Super Ranch: Brothers come to Africa to farm

Chapter 69 Brewing Red Wine

Even though its price is as high as more than 5000 US dollars!
What Wang Lu likes is its fully automatic brewing process, which is quite friendly for a novice like him who has never been exposed to brewing.

And it is also equipped with some basic equipment, such as oak barrels for storing red wine after preliminary fermentation, and filling devices.

After taking all of this into account, the price is not that expensive.

But the bad news is that the rear compartment space of my Raptor is still too small for this small red wine brewing equipment.But the good news is that it can be disassembled and assembled.

Wang Lu took two trips to transport the equipment back to the ranch. Finally, with the help of the engineering team workers, he unloaded it and assembled it in the newly built brewing house.

I have to say that the all-wooden wine house is quite impressive. Wang Lu's nose even smelled the phantom smell of the fermented red wine mixed with the smell of the wood itself.

I couldn't wait to find Parker, and planned to brew him a batch first.

The wild grapes picked last time all went into the bellies of the Nubian goats due to aging issues.

He told Parker and Halafa to bring their tools, and then headed straight for the mountain col where the wild grape forest was located.

The patches of wild grapes are growing gratifyingly. It has to be said that the local soil fertility and light conditions are so good that these unmanaged wild grapes can grow so well.

"Let's take action. I can't wait to taste the red wine produced by our ranch."

Wang Lu waved his hand, and Parker and the others immediately started moving.

Needless to say, Halafa worked diligently every time and completely won Wang Lu's trust. Even Halina, who had only recovered from a serious illness for a few days, exploded into a thin body that was not hers. The power it should have.

On the final return trip, the brother and sister, whose combined age was only 27, carried a basket of wild grapes weighing more than [-] kilograms without even saying they were tired.

After returning to the ranch, these freshly picked wild grapes cannot be poured directly into the red wine brewing equipment.

Although the brewing equipment is fully automatic, it does not mean that Wang Lu can just leave everything alone.

At least the preliminary cleaning work of these wild grapes requires manpower to complete. Before making red wine, some branches and leaves of these wild grapes, as well as overripe and rotten individuals, must be removed, as well as the leaf stems.

And although Wang Lu only brewed this red wine with the idea of ​​giving it a try, the steps of brewing cannot be careless at all.

Fortunately, Parker knew some basic knowledge about red wine brewing, so Wang Lu was not completely blind.

"Boss, judging from the quality of the truffles and wild coffee beans produced in the Woulu Mountains, these wild grapes produced in our pasture are definitely good raw materials for winemaking. The next step is the selection of yeast!"

Listening to Parker's introduction, Wang Lu also nodded. He still knew that yeast was needed to make wine. When he was a child, he often went to the brewery at the entrance of the village to thresh wine for his father.

But what Parker mentioned later was beyond Wang Lu's knowledge. "Boss, I don't know if you want to add artificial yeast or natural yeast?"

"Um...is there any difference between the two? In fact, I don't know anything about wine making, so you just need to introduce to me the advantages and disadvantages of each!"

"No problem at all!"

After Parker decisively agreed, he began to explain to Wang Lu:
"In fact, 70.00% to [-]% of the world's brewing industry uses artificial yeast. After all, synthetic yeast is very stable and has strong vitality. It can shorten the fermentation time of wine, increase safety and improve hygiene, especially for those who pursue Large wineries with uniform quality prefer artificial yeast, because the stability of artificial yeast can ensure that the wine brewed from the same batch has a very uniform taste."

After a pause, Parker continued.

"Compared with artificial yeast, natural yeast lacks many of the above advantages. However, there is one thing that makes many brewers with unique ideas flock to natural yeast, and that is that the unique flavor of natural yeast can bring out the flavor in the brewed wine. It has a unique, complex and interesting flavor, which will bring some unexpected surprises. I have tasted some very unique red wine categories, and they all use natural yeast!”

After listening, Wang Lu probably understood the difference between artificial yeast and natural yeast, and it seemed that the manufacturer of the red wine brewing equipment he purchased himself provided some artificial yeast as a gift.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Lu made his choice.

“Parker, I think I’d rather learn a little more about natural yeast!”

Seeing Wang Lu's answer, Parker also showed a look of understanding.

"Boss, I know you are not the kind of honest person who sticks to the rules. Who would come to Africa to farm?"

A nondescript Chinese sentence came out of Parker's mouth, which almost made Wang Lu spit out.

Although Wang Lu knew what this guy wanted to express, his choice of words was indeed a bit... out of the ordinary!
"In fact, natural yeast is not difficult to obtain. In fact, these natural yeasts exist on the peels of these wild grapes. Even the air contains natural yeast. This is the reason why exposed foods will ferment and rot. There are also fruits. , vegetables, flowers, honey, etc. all lack natural yeast, but how to extract them efficiently and hygienically is a problem!”

After Parker finished speaking, he spread his hands, indicating that this had reached the boundary of his knowledge.

After listening to what Parker said, Wang Lu gained a lot of knowledge. It seemed that there were many ways to obtain natural yeast.

However, how to prepare these natural yeasts also gave Wang Lu a headache. Especially after Wang Lu learned that it would take several days to prepare natural yeast, he could only shake his head and choose to use artificial yeast first.

But Wang Lu would not give up on the choice of natural yeast. Anyway, the large field of wild grapes was enough to support him in brewing a large amount of red wine. It was just a good time to compare the quality of the red wine brewed with these two yeasts.

The Halafa brothers and sisters have already cleaned and de-stemmed the picked wild grapes under the guidance of Wang Lu!
Seeing the diligent appearance of the brothers and sisters, Wang Lu also generously expressed that he could fulfill the wish of the Halafa brothers and sisters.

Wang Lu originally thought that the Marseille brother and sister would ask him for money or some food. Who would have thought that as soon as Harafa heard Parker's translation, he picked up his waist knife and ran outside the brewing house.

Wang Lu was so frightened that he quickly asked Parker to stop him!
(End of this chapter)