《天工开物·下篇·曲蘖》
制作酒曲时，如果生黄不足，看管不勤，洗抹得不干净，都会出岔子。几粒坏的酒曲轻易地就能败坏人们上百斤的粮食。
凡造酒母家，生黄未足，视候不勤，盥拭不洁，则疵药数丸动辄败人石米。
During the production of liquor starters, if the yellowing is insufficient, the supervision is not frequent, and the washing is not clean, there will be problems. A few bad liquor starters can easily damage hundreds of jin of grain.