Chapter 695: Get some good wine
Distillation technology like this is not worth mentioning in modern times. After all, in modern times, simple distillation can be achieved with a pressure cooker and a pipe.
But this was in the ancient world. With ancient casting technology, it was impossible to make a pot with excellent air tightness like a pressure cooker, so Gu Chan could only settle for the next best thing and let her grandparents build it. Something like a pressure cooker.
After everything was prepared, Gu Chan ordered several servants in the house to bring a few jars of rice wine, poured them all into the iron pot, then covered the pot lid, and then she found firewood and put it under the pot. Light the stove and start heating the iron pot.
As the iron pot was heated, the rice wine inside began to boil, and streams of white steam emerged from the tube. Drops of distilled wine began to slowly drip out of the tube.
Gu Chan took a big bowl and poured out the first drink. After filling the second bowl, she picked up the bowl and put it to her mouth to try it.
Just this try, she immediately frowned.
Sure enough, the equipment is too poor. The distilled wine is probably only over 30 degrees, and it also has a slight sweetness of rice wine. It is not pure at all!
Gu Chan said disappointedly, "Hey! It seems that we have to find a way to build equipment with better air tightness. The distillation effect is not very good, otherwise the sweetness of the rice wine will be evaporated, and it should taste delicious. The fermentation is refreshing and has an endless aftertaste.”
"Your Majesty, we smell so good!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, we are all greedy. Can you let us have a sip too?"
"Please give us a bite, Your Majesty."
Several servants stood aside and asked one after another.
Gu Chan smiled helplessly and handed the bowl of wine to them, and then they began to taste it one by one.
After they finished tasting, Gu Chan asked, "How is it? Is this wine good to drink?"
"Your Majesty, this wine is absolutely amazing!"
"This wine is not only as clear as water, but also very strong in the mouth. Once you take one sip, it leaves a fragrant aroma on your lips and teeth. It is simply the best of wines."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for brewing such an amazing wine."
Several servants kept praising the wine distilled by Gu Chan.
Gu Chan just smiled and didn't say much.
This was considered a failure in her eyes, but to servants like them who had never drank good wine, it was as good as the best wine.
Of course, this wine has more than 30 degrees of alcohol content, which is much higher than the rice wine that people in this world often drink. It is also clearer and more intense, and its temperament is stronger.
Judging from the current situation of this equipment, this is already the limit of good wine that can be distilled.
With this in mind, Gu Chan no longer pressed too hard and said to a few servants, "You guys are watching here. After a while, there will be no more wine in the pot. Go get a few jars of rice wine and pour it through the hole on the other side." Pour it in, and then plug the hole. When the wine starts to steam and drip out, you must pour out the first bowl of wine, start with the second bowl, and put it into the jar for me."
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"Yes, Your Majesty." Several servants said in unison.
Gu Chan nodded with satisfaction and walked away.
When she reached the entrance of the courtyard, she suddenly stopped again, looked back at several servants and warned, "You can taste it, but don't drink too much, otherwise this wine will be much stronger than rice wine, and you will all have to drink it in a while. ”
"I understand, Your Majesty." Several servants said with laughter.
Gu Chan ignored them and went back to her room to sleep peacefully.
And she fell asleep and didn't wake up until the afternoon. When she came to the yard again, she found that the servants she had arranged for in the morning were all drunk, lying around and snoring. Big sleep. At this time, standing by the distillation equipment were Zhang Wanshan, Ding Meihua, and a few maids.
Obviously, these little maids were also greedy, and all of them drank the distilled wine, otherwise their little faces would not be all red now.
Gu Chan smiled knowingly, walked up and said, "Grandpa and grandma, when did you get up?"
"We were awakened by the smell of wine wafting from the yard at noon."
"Yes! When we eat at noon, it will be a pleasure to drink the new wine you brewed!"
Zhang Wanshan and Ding Meihua said happily.
They had never thought that the new wine distilled by Gu Chan using this equipment would taste so good. This wine was indeed much more fragrant and refreshing than rice wine.
Gu Chan shook his head and said, "This equipment is still a little bad, otherwise the distilled wine would be more fragrant, but now it is still a little bad."
"Is such a strong drink still bad? Look at these servants, they only drank less than three bowls each, and they are already so drunk." Zhang Wanshan pointed to the servants lying on the ground over there and said.
"They just can't drink enough. If you let an old drunkard like Cheng Wang try it, he might not be able to fall down even after drinking a jar." Gu Chan said angrily.
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Zhang Wanshan laughed and said, "If King Cheng really drinks this wine, I'm afraid he will have to run to our Prince Chan's Mansion every day from now on."
"You have to let him run. If he runs, the prince won't have time to stare at me." Gu Chan said with a sneer.
She knew that all the maids in the mansion were from the prince, so she said this deliberately in front of several little maids.
As expected, several little maids secretly stared at her and secretly remembered what she just said.
Gu Chan did not dwell too much on this issue and instead said, "By the way, how many jars of wine have been distilled now?"
"There are more than forty jars, all of which are placed in the yard!" Zhang Wanshan said, pointing to the jar of wine on the ground.
"How many jars of rice wine are there in the warehouse?" Gu Chan asked.
"There should be more than a hundred jars. I plan to keep a dozen jars of rice wine for myself to drink, and you can use the rest to brew this better wine." Zhang Wanshan said.
Gu Chan nodded noncommittally.
Then she called a few servants to move the rice wine from the warehouse and continue distilling it.
At night, when the butler quietly ran to the imperial study room in the palace and explained to Xuanyuan Long what Gu Chan was doing, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It turns out he is making wine! He really did it to me. On tenterhooks.”
"Prince, I have tasted the newly brewed wine by Gu Chan. It is indeed delicious!" the butler said with an afterthought on his face.
"Why is he so crazy? Why did he suddenly think of making wine?" Xuanyuan Long asked.
"He seems to be saying that he wants to attract Prince Cheng and make him run to Prince Chan's Mansion every day. Then, Prince Edward, you won't have time to keep an eye on him." The housekeeper explained.
Xuanyuan Long grinned, feeling relieved and letting the housekeeper continue to stare.
As for him, as long as Gu Chan is not secretly building weapons to deal with him, he can feel completely at ease.