Chapter 266

Americans' love for authentic Chinese food is not as exaggerated as shown in movies and TV, so Li Du made some nondescript Chinese dishes such as sweet and sour pork ribs and honey sauce chicken.

Of course, there is General Tso's Chicken, a dish that he didn't know until he arrived in the United States, but the Americans still bought it, so he learned it.

Hannah was baking apples, she said: "This time I plan to play a few tricks, baked apples with ice cream, baked Oreo apples, baked apples with smoothie, I think it must be good."

Li Du patted her on the shoulder and said, "Of course, this is the most delicious dessert in Qigan City."

Smith, who was preparing the barbecue, turned back: "No, Li, this is not the best dessert in Flagstaff City, you should try the rainbow cake roll made by my grandmother, I swear you will, you will like it..."

His voice became softer as he went on, because Hannah looked at him more and more severely.

Li Du laughed loudly, he also patted Smith on the shoulder, and said, "Dude, it's really God's blessing that you can find a girlfriend."

Smith sneered.

Hans and Godzilla started brewing outside, the bonfire was rising, and the still was hung up, steaming hotly.

Li Du asked, "What raw materials did you use?"

Hans said: "Cornmeal, pig feed."

"What? This joke is meaningless!" Li Du glared at him.

Hans said: "Man, this is why you don't understand. Corn flour is the raw material for making whiskey. It is no problem to use pig feed, because its main ingredient is corn, and it is easy to buy."

"And it won't attract people's attention." Godzilla added.

Moonshining is illegal, and at a certain point, be careful about buying corn, which is considered a raw material for winemaking.

In other words, what Hans and the others are doing now is illegal.

But if you drink it yourself and don't enter the market, the police don't care much about it.

Li Du gasped: "You really made some pig feed to make wine?"

Seeing him seriously, Hans laughed and said, "For me, buying pig feed is not an easy task. Well, to be honest, I used soaked cornmeal plus mash."

Americans make wine privately, usually by soaking raw cornmeal in hot water in a still, sometimes adding sugar to it, or even directly replacing grain with sugar, so that the wine making speed will be faster.

But traditional moonshineers add malt, which converts the starch in the cornmeal into sugar, then adds yeast, and the fermentation process begins.

The mash used by Hans is one of the most commonly used raw materials for brewing wine. It is a mixture of malt and corn flour converted into sugar water, and yeast is added.

The fire was raging under the still, but Hans was still dissatisfied with the temperature, and said: "We are not prepared enough, buddy, we should use propane as fuel."

Li Du said: "Don't be so anxious, we have plenty of time to let the alcohol evaporate."

Ordinary winemaking is very simple, just mix the raw materials and put them in a still tank to let the alcohol evaporate.

Alcohol is easy to volatilize, and as the temperature rises, the pressure in the still will increase, which can cause the alcohol to volatilize more easily.

In this way, as the alcohol vapor is forced into the drainage arm, the original drink is born.

Li Du watched curiously, then received a call, and Sophie came over.

He walked out of the grove and saw the female doctor waiting on the side of the road.

The weather was hot, and Sophie wore a blue off-the-shoulder dress. This dress had a chic puff sleeve design, which was cool and sweet and girly.

Because the dress adopts the waist style, it can easily highlight the charming curve between Sophie's slender waist and hips.

For sun protection, she also matched a woven top hat with small flowers, making her look like a pure girl on vacation.

Seeing Li Du, the female doctor cheered and said, "Wow, where did you come from? I thought I was raped by you!"

Li Du made an inviting gesture and said, "Our camp is like a hobbit's cave, and it's also very similar to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It's very hidden."

When the two entered the camp, Hans stood up and shouted, "Welcome, welcome, the most beautiful flowers in Flagstaff City bloom here."

Sophie covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Hans, you are still so glib."

Hans spread his hands and looked helpless: "Oh my god, I'm telling the truth! How did you get here? I didn't hear the car."

Sophie shrugged and said, "I took a taxi, and the car sent me to the front, and then I walked over, so you didn't hear the sound of the car."

"You didn't drive?" Li Du asked casually.

Sophie said embarrassedly: "I don't have a driver's license, I don't know how to drive."

Li Du was very surprised. All the Americans he knew, as long as they were adults, it seemed that none of them knew how to drive!

Hannah came out to say hello to Sophie, both of them knew each other. Seeing that she was busy making desserts, Sophie put down her hat and went to help, while Li Du stayed behind to help Hans make wine.

At this time, a "bang bang" sound came out from a bucket connected to the drainage arm. Li Du was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hans said: "It's normal, don't be surprised, the alcohol vapor is being pressed into the barrel, but some things in the mash will come out with the steam, and they will make this sound when they fall into the barrel."

Later, Hans introduced it to Li Du, saying that the name of this barrel was 'Bang Bang Bucket', and that the Bang Bang barrel would evaporate the alcohol again and filter out the mash.

While introducing, he poured some mash into it.

"What is this for?" Li Du asked.

Hans said: "It's filler, adding some undistilled mash or a few liters of alcohol to the barrel, so that the steam will take more alcohol vapor as it flows to the coil box, making the wine stronger."

Li Du said: "We don't need to brew spirits?"

Hans said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to drink spirits, there is beer in the refrigerator, and there are juices for the girls."

Li Du snorted coldly: "I'm afraid you won't be able to stand these spirits."

The steam leaves the ping bang barrel and flows into the coil, which is a piece of coiled pipe that coils downwards on the inner wall of the coil box. It is also made of silver and is very precious.

Outside the coil was a crate containing cold water freshly drawn from the well to cool the alcohol vapors.

Water flows in from the top and out from the bottom, allowing the coil to be continuously immersed in circulating cold water, which condenses the alcohol vapors into a liquid.

The end of the coil is also connected to a spray head, where the final filtration is carried out, and the clear and strong moonshine is finally sprayed out. If it is poured into a bottle, it can be put on the market.

The first bottle of whiskey was brewed, and they were about to cheer when a police car suddenly roared up.

The police siren blared, and Hans subconsciously threw the wine bottle into the fire, shouting, "Pour out the wine quickly!"