Co-owners Kristian Li and Alex Acker of craft brewery Jing-A in Beijing made strong progress this week on making a beer using qu, the fermentation agent for baijiu, to be served on August 8. These guys made a ‘qu brew’ last year, too, and are looking to fine-tune things this time around.
The situation went from planning to practice on Friday as Jing-A made twelve samples using qu from distilleries in Baoding and Wuhu as well as a commercial brand. Each qu was used on its own or in combination with another qu and a taste test will soon be done to judge the potential of each of the dozen samples. One will eventually be chosen to make a beer for World Baijiu Day. More updates to come.
Founded in 2015, World Baijiu Day is held each August 9, with events in over 60 cities so far. Follow WBD on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And get in touch via spirit (at) worldbaijiuday.com.
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