Liquor science popularization, big koji wine, small koji wine, special qu wine, touqu wine, erqu wine, don't be confused
In the 5,000 years of Chinese culture, wine occupies an indispensable position. Rather than saying that "wine" is a drink with alcohol, it is better to say that wine has long become a part of Chinese culture. People express through wine, there is friendship, trust, and a release of busy work and life.
If you want to talk about the most representative Chinese wine, I think it must be indispensable to liquor. Like Maotai, Wuliangye, Jian Nanchun, etc., are all national brand liquors that we have heard since childhood. When buying liquor every day, in addition to looking at the brand, I believe that many friends will also pay attention to a word, "qu".
When selecting liquor, we often find that some bottles are marked with "special qu", some are "erqu", and some liquor are marked with "big qu". What does "song" mean here? What do you mean by big songs, small songs, special songs, head songs, and two songs? So today, Lazy Meow will talk to you about the topic of wine music.
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There is a saying in the liquor industry that water is the blood of wine, grain is the flesh of wine, qu is the bone of wine, and technology is the soul of wine. As the "song" of the bone of liquor, it is an indispensable part of the process of brewing liquor.
Regarding koji, we can also simply understand that it is a starter culture mixed in the winemaking grain, which gathers various microorganisms and their metabolites, which can help the conversion of grain. The earliest koji was a moldy or sprouted grain, which was continuously adjusted by the ancestors to have the koji we use today.
In the process of defining "song", there are 5 common concepts, which are often confusing, they are big songs, small songs, special songs, first songs, and two songs, and I will talk to you about their characteristics and differences one by one.
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When buying liquor, we most commonly have Daqu wine and Xiaoqu wine, like Maotai and Wuliangye are representatives of Daqu wine, while like Guangxi Sanhua wine belongs to Xiaoqu wine. In general, Daikoku liquor accounts for the majority of famous sake. When it comes to the difference between big songs and small songs, I think it is mainly reflected in the following three aspects.
1. The raw materials for koji making are different
In the process of koji making, Daqu is mainly made of barley, wheat, peas, etc. as raw materials, and is made by crushing, kneading, pressing and other processes. In the process of koji making, the raw materials used are rice noodles or rice bran.
2, different size
Their name is determined according to the size of the head, the big song is large, the small song is small. Daqu is also called brick curvature, the shape is a bit similar to bricks, and the weight of a single block is about 4 to 6 pounds. The size of the koji is much smaller, mostly spherical, about the size of an egg, and some about the size of a quail egg.
3. The flavor is different
The size of the big koji is much larger than the small koji, and the selection of raw materials is also richer than the koji, so in the winemaking process, the saccharification ability and the ability to produce incense are naturally better. In other words, the flavor of Koji is stronger and purer than Koji.
In the brewing process of liquor, the different liquor koji selected form different aromatic liquor types. Among them, sauce-flavored liquor and strong liquor are all big koji liquor. Among the famous Chinese wines, most of them are Daqu liquor. In addition, there are also liquors brewed from a mixture of large and small koji.
If you pay more attention to the aroma of liquor and prefer its strong taste, then it is more suitable to choose Daqu liquor. If you don't like too strong liquor, then Koji liquor is also a good choice.
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After understanding the big and small songs, let's talk about the special songs, the first songs and the two songs, which refer specifically to a hierarchical division in the aromatic liquor (big koji wine), which can also be said to be a classification of the big koku liquor.
When brewing aromatic liquor, the first part of the liquor that comes out after distillation is generally of the highest quality, so it is called a special song, and then the first song and the second song. Some enterprises will also stipulate that special qu wine should be stored for at least 3 years, touqu wine should be stored for at least 1 year, and erqu wine should be stored for half a year. The standards between different wine companies will be slightly different.
At present, the liquor with the highest market share and the highest consumer population in China, accounting for nearly 70% of the market share, like Wuliangye, Jian Nanchun, Luzhou Special Qu are all fragrant liquors. If you buy a strong flavored liquor, it is necessary to pay attention to the special song, the first song and the second song, keeping in mind:
Quality level: special qu > the first qu > two songs
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After the above combing, I believe that everyone has a further understanding of the wine song, when choosing liquor, it is necessary for us to pay attention to the wine song it chooses, after all, the song is the bone of the wine.
If you pay more attention to the fame of the wine, or prefer the strong flavor of the liquor, then pick the big koji wine. If you choose the aromatic liquor in Daqu liquor, you must give priority to the special liquor with the highest quality grade, followed by the first song and the second song. If you prefer liquor with a clear taste and a weaker taste, then choose Xiaoqu wine.
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