cultivating immortals and planting the fields

Chapter 410 Rice Wine
Zhang Wei left Zhang Yourong's house, and when he returned to Grandpa Zhang's yard, everyone had already packed up and went about their business. Uncle Zhang and his wife went to work on their geese again, and Xiao Keke was also killed. A group of children pulled away and said that they were learning to dance. As for Mr. Zhang, he was going to help out in the fields, and he would help everyone by the way. When he harvested his own rice, there were many people present to help, although Mr. Zhang finally What I received at home was just a bag of rice seeds.

In Zhangwa Village, helping each other during the busy season has been handed down from the ancestors. If you really want to talk about it, the people in the entire Zhangwa Village are related, so, except for some extremely lazy No one would stay idle during the busy farming season. After all, everyone needs help sometimes.

In short, in Zhangwa Village, those who have harvested the rice now line up to thresh and prepare to dry and harvest. Those who have not harvested wait for the village's harvesters to harvest in their own fields in order, and those who are waiting will lend a hand to help the needy. For rice.

Zhang Wei said hello to Uncle Zhang when he got home, and then returned to his yard. As for the rice field, there was no more than one more, and no less than one less, so he was not going to help, but just went. It doesn't necessarily help much either.Zhang Wei was going to deliver some purple rice to his parents and Liu Li's house in the provincial capital after breakfast today, but he didn't expect to be delayed for so long by the village chief.

I looked at the time and it was close to eleven o'clock. I originally planned to give some to the Sun family. Now that I see the situation, I should go to the provincial capital first. As for the rice, I should call Sun Xiaolei to get it by himself. Anyway, he Idle is also idle.

Back in the house, Zhang Wei directly took out two tanks of purple rice from the mustard space and threshed it. He didn't stop until he filled three fertilizer bags.Looking at the three bags of amethyst-shiny rice, and smelling the fragrance of rice that filled the room, Zhang Wei thought, if the rice wine brewed from this kind of rice tastes better, it must be even more delicious.

However, as for the craftsmanship of brewing rice wine, several households in the village know how to make it, but when it comes to the best craftsmanship, it is Mr. Zhang.In fact, the rice wine brewed in this rural area is scientifically called rice wine, or fermented glutinous rice wine in local dialect. Generally, the rice is fermented into fermented glutinous rice, and fermented glutinous rice is mixed with water to form rice wine.After diluting the fermented glutinous rice with water, heat it to a boil and add some frangipani, it is a delicious fermented glutinous rice soup.

Speaking of making rice wine, it is actually simple, that is to use good rice, of course, the best is glutinous rice, because glutinous rice has higher sugar content, wash it clean and then steam it into rice. Of course, this kind of rice should not be too dry. It can’t be too wet, just keep it sticky together. At this time, put the cooked rice and the koji mold specially used for making rice wine together, stir evenly, put it directly in a basin and pat it firmly, and leave a finger in the middle The thick hole in the head is then sealed and heated for fermentation.

In summer, cover the pot with two quilts, at most it takes one day and one night to ferment. Of course, this time is not absolute. It is actually very simple to know when it is fermented. , as long as you look at the white hair growing on the rice, and then you can smell the smell of wine, this is basically considered to be fermented, remember, you must see that the rice is covered with Only white hair can be.

When the rice is fermented, put the boiled water into the pot, and soak for one to two hours. Of course, the water must be cold water, and it can be cold boiled water. Of course, it can also be directly Let go of the water, and the consequence of letting go of the water is to burn the fermented koji mold directly to death, which will greatly reduce the alcohol and aroma of the wine.

Of course, the amount of water to be added should also be based on personal taste. Generally speaking, it is three or four centimeters below the rice.

After soaking in this way for an hour or two, the alcohol fermented in the rice has permeated into the cold water, so that the water has become rice wine, and these rice, which is the so-called fermented glutinous rice, at this time The rice tasted a little sour and a little winey, and it tasted delicious.A mouthful of fermented glutinous rice, just a mouthful of rice wine, can always make people feel comfortable and cool in summer.

Fermented glutinous rice can be eaten directly, or it can be reprocessed by making soup. Generally speaking, fermented glutinous rice is not only delicious, but also has high nutritional value, so it is very popular.

Of course, the alcohol content of the rice wine fermented in this way is not very high, at most it is like red wine. When adding sugar directly, this kind of rice wine tastes even more fragrant and mellow, mellow and sweet, and tastes even better. Generally, people who are in contact with it for the first time can drink two or three bowls.

However, people with a poor capacity for alcohol will definitely get dizzy after drinking two or three bowls, but rice wine has this advantage, even if the dizziness is only for a short while, and it will not hit the head.

Of course, since a lot of rice wine is made at one time, it is impossible to drink it all at once. Therefore, as the storage time increases, the more alcohol fermented from the fermented glutinous rice, the higher the degree of this rice wine. However, generally Under normal circumstances, it is enough to do it once, that is, to drink it for two or three days, and it may be necessary to mix it with water once in the middle.Otherwise, after a long time, the fermented glutinous rice soaked in water will be broken to a certain extent.

Of course, if you want to drink it often and are afraid of trouble, you should separate the rice wine from the fermented glutinous rice, and seal the rice wine separately, so that you can drink it for a long time, and you can also use these rice wine to blend with fruit wine such as wine. It will be even more delicious. When Zhang Wei came to Zhangwa Village this year, the rice wine he drank for the first time was the rice wine brewed by Mr. Zhang himself, and then blended with the wine brewed by himself. The taste is very good, and Zhang Wei drank a lot.

As for this summer, Mr. Zhang also made it once or twice in his spare time. Anyway, the distiller’s koji is easy to make. It’s basically made from fermented glutinous rice. rice wine.

Of course, if there is no distiller's koji, then white wine must be used when making rice wine. However, the rice wine ordered with baijiu is inferior in taste to the rice wine fermented with distiller's koji.

Thinking of rice wine, Zhang Wei also thought of the mountain grapes on the roof in the backyard. Most of the mountain grapes with big finger belly have turned purple, and each one is like amethyst. Even if the mountain grapes have turned red and purple, apart from making wine, there are probably not many people who like to eat them.

That's because these mountain grapes are so sour.Therefore, Master Zhang said that wine made from these sour grapes must taste better.

The wine made from mountain grapes is also wine, and the Baiguo Xianniang brewed by Zhang Wei is also fruit wine. Zhang Wei wondered whether he should brew the rice wine made by Master Zhang again, and then blend some Baiguo Xianniang himself, or make some wine Blending, after all, although wine is fruit wine, its taste and style are definitely two kinds of wines and Baiguo Xianniang. Moreover, when he was in Heaven, the wine celestial Du Kang once said that wine made from grapes is a series of its own. The taste is better and it is top grade.

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