The next step is to mix the steamed glutinous rice with the ponglai rice and wheat and add water, after which the fermentation process can begin.
小麥則要先壓碎，然後和水蒸煮，再加上麴菌，製成麥麴。醱酵溫度嚴格講求糯米飯、米麴、麥麴與用酵母大量培養成的酒母混合後，注入由鐵山裡引來的釀造水，就進入醱酵階段。