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How is Daqu brewed and what is the technological process?

The raw materials of Daqu are mainly wheat and barley, plus a certain amount of peas. Daqu is divided into medium-temperature qu, high-temperature qu and ultra-high-temperature qu. Generally, it is solid-state fermentation, and the quality of Daqu liquor is good, and most of the famous wines are Daqu.

The technological process of Daqu production: wheat → moistening wheat → accumulation → grinding → mixing with water → loading into a koji mold → stepping on koji → cultivating between koji making → turning over koji → stacking koji → discharging koji → warehousing and storage → finished koji.