El Dorado Home Wine Making Website - Home Wine Making Information and Wine Recipes
Home Wine Making
- 1. Improving the Taste and Color of Wine with pH Control
- (Home Wine Making)
- pH Control - Improving the Taste and Color of Wine Balancing and monitoring wine pH levels is no easy task. Vinting the perfect bottle of wine is a mix of both art and science. Compared with other alcohol ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 2. Raisin Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... for a few days, and afterwards in a temperature of about 65 degrees F. until the ferment has finished. Each day give the vessel a good shake. When fermentation has finished strain the liquor off the raisins, ...
- Created on 11 November 2016
- 3. Elderberry Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... lukewarm add yeast. Cover and leave for ten days. Then Strain and bottle (I've transferred to demijohn). Add sugar after a few weeks if required. Ready in six months. Better if longer. Good for colds,especially ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 4. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... excellences and the faults. Seek the advice of the owners of good plantings. The United States Department of Agriculture, agricultural colleges, state experiment stations, and the county agent also give ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... fame to the use of corks to seal their legendary (and costly) bottles. The sound and feel of a natural cork being pulled from the bottle signals the start of one of life's greatest pleasures -- good ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 6. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... match your decor. And don't forget good old-fashioned paper and tape. You could also pour the wines into glass decanters if you feel the wines would benefit from this additional aeration. Decanters also ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 7. Wine Descriptions
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... vinous to taste. Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 8. Problems during fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... 3. Use a hydrometer to see if the sugar concentration has dropped from its OG. If it has then it is fermenting. 4. Reduce lag time by using a good strain of yeast, ensure it is not pitched at a low temperature. ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
- 9. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... the fermentation will proceed, so this year, I will probably make a starter. It is very expensive, about $85, but it is good for about 1000 gallons and can be kept for about two years in the deepfreeze. ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 10. Acid Adjustment Decisons
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... using calcium carbonate to lower TA levels produce wines of lesser quality. It is more convenient to harvest grapes at the desired Brix for the style of wine intended and add acid, when necessary. A good ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 11. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... It doesn't need to be as good as proper lab equipment, but it should be perfectly adequate for us amateurs. For rough measurements of pH, litmus paper is an alternative. This is a chemically-treated ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 12. Apricot Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... in areas prone to late spring frosts. But they make a handsome tree for shade and of course for fruit. Good all-around Apricot varieties are: Chinese (Mormon), Golden Amber, Royal, Wenatchee, and Supurb. ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 13. Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in Winemaking
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... and other substances are formed, with the final end being water and assorted solids and gases. Although most good winemaking involves interfering with Nature as little as possible nonetheless we need to ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 14. Mead Wine Recipes
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... can be used for mead but the most common is a good clover honey. Clover honey gets its name from what the bee's make it out of. You can also acquire an Apple, Orange, peach or other fruit honey. You can ...
- Created on 15 September 2015
- 15. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... of Cabernet Sauvignon and the closely related Merlot grape, for example, often reminds me of cedar wood and pine needles mingled with a good fruit smell reminiscent of currants. Some add hints that wine ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 16. Sulphur Dioxide in WineMaking
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... and other substances are formed, with the final end being water and assorted solids and gases. Although most good winemaking involves interfering with Nature as little as possible nonetheless we need to ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 17. The Proper Use of Corks
- (Uncategorised)
- ... (for a 24mm cork) the internal structure of the cork may be damaged, and they will not expand properly to make a good seal. This is particularly true of drier corks. CORKING JAWS: Inspect the corking ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 18. Wine Glossary
- (Uncategorised)
- ... good acidity and pleasant taste without excessive sweetness. Cru: French word for growth. It refers to a vineyard of especially high quality, such as a classified growth or "cru classe." Crush ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 19. Port Wine Instructions
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... in. I have made my port from Carmine, a Merlot based hybrid from UC Davis and have tasted good port made from Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. In general, grapes that have good fruit flavor seem ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 20. FAQ Tech Tips
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... Fining and fining trials? What is a good yeast for Sauvignon Blanc? Is 'indigenous yeast' a good idea? Does air get into a barrel through the staves? Diagnosing and removing reduced sulphide taints ...
- Created on 12 September 2014