Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Millstone Waterwheel
There’s still a thousand pounds of barley, several hundred pounds of wild boar, several hundred pounds of wolf meat, and more than two hundred pounds of smoked fish.
Enough for them to eat for a long time.
Lynn arrived at the brewing workshop.
The current brewing workshop is the only industry that can generate income for the village.
Lex, who had finished dinner, was grinding a large pile of barley malt with a stone mill.
This is one of the processes of brewing beer; only dried malt ground into malt powder and mixed with water can proceed to the next saccharification.
This time, due to the lack of boiling pots and other iron pots, the brewing limit is only a thousand pounds.
That means there are more than three hundred pounds of barley sprouted malt waiting for Lex and his apprentices to grind!
However, relying solely on manpower for grinding is extremely slow!
The efficiency of beer brewing must be increased.
Seeing Lynn, he quickly walked out and spoke respectfully: "Master Lynn."
Lynn casually replied with a "hmm," and walked directly to the stone mill.
Under Lex’s surprised gaze, he grasped the handle of the stone mill, stood firm, and started rotating with his right hand.
With a buzzing sound, the millstone started rotating again.
[Production Experience +1]
[Production Experience +1]
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The experience points increased rapidly bit by bit.
The brewing knowledge also fused in Lynn’s mind.
As the experience gain slowed, the muscles in Lynn’s arms began to swell, and he stopped.
Looking at Lex nearby, Lynn said, "I’ll assign you three more people for instruction; I need more beer production!"
"Lex, you know, only with more beer can we ensure everyone eats their fill!"
Feeling Lynn’s urgent gaze, Lex trembled all over.
Master Lynn’s words implied... he’s important, and his responsibility for the brewing workshop is crucial!
Lex quickly agreed, "Yes, Master Lynn!"
Under the night sky.
Kuisi trotted to Lynn’s wooden house.
Seeing Lynn sitting by the hearth, Kuisi bent her body slightly, "Master Lynn, did you call for me?"
Lynn nodded, saying, "Hmm, are the division and allocation of labor within the village arranged well?"
Kuisi didn’t overthink, responding directly, "Master Lynn, according to your orders, everything is arranged!"
"For farming, Gavin and Wilbur are responsible for driving the plow oxen for cultivation, and Guy will help anytime after finishing breeding and domestication."
"Of the remaining eight men, Valentine is leading four in the excavation and transport of decomposed soil; the other three are logging, and the last one is transporting manure and brewery mash for composting."
"As for clearing weeds, Gavin and Wilbur’s wives, three newly arrived women, plus me, make five."
Lynn nodded with satisfaction; Kuisi indeed had the gift of being well-organized.
Lynn said, "Transfer a man from the woodcutters and two women to Lex’s brewing workshop."
"The scale of the brewing workshop needs to expand; relying solely on Lex and his strength isn’t enough... the brewing workshop needs to speed up!"
Kuisi immediately agreed, "Alright, Master Lynn."
Seeing that Lynn had no other instructions, Kuisi bowed and left, helping Lynn close the wooden door.
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There are many ways to improve beer production.
Improve the malt production process, improve saccharification equipment, improve boiling equipment, accelerate the wort cooling method, and professionalize the division of brewing labor, etc.!
Under the current conditions, Lynn could only accelerate the grinding efficiency of malt and increase manpower.
Just as dawn broke.
Lynn, along with Red and Valentine, and others, grandly walked into the forest.
He wanted to build a watermill for the stone mill!
The stone mill Lynn already had, and it could be used with slight modification.
Now, what’s missing are a large amount of hard, corrosion-resistant wood!
Such as oak.
And the forest was certainly not lacking in timber!
The watermill needs stable water flow; next to Lynn’s village, there’s an entire Acadia River!
Perfect conditions for the construction and installation of the watermill.
After walking a hundred meters into the forest, the environment ahead turned dark.
Dense branches above almost completely obscured the sky.
Only faint light remained, passing through the gaps in leaves, falling onto the ground.
Lynn’s gaze fixed on a tree more than thirty centimeters in diameter in front of him.
[Oak]: Corrosion resistant, impact resistant, hard texture, can be used for construction, building, etc.
It’s you!
Lynn clasped the iron axe in both hands and began chopping from the side of the oak.
[Collection Experience +1]
Bang!
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
Seeing Master Lynn start chopping wood, the villagers also began sweating.
"Careful, the tree is falling!"
Amidst the sound of chopping, oaks fell one after another.
Lynn, after consecutively chopping down three trees, sat on a distant rock, gasping heavily.
Compared to pine wood, the difficulty of chopping oak was indeed much higher.
Red walked to Lynn’s side, handing the clay water jug to him.
Lynn glanced at it, reached out, and drank heartily.
Burp~
The cool sensation entered his stomach, making Lynn feel much more comfortable.
Watching the villagers clean the branches from each oak trunk, then two by two, lifted and carried them out of the forest.
Lynn’s mind instantly recalled the time he first built the wooden house.
More people are the key!
Lynn intended to produce a small watermill that could drive the stone mill, requiring approximately twenty oak logs.
However.
Chopping and transporting these oak logs back took Lynn an entire day.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The next day, the low and rhythmic sound of sawing resounded in the village.
[Production Experience +1]
[Production Experience +1]
The knowledge of making a watermill surfaced and quickly merged in Lynn’s mind.
Making a watermill is not difficult.
The challenge lies in understanding the knowledge of watermill craftsmanship and controlling the details.
Others don’t know this knowledge.
However, Lynn, having acquired and become familiar with this knowledge not long ago!
Lynn first needed to build the watermill’s frame, using iron saws to cut oak into the appropriate lengths and shapes, then assembling them into a polygonal frame with mortise and tenon joints.
Next were the spokes; Lynn used iron saws to cut the logs into strips, inserting one end into the hub and connecting the other to the edge of the watermill frame, ensuring the watermill’s stability.
Because the Acadia River was somewhat rapid, Lynn increased the number of spokes to twelve.
He definitely did not want the watermill to enter the river and instantly become wood scraps!
Following that, was the transmission device for the watermill to drive the stone mill!
Given current conditions, Lynn could only opt for gear transmission.
Belt transmission was still a bit distant.
Lynn picked up a pre-cut round log piece, using iron chisel and iron hammer to create gear teeth.
Finally, was the fabrication and installation of blades.
Lynn directly had Red, along with a few villagers with Level 2 [Production], to assist in crafting the blades according to his specifications.
They spent three days to erect this small watermill.
Came to the Acadia River beside the brewing workshop, found a relatively hard spot of ground, had several villagers build a foundation platform for fixing the watermill.
The small watermill stood beside the Acadia River.
The somewhat rapid water flow hit the sloped blades, converting into two forces.
One is the tangential force pushing the blades around the central axis, enabling the watermill to rotate continuously.
The other is the normal force exerted on the blades.
Under the effect of tangential force, the watermill began rotating, transforming the water flow’s kinetic energy into the watermill’s mechanical energy.
Click click click!
As the gears meshed, the watermill’s mechanical energy drove the stone mill through the transmission device.
The stone mill, moved outside the wood house, started rotating automatically!
Seeing the once heavy stone mill rotating steadily and uniformly, Lex was filled with joy.
His words stuttered, "Master Lynn, this is..."
Lynn’s lips curved upwards, "Watermill for the stone mill!"