How to distinguish between alcoholic wine and grain wine, and how to distinguish grain wine from alc

Grain wine refers to wine made from grain. Next, let's take a look at how to distinguish between food wine and alcohol bars.

01 Bubbles.

You can shake the bottle and observe the change of bubbles, if there are more bubbles and disappear immediately, it means alcoholic wine, otherwise, if there are fewer bubbles, it is grain wine.

02 Smell.

Smell the smell of wine, if there is no aroma of wine, it means that it is alcoholic wine, on the contrary, if there is a fragrance of grain, it means that it is grain wine, and the smell of grain wine is retained for a long time.

03 Put a few drops of wine on your hands, then rub your hands, and smell the smell, if the smell is very light and pungent, it means alcoholic wine, otherwise it is grain wine.

04 Add water.

Pour an appropriate amount of grain wine and alcoholic wine into a glass, and then add water, if it will be cloudy, it means grain wine, otherwise alcoholic wine.

1. Look at the implementation standards.

When buying liquor, we can judge whether it is grain wine or alcohol blended wine by looking at the implementation standard number of liquor. If the implementation standard number of the liquor is GB T20821, it means that it is a liquid liquor, and this liquor is blended with edible alcohol. The implementation standard number is GB T20822, which is solid-liquid liquor, which is blended with no more than 30% solid pure grain base liquor and edible alcohol, and is not considered grain liquor.

The liquor brewed by the solid-state method is the real grain wine, and its implementation standards will vary depending on the aroma type. You only need to remember the implementation standards of GB T20821 and GB T20822, which are two alcohol blended wines, and you can easily distinguish between grain wine and alcohol blended wine.

2. Hand rubbing.

To check whether the liquor is grain wine, we can take a little liquor and pour it into the palm of our hand, and then rub it with both hands. After rubbing, smell the wine on your hands, if there is still the aroma of wine, it means that this wine is good wine, brewed from pure grains. If it is a liquor blended with alcohol, it only has a flavor flavor, smells very strong, and has a short retention time, and soon has no taste.

3. Observe the hops.

Shake the liquor and the slow liquor where the hops disappear is grain liquor, while if the hops are densely turned up and disappear immediately, it is an alcohol blended liquor.

4. Water addition method.

Pour the liquor into a transparent glass, add an appropriate amount of water and mix well. If Bai You's ruined wine has a phenomenon of loss of light and turbidity, such is grain wine. And if the liquor has not lost its luster and has not become cloudy, it is an alcohol blend.

Because some substances in grain wine are insoluble in water, they will precipitate after adding water.

Look at the hops

Shake the bottle upside down twice and watch the hops change. If the hops are uniform in shape and size and the hops are dense and disappear slowly, it means that it is a high-quality wine; If there are few hops, the shape is uneven, and it disappears quickly, which means that it is an inferior wine.

Add water

Alcoholic liquor does not lose its luster after adding water, while liquor made from grain will become cloudy and lose its luster after adding water. Because there are some substances in grain wine that are insoluble in water and only soluble in wine, after adding water, the alcohol content is reduced, so these substances will precipitate, so that the wine becomes cloudy.

Hand rub

Pour a little wine in your hands, rub your hands a few times and smell it if it comes out. If it is fragrant, it means that it is a high-quality wine; If it is sweet, it means that it is a mid-range wine; If it has a bitter smell, it means that it is a low-grade wine.

Enforce the standard

GB T10781-2006 is the implementation standard of solid-state liquor, which is a liquor produced by solid-state fermentation using pure grain as raw material, which is often said to be a good liquor by ordinary people. GB T20822-2007 is the implementation standard for solid-liquid combination liquor. That is, part of the liquor is alcoholic liquor, and part is grain liquor.

GB T20821-2007 is the implementation standard for pure alcoholic liquor. But now the fakes on the market are exactly the same as the real ones, so it's better to buy them in a guaranteed place!

Pour the wine into an empty glass, then pour it out again, and then smell the glass, if it smells so fragrant that it chokes the nose, and after 10 minutes it smells no more, it is alcohol. What has the flavor of grain, wine, and trough is brewed wine. In general, the longer the aroma stays, the better the quality of the wine.

Look at the ingredients

In China, Daqu liquor is generally considered to be the best quality liquor, and the main ingredients of Daqu liquor are wheat, sorghum and peas. So when we buy wine, we take a closer look at the ingredients list.

The method of distinguishing alcoholic wine and grain wine is as follows:

Pour the same amount of pure water as the wine into the wine glass to see if the wine becomes turbid, if it is transparent, it is pure alcoholic wine, and if the liquor becomes turbid, it means that it is grain wine. Pour a small amount of liquor into the glass and ignite the fire, after the flame is extinguished, observe the remaining liquor, if the liquor is cloudy it is grain wine, and the clear body is alcoholic liquor.

Difference Between Alcoholic Wine and Grain Wine:

First, the difference between raw materials.

Grain liquor is produced from pure grain, fermented and then distilled with koji.

The main raw materials of alcoholic liquor are edible alcohol and water, as well as aromatic substances such as flavors and fragrances, and substances that improve taste such as saccharin.

Second, the difference between processes.

In the general wine-making process, sorghum will go through a number of complicated processes such as steaming, adding koji, and taking wine to brew high-quality liquor, and then cellar in the wine cellar for a period of time to make the wine mature, so the wine has a natural aroma, full taste, and rich nutrition.

Comparatively speaking, the production cycle of alcoholic liquor is very short, and after blending, it can be bottled and sold. The production of alcoholic liquor is not only less affected by time and can be produced quickly; It is also very little affected by raw materials, and can be mass-produced as long as there is alcohol.

Third, the cost of winemaking is different.

First of all, the process of making wine is very complicated, it has to go through the processes of making koji, mixing, fermentation, distillation, storage, blending, packaging, etc., relatively speaking, the process of soy sauce liquor is more complicated, such as Moutai, the production cycle of a bottle of wine is nearly five years, which also increases the cost a lot. The cost of grain, winemaking generally uses corn, sorghum, wheat, rice, peas, mung beans and other crops, and the price of these grains may be clearer than many netizens.

Labor cost, this is relatively the highest cost, a winery, need general workers, need bartenders, quality inspection, sales, management personnel, etc., personnel wages vary from place to place, an average of three or four thousand yuan a month per person is considered the minimum wage, not counting the social security stipulated by the state.

GBT26760 sauce-flavored liquor is pure grain liquor.

The implementation of this standard GBT26760 by liquor companies means that this liquor is a sauce-flavored liquor. The national standard for sauce-flavored liquor (GB T26760-2011) was officially issued by the National Standards Committee and officially implemented on December 1, 2011, which is a recommended standard for the industry. This is the first national standard for sauce-flavored liquor in China.

Identification method of pure grain wine.

1. The real traditional grain brewing wine is fragrant but not choking, slightly bitter but not astringent. The aroma of grain, wine, and lees is obvious, and there is a clear difference between it and the wine blended with alcohol. The liquor brewed from pure grains smells pure and full, while the liquor blended with alcohol smells very strong.

Pure grain wine has a soft taste, no dry mouth, no choking, no head, and no discomfort after drinking.

2. Take a drop of liquor and put it in the palm of your hand, and then close your palms to make the palms of your hands touch and rub it a few times, such as the smell of the wine after it is hot, and it will be stored for a long time; On the contrary, liquor blended with alcohol not only smells and smells strange, but also has a short retention time and quickly loses its taste. (Alcoholic liquor will be added with flavor additives).