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One hundred and twenty-five, the essence of wine

Time passed by minute by minute, and no one knew what the prince was going to do, so he could only act as he told him.

Li Ye was patrolling around with a bowl of yellow mud. After all, the wine cage was the first time to steam wine, and it was made of wood, so it was inevitable that the air leaked. As long as you saw the white water vapor coming out, you would immediately seal it with wet yellow mud.

As a result, Zhao Si's craftsmanship was better than he had imagined, with almost no leaks. Only a white water vapor leaked from the top of the wine cage because of the excessive tension, and it was immediately sealed.

The servants kept getting angry, and everyone stared at this strange big guy curiously.

He Qian pulled his sleeves: "What are you going to do?"

Li Ye didn't say anything, and he was nervously observing whether the wine cage had leaked, whether the water level of the sky pot was normal, whether the bottom pot was resistant to burning, etc....

After heating for less than ten minutes, the water flowing in the pan pot began to become warm, and thin white water vapor was generated on the water surface. Li Ye immediately knew that it was almost done! Heat transfer was a slow process. At this time, the temperature in the entire wine cage rose to a certain level, and the alcohol in the grain began to evaporate first!

Sure enough, drops of white crystal liquid began to drip in the tilted wine tank, and then the speed gradually became faster, and finally became a flowing liquid with a thickness of chopsticks, flowing into the ceramic jar below. Li Ye dipped it with his finger and licked it. The long-lost rich aroma and spicy wine suddenly made his tongue numb, and he was a little uncomfortable, because there was never a wine of such a high purity in this world!

Li Ye quickly covered the top of the wine tank with a moist towel and sprinkled some cold water on the surface of the jar.

The boiling point of alcohol is 78 degrees Celsius. At this time, the alcohol has just converted from gaseous to liquid. The temperature will not be much lower than the boiling point. It is still a hot temperature. Covering it with a wet towel is to prevent too much alcohol in the wine tank. Using cold water can cool down the high-temperature alcohol that has been collected in the wine jar faster and prevent the alcohol from evaporating due to the high temperature.

Because of its good airtightness, the aroma of wine did not spread in large quantities, but when the seal moved its nose, it smelled the rich aroma of wine. But when I saw that the things flowing out of the trough were as clear as water, not like wine!

"Criminal, then...what is that?" Gu Feng pointed at the temple uncertainly.

He Qian also came over curiously. As soon as she approached, she felt a pungent smell of wine, and it was extremely strong. She stared at her reflection in the jar and couldn't help but say in surprise: "This is not a bar!"

"So smart, this is wine." Li Ye smiled proudly.

Gufeng, Yan Shen and all the servants were shocked. Gufeng leaned over and looked at him again and again, but still felt a little unbelievable after smelling him: "But Prince, this is obviously as clear as water, but not like wine!"

Seeing that he was eager to try and try it, Li Ye smiled and said, "You can taste the last two oaths again. This first oath will be fatal."

Everyone seemed to understand that although the alcohol concentration in the first jar could not reach the highest, it was still more than 70 degrees and eighty degrees, which was almost not much different from pure alcohol. Moreover, with the high temperature, their bodies had never adapted to such a high number of wines, which was easy to bear.

Each jar can only be filled with about fifteen kilograms. After the first jar is filled, replace it with a new jar, and seal it immediately to let it cool slowly.

This jar is the treasure! Because it is almost close to alcohol, Li Ye was as careful as holding a baby, weighing the amount in his arms, carefully putting it aside, and letting the servant get paper and pen mark it.

He kept observing the water level of the sky pot to adjust the fire. After a while, the second jar was full. Until the third jar was in full, Li Ye estimated that the alcohol content should drop to between 50% and 60%, because no matter how good the grain fermentation is, it contains water. After most of the alcohol evaporates, it is left with water, including water in the grain and water to protect the pot. At this time, the alcohol content will slowly decrease.

Li Ye took two and a half bowls with porcelain bowls, and handed them to He Qian, who had been eager to try it out. The little girl raised her hand and wanted to drink it, but he quickly pressed it down: "You can't drink this way."

"How do you drink it?" He Qian said dissatisfied. She had already smelled the rich aroma of the wine for a long time, and saw that the wine was as clear as a spring, so clear that it could see the bottom of the bowl. She could not help it.

Li Yesheng was afraid that she would dry out in one go, so he held the bowl and said, "You lick it first."

He Qian was reluctant, but she still stretched out her pink tongue and licked it. She frowned and kept breathing: "So spicy, so spicy..."

"Is this wine? You can't just try to tease me..." The little girl couldn't help but complain and hammered his chest.

Li Ye said with a funny look: "This is wine, you want to drink it yourself, how can you blame me?"

"But the wine does not smell or color, but it smells like wine..."

Li Ye handed the other half of the bowl to Gufeng for a long time, Yan Shen and others, and repeatedly told each person to only drink a small sip. After drinking in one circle, a few people grinned their teeth, blushed and thick necks, and their eyes were almost falling out when they stared at the clear wine in the bowl.

Gu Feng dazed and held the bowl, saying, "Criminal, I have never seen such a good wine in my life! Not only is it as clear as a spring, but it is as strong as a fire. I only took a sip. Now my heart and lungs are as hot as fire, which is really comfortable!"

Yan Shen also nodded: "What kind of wine is the prince?"

Li Ye said proudly: "You are lucky today. This is the wine created by this prince. It is the essence of the wine. After removing the dregs, it will naturally not be turbid without impurities. However, this is not the purest, the purest one is the first jar to be released."

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, but Gu Feng took a deep breath: "Such strong wine is not the purest!"

He Qian also pulled his sleeves: "I want to taste the strongest one."

Li Ye poked her little head: "Don't mess around. The wine is so strong that it is no longer suitable for drinking. It will hurt people if it is drunk. Moreover, the wine is so pure that it will burn when it encounters fire. Therefore, be sure to not see open fire in the future when the wine cellar is stored."

As he said that, Li Ye released it to everyone, sprinkled some on the table, and then used a little flint, and the clear wine as water suddenly ignited a light blue flame. Everyone was shocked and stunned. It was as amazing as water could catch fire.

"Criminal, you are not a god in heaven, you can do anything." Yan Shen looked at the burning wine.

Li Ye laughed: "Hahahaha, that's right, this prince is a god, but you can't be too proud. Be more humble. You should call me Li Banxian in the future."

"You're not so stinking." The little girl stepped on him, then whispered to herself: "But it's indeed a bit awesome..."

Gufeng and his servants had already entered the mode of what the prince said, and even if it means that the sun would come out from the west, they believed it. The prince would remember every word he said.

In their eyes, the prince had become a god at this time. The essence of the wine was without dross. It was as clear as a spring but as strong as a flame of wine. It was never heard of or seen!

At this time, the servants were responsible for burning fire with a grievance and suddenly felt that his responsibilities became bright and great. If he hadn't burned fire, how could he have produced such fine wine?
Chapter completed!
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