Ninghuafu Shanxi Vinegar is a brand of vinegar under Taiyuan Ninghuafu Yiyuan Vinegar Industry Co., Ltd., which is the best aged vinegar in Shanxi at present. This company is a vinegar brewing enterprise with a history of 22 years in Shanxi. Its main business scope is brewing and selling vinegar, soy sauce and old black sauce.

Brewing method of aged vinegar;

Step 1: steam the materials for at least two hours at a time.

The choice of raw materials is also very particular. There are mainly five kinds of raw materials that can make wine, namely sorghum, peas, barley bran, chaff and Daqu. Sorghum is the primary raw material, and the choice of sorghum directly affects the quality of vinegar. Therefore, sorghum needs to be big and full, with high starch yield. After selecting the raw materials, the sorghum is put into a pulverizer to be pulverized.

Then, add the auxiliary material chaff, sprinkle with water and put it into the steamer. The steamer has two cauldrons, which can steam 1200 kg. It takes at least two hours for each steaming.

Step 2: Fermentation. Generally, raw materials need to be fermented for more than ten days.

After the raw materials are steamed, they need to be taken out of the steamer and spread cold. After cooling, Daqu is added, and vinegar brewing enters the second step: fermentation. In the large fermentation workshop, many vats are neatly arranged. These barrels are used to hold raw materials for fermentation. During fermentation, raw materials will produce high temperature and ferment by themselves. On the surface, bubbles will keep rolling.

Step 3: Smoke and bake. The raw materials should be fumigated and baked in the tank for 9 days.

After the raw materials come out of the fermentation workshop, they will pass through a conveying pipeline and enter the fumigation workshop. The main function of fumigation and baking process is to color vinegar. In the fumigation workshop, the vats are all placed on the fire, and the temperature in the workshop is very high. Especially in summer, the masters work here, often sweating and very hard. Under normal circumstances, the raw materials should be smoked in the cylinder for 9 days before entering the next process.

Step 4: Take a water shower. The time in the shower room is usually one day.

After coming out of the fumigation workshop, the raw materials enter the shower room. At this time, it is necessary to add boiling water to the raw materials, which is "soaking vinegar" in the jargon of vinegar workers. At the bottom of the raw material is a big sieve. The vinegar leaks out of the sieve and is pumped into the pot. Fennel, pepper, aniseed, etc. Can be added to the pot to make different flavors of vinegar.

Step 5: sun vinegar, which is the last process.

Fresh vinegar just poured out has more water. In order to make the water of new vinegar evaporate quickly, the last process: drying vinegar. It takes 24 days from the start of steaming to the completion of brewing. After these five steps, the vinegar is stored. The longer the storage time, the stronger the vinegar fragrance.