These four kinds of weeds are Euphorbia humifusa, Polygonum hydropiper, orange leaf and mulberry leaf, which are very common weeds in rural areas. Although they are common, they can be used to make Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which grows in the hillside Kaminowada wild. When you want to make wine, you can use materials anywhere, but the wine you make is not casual and very mellow. Let me introduce these four kinds of weeds to you.
Euphorbia humifusa is very common in rural areas. Its plant shape is very similar to Portulaca oleracea, but its branches and leaves are not as thick and slender as Portulaca oleracea. Although Euphorbia humifusa seems to be a kind of weed, in fact, Euphorbia humifusa is still a kind of medicinal material, which has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Euphorbia humifusa is not only used as a medicinal material, but also used as a raw material for making koji in rural areas. In summer and autumn, we collected Euphorbia humifusa on the roadside, cleaned it, removed impurities, dried it, cut it into small pieces, and then added it into rice to grind it into powder to make distiller's yeast.
Polygonum hydropiper is also a common weed in rural areas, which is found in front of the house, behind the house, on the hillside and on the roadside. It is not picky about the growing environment, and its vitality is still very strong, and it often grows into a pile. The wine brewed by Polygonum hydropiper can only be white wine, not sweet rice wine, because it contains yeast, and only spicy white wine can be brewed. Before making grain wine, Polygonum hydropiper should be dried before use. Before Polygonum hydropiper blooms, the whole grass is collected, the juice is squeezed out, put into rice flour, fermented for a period of time to make distiller's yeast, and then added into grain to make grain wine.
Orange leaves are the leaves of orange trees, which are very common in southern China. Generally speaking, many orange trees are planted at intervals in the field, and then various crops are planted below. Orange trees don't need careful care, and they produce oranges every year. In addition, orange leaves are also very useful and can be used to make sake koji. Fresh orange leaves can be used to make koji and grain wine after being picked and washed.
There is also a kind of leaves that can be made into koji. This leaf is mulberry leaf. If there are mulberry trees in the field or on the hillside, it will be very convenient. When you want to make wine, climb to the tree and pick some mulberry leaves, then wash them, dry them in the sun, chop them up, grind them into powder and mix them with rice flour, and you can make koji.
Four kinds of weeds are introduced above. Some of these weeds can be directly mixed with rice and sorghum to make grain wine, or mixed with some rice flour and rice flour to make koji. These weeds are still easy to obtain and can be seen everywhere in rural areas. The materials are easy to obtain, and the brewed wine is well-deserved, very fragrant and mellow.
Dear readers and friends, have you ever seen a distiller's yeast made of these weeds in the countryside? If you know their other precious values, please leave a comment below to share the discussion with other readers and friends.