Rebirth of Lu Bu, the tyrant of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 84, Fine Syrup and Jade Liquid! (Third watch, please collect)
Alcohol has been very popular in ancient times. Many ancient people liked to drink very much, and the sales of alcohol have always been good.

There are also many small winemaking workshops, most of which use grain, ferment with koji, and then filter to obtain wine, which is an ancient traditional process.

Lu Bu was reborn in the Three Kingdoms. After tasting wine for the first time, he always wanted to improve the ancient wine, but he never had time.

Lu Bu went deep into the winery for a detailed understanding. If he wants to make improvements, he must know their detailed wine-making process.

After some understanding, he found that the winemaking technology of the Han Dynasty was already very mature.

They first crush the raw materials. The purpose of crushing raw materials is to facilitate cooking and make full use of starch. According to the characteristics of raw materials, the requirements for fineness of crushing are also different.

The second is the ingredients. The new ingredients, distiller's grains, auxiliary ingredients and water are mixed together to lay the foundation for saccharification and fermentation. The ingredients should be based on the size of the retort, the size of the cellar, the amount of starch in the raw materials, the temperature, the production process, and the fermentation time. It depends on whether the ingredients are appropriate or not, depending on whether the concentration of starch entering the pool, the acidity and looseness of the fermented grains are appropriate,

Then there is cooking and gelatinization. The use of cooking to gelatinize starch is beneficial to the action of amylase and can also kill miscellaneous bacteria.

The next step is cooling. The steamed raw materials are quickly cooled by slag blowing or air drying, so that they can reach the temperature suitable for the growth of microorganisms, and at the same time, they can also play the role of volatilizing miscellaneous odors and absorbing oxygen.
Then there is the fermented grains. The solid-state fermented bran koji liquor adopts a double-sided fermentation process of saccharification and fermentation.
The last step is to ferment and distill wine. By steaming wine, the alcohol, water, higher alcohols, acids and other active ingredients in the fermented grains are evaporated into steam, and then the liquor can be obtained after cooling, and the impurities are removed as much as possible by cutting the head and tail .

In this way, ancient wine can be formed.

Lu Bu took a bowl of wine and took a sip.

It is no different from the wines on the market, so the sales will naturally not be very good.

Combining the memories of his previous life, Lu Bu felt that the ancient wine-making technology was very mature, but the distillation process was missing, so the concentration of the wine was very low, drinking it was like drinking water, and the taste was very bland.

It is also for this reason that the ancients drank bowl after bowl at every turn.

Some even picked up the jar and drank it fiercely.

It's not that they have a good capacity for alcohol, but because the concentration of alcohol in ancient times was really low.

Back at the Sheriff's Mansion at night, Lu Bu went into his study and designed a simple distillation equipment overnight.In his opinion, it is commendable to be able to manufacture such a simple device with the ceramic technology of the late Han Dynasty!
The next day, Lu Bu sent the drawings he designed to the pottery workshop, and ordered the craftsmen to rush to work overnight, trying to build a set of equipment within two days.

With Dian Wei as the supervisor, and Lu Bu's salary not low, the distillation equipment was built in just one day.

When he saw this set of equipment, Lu Bu was slightly shocked. The craftsmen actually optimized and improved the drawings, and the distillation equipment they produced was even more advanced and practical than the one designed before!
Lu Bu couldn't wait to order people to move the equipment to the winery and start the process of distilling wine. The space of the improved distillation equipment has been greatly enlarged, which can fully accommodate ten altars of wine.

When the first bowl of distilled sake was brought out by Lu Bu, the craftsmen were all stunned, and their eyes were full of admiration.

They never thought that the wine could be so clear!

Like an amber pearl, a fine nectar!
Lu Bu took a sip and felt it. The alcohol content should not be too high, but it is about five times as much as the previous drink.More importantly, this wine has no additives from later generations, it is really clear and delicious, and it has a fruity aroma, it is really the best among wines!
Guo Jia has always been an alcoholic, drinking every day.

Looking at the clear wine at this moment, I couldn't help but licked my lips lightly, then scooped up a bowl, took a sip, and shouted hello.

"The general is really a genius. It's fine to be proficient in steel-making technology. Since he also knows the technology of wine-making, the wine is comparable to fine amber and clearer than the wine supplied to the imperial court in various states and counties. It is mellow and fragrant, and has a long aftertaste. Wine, good wine! Once this wine comes out, all the wine in the world will be tasteless!"

Lu Bu drank another bowl with a bit of greed, "Then congratulate Feng Xiao in advance for the big sale of wine."

"Hehe, the general was joking. This is all thanks to you. Even if it is a big sale, the money you get will go to the Sheriff's Mansion. You should congratulate the Sheriff's Mansion in advance," Guo Jiaxin said happily.

"Haha, then congratulations to the Sheriff's Office in advance."

The two touched the ceramic bowl and drank a bowl of wine.

His complexion was slightly flushed.

"By the way, general, there are many winemaking workshops today, we should give our wine a famous name to distinguish it from other wines, so that it will have a selling point," Guo Jia said.

Lu Bu suddenly thought of the commercial propaganda in his previous life.

In the eyes of the ancients, the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, but Lu Bu clearly knows that if one thing is done well, the only way to increase his popularity is.

Let more people know it from ignorance, then to understanding, and then to familiarity, let everyone know it, so that there will be more people who buy it, and at the same time, it can enhance the brand value and image, thereby enhancing the reputation of its brand products value.

If you wait for others to find out, it will take a long time to make the wine famous.

Lu Bu said, "Our wine is like amber nectar, clear and sweet, so we named it nectar and jade nectar."

"This wine is only available in the sky, so how often do you hear it in the world? The general is really knowledgeable, and the name Qiongye Yuye is really wonderful," Guo Jiaxin said happily.

"Secondly, you order people to put up signs in more conspicuous places in the city, make them into banners, and spread the popularity of our drinks. In the future, you will definitely earn a lot of money," Lu Bu continued.

Guo Jia nodded, "I don't know what should be written on this banner."

"What you said just now, 'This wine is only in the sky, how many times can you smell it on earth' is very good, and for example, 'The country is so beautiful, the hero will never fall', 'The wine of the ages, the fragrance will last forever'.

Feng Xiao is knowledgeable and talented, so I don't need to teach you these things, you can use it yourself, the most important thing is to play out our four-character signboard of 'Qingye Yuye'.

It would be best if we could hit Luoyang City, the Emperor’s Palace, and let everyone know that our fine nectar will not work if we don’t make money,” Lu Bu said.

Guo Jia nodded, "The general is really far-sighted, I will find someone to do it right away, and try to make our brand of fine milk and jade liquid first in Bingzhou."

Later, Lu Bu discovered that the specifications of the wine jars at that time were too single, only five catties, and then half a catty wine jug.

On a whim, Lu Bu ordered people to design a one-jin, two-jin, and ten-jin wine jars, and ordered people to create four regular scripts on the wine jars—Qingye Yuye!
　Qiongyeyuye was born, please collect it, ask for recommendation, and give some rewards if you are able, but there are too few rewards at present, haha, of course this is not mandatory.

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