blur.
"Gentleman..."
Wei's lips opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she fell asleep in the blink of an eye.
"Lack of exercise." Xin shook his head helplessly, picked up Wei, and walked toward the inner room.
I have to say that Wei is one of the rarest beauties.
Her arms tightly wrapped around Xin You's neck, and her warm breath stimulated Xin You's face.
Xin's heart was filled with ripples.
"Lie down quickly..."
Xin put Wei on the bed again.
Wei's hand was still holding Xin You's neck.
"Auntie, I'm afraid..."
Wei said drowsily.
"...It's all a dream..."
Xin held Wei's hand again and took it away from his neck.
"..."
The moment he held Wei's hands, Xin fell silent again.
Those hands should have been beautiful and soft.
But Wei's hands were like dry wood, rough and cold, and there were some cracks on the backs of her hands.
Those are hands that have been used for rough work all year round.
Xin put Wei's hand on her chest again and then stood up.
Although she was only wearing a long linen skirt, the moment she lay down, it perfectly outlined the curves of her figure.
If she were born in the future, Wei would not be able to do such menial work based on her appearance.
After settling Wei down, Xin returned to the hall.
The fire under the sky pot was still burning, and Xin continued to study his distilled wine with great interest.
What we are experimenting with today is just a prototype.
This requires many attempts and a good grasp of the best time before we can distill first-class wine.
The sky was completely dark, and only bursts of firelight came from Xin You's hall.
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Early the next morning, Wei woke up from her sleep.
Her mind was clear, and although some places were a little sore, her whole body felt extremely comfortable.
"Ah! Why am I sleeping here!"
Wei was so frightened that she quickly got up and looked around, but did not see Xin You.
She walked out cautiously, only to see Xin wrapped in another quilt and sitting in front of the heavenly pot.
"You're awake." Xin didn't look back.
"Gentleman, I deserve to die..." Wei quickly knelt down.
"What are you talking about? I stayed up all night and was too sleepy." Xin yawned again: "I have already prepared these wines. You can seal them up and put them away. Remember to move the heavenly pot to my room.
Inside, don’t allow others to find out.”
With that said, Xin walked into the room again and fell asleep.
Wei smelled a strong aroma of wine and bamboo slips all over the floor.
"Gentleman, what are you doing..." Wei was confused in her heart.