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Chapter 69: Brewing Red Wine

 Even though its price is as high as more than five thousand 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 used to store red wine after preliminary fermentation, as well as filling devices, etc.

After taking all these into account, the price is not expensive.

But the bad news is that the rear compartment space of my Raptor is still a little 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. In Wang Lu's nose, there was even a phantom smell of the aroma of red wine after fermentation 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 the brothers 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 just recovered from a serious illness for a few days, exploded into a thin body that was not hers.

The power it should have.

When they finally returned, the brother and sister, who were only twenty-seven or eighty-year-old together, carried a basket of wild grapes weighing more than fifty kilograms without even saying a word of tiredness.

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

Although this 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 knows some basic knowledge about red wine brewing, so Wang Lu is not completely blind.

"Boss, judging from the quality of the truffles and wild coffee beans produced in the Woulu Mountains, the 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 must be added 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 winemaking, so you just need to introduce to me the advantages and disadvantages of each!"

"Of course no problem!"

After Parker decisively agreed, he began to explain to Wang Lu:

"In fact, 70 to 90 percent 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

Those large wineries that pursue uniform quality prefer artificial yeast. The stability of artificial yeast can ensure that the taste of wine brewed in the same batch is very uniform."

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 seems 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 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 and almost made Wang Lu spit out.

Although Wang Lu knew what this guy wanted to express, his choice of words was indeed a bit... different!

"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. are not lacking in 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 seems that there are 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 will not give up on the choice of natural yeast. Anyway, the large field of wild grapes is enough to support him in brewing a large amount of red wine. It is just right to compare the quality of the red wine brewed with these two yeasts.
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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 Halafa finished listening to Parker's translation, he picked up his waist knife and ran outside the brewing house.
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