Mine some time agoCircle of friends brushtoa message,It is said that there are people in the countryside who sell home-brewed wine, and they can buy a whole catty for only 5 yuan! I was skeptical, but when the news spread and everyone was talking about it, I was intrigued.
Only 5 yuan per cattyIt's so tempting. I don't usually drink alcohol, but I do have a drink or two at the occasional party. It feels so good to be able to buy a pound of such cheap wine and put it at home. So I immediately called ** and asked the aunt who sold alcohol for details.
That aunt was very welcomingI told me the whole process of sake brewing. She said that this wine is fermented with home-grown sorghum without adding any impurities, and it is definitely a natural wine. When I heard her say this, I immediately believed it, after all, with my aunt's age, I shouldn't be able to deceive. I immediately ordered 5 catties, and I had already begun to look forward to it.
Two days later,I got the wine in a hurry. The glass bottle packaging is rudimentary, but I believe that appearance is not everything. I couldn't wait to taste it, it was smooth in the mouth, there was no peculiar smell, and it seemed that the brewing process was really skillful. However, after careful aftertaste, I found that the taste seems to be a bit single, not 100% grainy.
I'm a little confused,So I took the wine and asked a retired winemaker in the village for advice. He tasted it, frowned and said: "The quality of the current rural home-brewed wine is uneven, although the wine you bought can be drunk, it must be mixed with edible alcohol, and it is not a pure grain wine." ”
Listen to him,I was a little disappointed. It turned out that I was too happy too soon. The reason why this wine is so cheap is mainly because it is mixed with cheap edible alcohol.
The master explained to me in detail the cost of common rural homebrewing. He saidRice and sorghum are used to make wine, and only 2 catties of grain can make about 1 catty of wine. Even if it is cheap sorghum, 1 catty costs more than 1 yuan. Coupled with the time cost of winemaking, it is difficult for real pure grain wine to sell for only 5 yuan for 1 catty.
It dawned on meIt turned out to be a matter of cost! In order to sell alcohol cheaply, the aunt mixed it with edible alcohol. In fact, the main ingredients of edible alcohol are cheap potatoes and cassava, and drinking too much is really a bit of a problem.
I asked the master, is there any way to distinguish an adulterated blended wine from a real pure grain wine? He taught me two little tricks:
Drop a little cooking oil in the wine. If the oil can sink to the bottom,It means that the wine is pure and unadulterated; If the oil is floating on the surface, then there is a problem.
2.Look at the ingredient list on the package. Real pure grain wine does not contain any edible alcohol or flavors.
Hah,I'm going to have to pay attention to buying wine in the future! Although it is cheaper to make home-made wine in rural areas, it is still necessary to choose a regular brand for really good wine. It is recommended that you should not be attracted by low-priced wines, and be sure to choose carefully.