What is the difference between Touqu wine and Chentou koji wine

Touqu is the sake that has been brewed for the first time, and Chentouqu is the sake that has been aged for many years.

Chen qu generally refers to the storage of large koji for more than 1 yearIts saccharification power and liquefaction power have decreased significantly, but the fragrance of the koji has been greatly improved, and the smell is very good.

The first song is usually a new song, and it is used after 3 months of storage. The microorganisms are in the best condition, and the wine yield is relatively high.

For the strong aroma type Daqu, the quality grade of liquor from high to low is: special qu, first qu, second qu and third qu. The special song, the first song, the second song, and the third song refer to the order in which the wine is taken, and the higher the wine, the better the quality of the wine.

Types of koji.

In modern times, koji is roughly divided into five categories, which are used for different types of liquor. They are:

Barley malt is mainly used in the brewing of rice wine.

Xiaoqu is mainly used for the brewing of rice wine and Xiaoqu liquor.

Red yeast rice, mainly used in the brewing of red yeast wine (red yeast wine is a variety of rice wine).

Dakoji, which is used in the brewing of distilled spirits.

Bran koji, which has only been developed in modern times, is inoculated with a culture made from bran with purebred molds. Can be used to replace parts of the major or minor songs. So far, the bran koji method is one of the main operating methods for the production of baijiu in China. Its liquor production accounts for more than 70% of the total production.

This is the quality method of classifying liquor according to the type of starter culture, and the aged koji and the first koji are both said to be large koji. The difference between the two: Chen qu generally refers to the storage of large koji for more than 1 year, and its saccharification power and liquefaction power have decreased significantly, but the fragrance of the koji has been greatly improved, and the smell is very good.

If you use this kind of koji to make sake, the sake will taste good, and the yield will be reduced. The first song is usually a new song, and it is used after 3 months of storage. The microorganisms are in the best condition, and the wine yield is relatively high.

Chen qu is the old wine, which is mixed in the production, and the first koji is the new wine that has just come out

Touqu, Erqu, Sankoji, etc. are the names of liquor with different fractions due to different reception times during distillation. That is, the naming of the length of fermentation and storage time, such as: special qu, chen qu, first qu, second koji, etc., also called quantitative and qualitative grading.

It stipulates that the special song is stored for three years, the first song is stored for one year, and the second song is stored for half a year. Daqu is a general term for liquor that uses Daqu as a saccharification starter agent, that is, Daqu liquor; Tekoji refers to the premium Daqu liquor, that is, the particularly good Dakoji liquor.

Baijiu is divided into several stages and grades according to the quality grade and the order of liquor, and is divided into Touqu, Special Liquor, Daqu and Erqu in the traditional strong aroma type of Luzhou, which is what we now call flavored liquor, excellent liquor, first-class liquor, and second-class liquor.

In the past, the first koji generally referred to the first section of wine, that is, the better kind; The special song is better than the head song; Erqu is a two-stage wine, which is slightly worse than the first song. Quality grade: The special song is better than the first song, and the first song is better than the second song, and it has been gradually used until now.

Traditional titles, special songs, first songs, big songs, two songs, and three songs (quality from good to second).

The difference between the first song of the special song, the big song and the second song.

1. Different classifications:

Tequ refers to the first stage of liquor that is received after distillation;

Daqu refers to the sake after receiving the special song, and the same goes for the first song and the second song. In addition, koji names are categorized according to the order in which they are produced.

2. The quality of the wine is different

Since Tequ is the first wine to be picked up, the quality of the wine is the best;

The quality of Dakoji sake is lower than that of Tekoji, but the quality of the sake is higher than that of the first and second koji, and the same is true for the first and second koji.

3. The storage time is different

The storage time of Tequ is generally three years, and the storage time of Daqu is two years.

The storage time of the first song is one year, and the storage time of the second song is half a year.

The koji evolved from moldy grains, and the origin of the original curved wheel is no longer exquisite, but the text of the koji first appeared in the Zhou Dynasty's book "Shujing and Fortune Chapter". The production of koji reached a relatively high level in the Song Dynasty, and the main reason is that the process technology of koji is very perfect and the variety is complete.

There is a big difference between the big song and the special song, the first song, and the second song. The slag of Daqu finger is a kind of raw material and process. Most of the common liquors on the market are brewed by the Daqu process, which is also a necessary process for highly distilled spirits.

The special qu, the first qu, the second qu, and the third qu refer to the liquor quality grade, the special qu wine quality is better than the first qu, the first qu wine quality is better than the second qu, and so on! "Daqu" is also called "block koji" or "brick koji", most of them are made of barley, wheat, peas, etc. as raw materials, and then after crushing, add water and knead, cast and press into koji of different sizes and shaped like bricks, so that various microorganisms in nature grow on the rubber or noodles and are made, collectively referred to as "Daqu". "Tequ" refers to the premium high-quality Daqu liquor, that is, the Daqu liquor Liang Liangwu, which has a very good quality.

It can also be understood as the "first" high-quality liquor distilled. Most of the "head koji" refers to the name of the distilled spirit. Due to the different processes of the distillery, it can also be understood as the name of the fermentation and storage time.

The division of quality grades can be seen from the names of the special songs, the first songs, and the second songs. Depending on the distillery's regulations, the storage time varies. Most of the special koji wines need to be stored for three years, the first koji needs to be stored for one year, and the second koji needs to be stored for half a year.

However, in recent years, many "Erqu" wines have fallen, and when you hear "Erqu", you think it is alcohol! As long as sake is made, koji is indispensable. There is a saying that is very vivid:

Qu is the bone of wine, and grain is the meat of wine! Water is the blood of wine, and art is the soul of wine! Raw incense depends on fermentation, and Titian relies on distillation!

Molding depends on hooking, and style depends on seasoning"! This shows the importance of koji.

1. Different classifications:

Tequ refers to the first stage of liquor that is received after distillation;

Daqu refers to the sake after receiving the special song, and the same goes for the first song and the second song. In addition, koji names are categorized according to the order in which they are produced.

2. The quality of the wine is different

Since Tequ is the first wine to be picked up, the quality of the wine is the best;

The quality of Daqu sake is lower than that of Teko, but the quality of the sake will be higher than that of Touqu and Erqu according to the order of verification, and the quality of Touqu and Erqu is the same.

3. The storage time is different

The storage time of Tequ is generally three years, and the storage time of Daqu is two years.

The storage time of the first song is one year, and the storage time of the second song is half a year.

The koji evolved from moldy grains, and the original origin is no longer exquisite, but the text of the koji side disturbance first appeared in the Zhou Dynasty's book "Shujing and Fortune Chapter", "If you make wine liquor, you will only qu tiller". The production of koji reached a relatively high level in the Song Dynasty, and the main reason is that the process technology of koji is very perfect, and the varieties are complete.

Touqu wine (called Luzhou Daqu in the past).