“It just tastes like this, whether you like it or not!” That was indeed the case ten years ago. Before the 1980s and 1990s, machinery was still very backward. Facing mountains of fermentation, the only way to make it was with your feet. Step on the peace. The biscuits I ate back then were all made with my feet!

But what I want to tell you is, where does good wine koji come from? In the past, there was a winery that produced a large amount of wine, but the aroma of the wine could not be stable. One day, the boss was doing research in the winery, and his five-year-old son came to call him for dinner. On the way, he peed in the wine pool. Unexpectedly, This pool of wine has a mellow taste and is famous throughout the country. It is called Moutai. This is just a legend, but it is an indisputable fact that only this pool of wine is called Feitian Moutai.

After listening to this, do you like to drink or not? Although Moutai uses modern brewing technology, the wine cellar still has the unique flavor of Moutai that is the magical and indescribable brew of the past!

Oh, one last thing, using your feet was good in the past, but as long as it is fermented, all the smell will be completely eliminated! Those are all preliminary processes, and there is high-temperature distillation later, so what will be left behind?

I also tell you a good recipe. If you have athlete's foot fungus or something, just soak it in distiller's grains for two hours a day to remove the root of the disease.

The reason for using artificial koji is that the strength of the machine to make the koji is too uniform, causing the microorganisms in the koji to stick too much, preventing the koji pieces from coming into contact with the microorganisms in the air. The curved block needs to be stepped on multiple times to achieve full contact between the microorganisms and the air. Therefore, stepping on the curved block can make the space in the curved block different in size, giving more space for activities.

Music playing is a technical job, and it also has weight requirements. The most suitable weight is between 45-60kg, which is why women are generally the ones who play music. If you are overweight, you are likely to step on these lumps too tightly, which will affect fermentation and the living environment of microorganisms.

Will there be foot odor? First of all, during the recruitment process of employees, the winery will first conduct a "physical examination". If the employee is not in good health, the manufacturer will not hire the employee. Secondly, there are very few bacteria on the feet, so even if you sweat, it will not essentially affect the fermentation of the koji. Moreover, disinfection will be carried out before stepping on the music. 15% alcohol can kill the bacteria on the feet, and the degree of Moutai Maotai-flavor liquor is above 50 degrees, so it can definitely be completely disinfected.

The skin of your feet when you step on the music, athlete's foot, and foot sweat are all the source of the aroma of wine. The sauce-flavor type is so magical.

The vegetables you eat are watered with feces. If you can afford it, don’t eat them

This is the taste you want

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When the summer solstice and Dragon Boat Festival come every year, large and small Maotai-flavor wineries in Maotai Town, Renhuai City will prepare to make koji. In the hot and humid koji-making factory, young women were in groups, chatting and laughing while using their dexterous feet to step on the wooden frame. In less than two minutes, a turtle-shaped piece of koji was produced. The blank is stepped on, and its skillful movements are amazing.

It is understood that women in Maotai Town have performed music during the Dragon Boat Festival for more than 600 years. Every time before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, unmarried women aged about 17, 18 or 19 in the town are busy making wine in various wineries. The birth of a bottle of Moutai liquor not only benefits from the unique natural environment of Moutai Town, but also is inseparable from its mysterious "koji-making" process.

The secret of Moutai’s Dragon Boat Festival melody

The brewing process of Moutai follows the seasonal production method of “tapping the koji on the Dragon Boat Festival and falling into the sand on the Double Ninth Festival”. It is known as the most complex distilled liquor in the world. Brewing process.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, it is the hottest time of the year, with the most necessary high temperature for making koji. The temperature in the koji-making workshop is often as high as about 60 degrees Celsius. High temperatures are conducive to the growth of microorganisms. These microorganisms mix into the koji mass and secrete a large amount of enzymes, which can accelerate the conversion of starch, protein, etc. into sugar.

Abandon the machine, but still keep your feet.

"Qu is the bone of wine". Wheat is used as raw material to make koji, and Daqu is produced. Daqu is made from sorghum. Maotai still adheres to the traditional artificial koji making method, using women's feet to step on the "turtle-shaped" Daqu that is high in the middle, low on the four sides, and suitable for tightness. This shape is conducive to the growth of microorganisms and later fermentation.

An employee of Maotai once said that the company also wanted to use machinery to step on music, but it could not form the shape and density of Daqu.

Why choose girls to play music

"Playing music during the Dragon Boat Festival, and falling into the sand during the Double Ninth Festival" is the sentence that best represents the seasonal production of Maotai Town Maotai-flavor liquor. Every time during the Dragon Boat Festival, the wineries that produce Maotai-flavor liquor usher in the golden period of making koji. At this time, a group of girls will rush to the major wineries. Just like Western beauties stepping on grapes, it will make the wine itself more story-telling, cultural and interesting.

In the West, "grape stepping" means that during the grape harvest season, people wash their legs and wear shorts. Let’s dance barefoot in the granite wine tank, step on the grapes, and use the grape juice to brew the best wine. The types of wine, regions, and cultures are different, but the craftsmanship and selection criteria for beautiful girls singing songs are roughly the same. Is it purely a coincidence?

Why does Maotai choose unmarried girls to perform music? The first is the density requirement. The turtle-shaped koji pieces required for Moutai require the koji to be tight on the outside and loose on the inside to facilitate crushing and fermentation.

Only the younger women, who were lighter, met this criterion. You can create more perfect pieces of music. That's why when making Moutai, many young women are specifically hired to handle the task of stamping the wine.

A young girl’s body is light and her strength is just right to achieve this goal. If she is a strong man or a girl who is too fat, the effect will be greatly reduced if she steps on the curved piece three times or twice.

The second is the microbiological requirements. In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Moutai has a hot and humid climate, and various microorganisms thrive. The purpose of koji is to allow these microorganisms to fully come into contact with wheat and other koji raw materials to form a high-quality brewing microbiome. Koji fermentation requires microorganisms, but a certain acid-base balance must be maintained.

The girl’s delicate feet have less secretion, less mold, and less sweat. They can also ensure that the pH of the distiller’s yeast will not change significantly. While a variety of brewing microorganisms can grow and reproduce in a balanced and rapid manner, they can also Can ensure the diversity of microbial species.

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