Generally, we don't call distiller's grains in the factory. We often say that distiller's grains, dregs or red distiller's grains are a technical term. The raw materials for brewing are generally cereal crops such as rice, sorghum and millet, so the distiller's grains are also somewhat different, which refers to the proportion of grain in distiller's grains!
After several years of purchasing raw materials, I still have some knowledge about liquor brewing. I believe that the liquor in Maotai Town is known to everyone, and it is also a household name. After all, Maotai is quite famous. It is no exaggeration to say that in Maotai Town, besides the winery, it is a winery. In this place, it mainly depends on liquor. In the early years, various technologies were not developed. It is believed that after brewing wine, distillers' grains will become waste, and many wineries choose to throw them away.
Times are different. Now Maotai Town has become a tourist attraction, and then there is the progress of modern science and technology, so that distiller's grains have been properly treated. There are also some strict requirements on the environment. If you leave distiller's grains lying around, you will be fined more or less, which is one of the reasons why you can't see distiller's grains in Maotai Town now!
Panorama of Maotai Town
Some friends still have questions, distiller's grains are not allowed to be thrown away, so where do the distiller's grains after brewing go, and they must be transported by cart?
Yes, that's right, it is necessary to transport the distiller's grains by cart, and there is only one reason why you can't see the cart transport. Now Maotai Town has become prosperous because of tourism, and more and more people are visiting from outside. In order to reduce traffic accidents, it is not allowed to take the more prosperous main roads when transporting distiller's grains by cart, but a special path for transportation will be planned to avoid shuttling through the crowd!
There is also a time limit for carts to enter the town. They are not allowed to enter during the peak hours of the day. Only at night, when there are not so many people in traffic, carts are allowed to enter the town to transport distiller's grains, so it is very normal not to see carts transporting distiller's grains at ordinary times!
This raises another question, so where did all the distiller's grains go!
This problem is rich in business opportunities, it depends on whether you can find it. With the popularization of educational knowledge and the development of science and technology, you have learned more, and you know more. Many distillers' grains will not be discarded, but will be used to make high-quality feed. Distillers' grains have many advantages as feed. For example, fermented distillers' grains have been decomposed because they have gone through multiple steps, which makes them easy to digest.
Feed made from distiller's grains is generally used to raise cattle, which is the preferred feed for many farmers. Besides raising cattle, animals such as sheep and pigs can also be raised!
Besides being made into feed, distiller's grains can also be made into fertilizer. The fertilizer made from distiller's grains, different from chemical fertilizer, is a good organic fertilizer, which can generally be sold as organic fertilizer and can obtain relatively high economic benefits!
Moreover, it can also be used as bait. Although the fermented distiller's grains still have a heavy taste for us ordinary people, it is precisely because the fermented distiller's grains have a heavy taste that after being thrown into the water, a large number of small fish can be attracted to feed, and at the same time, the nerves of the fish can be anesthetized, making it easier for the fish to be hooked!
The last one is also the most exaggerated one I have ever seen. You may not know it, or you may not believe it, but it is not surprising in the border of Maotai Town. It is regarded as a bad match, that is, the distiller's grains taken from the wine are added to the new material as an auxiliary material when brewing new wine. This has advantages and disadvantages, of course, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and many small breweries will do so!
There is also a reason why you can't see the cart to transport distiller's grains. Why do you say that? Because the time for brewing is limited every year, you must finish the brewing work within a limited time, which is based on the local solar terms. Maotai Town mainly brews Maotai-flavor liquor, but Maotai-flavor liquor has strict requirements on time, not transporting distiller's grains every day, so it is normal for you to visit Maotai Town without seeing the cart to transport distiller's grains.
Here I am asking a question myself, and then I will give you an answer, that is, some wineries have no grain raw materials and distillers' grains, and there are no signs of processing and production. What is the matter?
In fact, it is not surprising that there are many liquor production processes, such as solid-state brewing process, which is pure grain brewing. These factories will certainly have signs of production and the import and export of raw material distiller's grains, and there is solid-liquid brewing process, which is the blending of edible alcohol and grain-brewed liquor. This factory will have a lot less raw materials and distiller's grains than pure grain brewing, and then there is liquid-state brewing process, which is the blending of pure edible alcohol, so there will be no raw materials and distiller's grains in this factory.
The above are three ways to brew liquor. At present, all three brewing methods are in line with national standards. Needless to say, the quality of liquor brewed by solid-state method is the best. But why do people blend liquor? There is only one reason, that is, the production time is short, and it is made in the shortest time, sold and then the funds are withdrawn. This is generally done by small factories!
Solid-state brewing has a long cycle, and some liquors even have to be kept for five or ten years. Big factories have the strength, not to mention five or ten years, that is, fifty years, and big factories can turn around, but small factories can't afford to toss around. If the funds can't be withdrawn in one year, they may go bankrupt!
To sum up, there are several reasons why distiller's grains can't be seen. First, the time is wrong. Second, distiller's grains are used to make feed. Third, some wineries don't need distiller's grains or need a small amount of distiller's grains. Well, today's content is shared here. As a person who has been engaged in the liquor industry, I hope to spread more knowledge about liquor to everyone. Welcome to pay attention!