El Dorado Home Wine Making Website - Home Wine Making Information and Wine Recipes
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- 1. Improving the Taste and Color of Wine with pH Control
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... red wine, you will know that the differences in taste can be tremendous. Even slight changes in pH can influence a wine’s taste, color, and smell. Wines with lower acidity (and thus higher pH numbers) ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 2. Dandelion Wine #1
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... higher than for a drytable wine. Acid level ... ? But I'd definately use Campden tablets to eliminate wild yeasts and innoculate with a cultured white wine yeast likePasteur White. And I'd ferment it (after ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 3. Pomegranate Wine (5 Gallons)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Available in tree or shrub form, 1½ to 12 feet high. The two popular varieties to try are: "Wonderful", 10' high, large orange-red flowers followed by reddish fruit and "Sweet", a pomegranate similar to ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 4. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... highly recommended for planting. The grade 1‑2 represents the one‑year‑old vines with the top and root growth just below average. This grade of vine can be successfully used for planting, but will be ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... of sunlight and the unusual combination of low rainfall and somewhat high humidity. The quality and thickness of the bark of the cork oak varies according to these growing conditions. The fact that corks ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 6. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... wines affordable everyday wines and the other half more expensive fine wines. Have everyone taste the wines blind and rank them in order of price from low to high, along with their reasons and which they ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 7. Wine Descriptions
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... known for deep color, low tannins and high levels of acid. Cabernet Franc: Semi-classic grape similar in many ways to Cabernet Sauvignon. Light to medium body with more immediate fruit than Cabernet Sauvignon. ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 8. Problems during fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... between 16 - 26 degrees Celsius. 2.Ensure the appropriate choice and preparation of yeast. For high gravity wines pitch more than a sachet or make a yeast starter. Aerate the must appropriately. Rehydrate ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
- 9. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... to produce higher levels of H2S; and more commonly, Low nitrogen levels in the grapes which results in higher levels of H2S being produced by yeast cells (all yeasts produce some H2S that is dissipated ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 10. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... than chemical means. Typically both red and white grapes grown in B.C. are characterized by low pH and high TA, both in combination indicating that the malic acid is probably higher than the tartaric ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 11. Plum Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... which are generally high in acid, use an acid tester or cut down to 3 lbs. per gallon. 1. Wash, drain and remove stones. Chop into smaller pieces. 2. Put in nylon straining bag, crush and squeeze juice ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 12. Acid Adjustment Decisons
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... complies, adjustments may be required. Avoid using under ripe grapes, with too high of an acidity. Dilution with water (boiled to remove chlorine), blending with lower acidity wines or chemical adjustments ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 13. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... what is called a "meniscus" at the edges, where surface tension causes it to climb slightly above the level. The reading should be made at the point where the surface is penetrated, not at the higher level ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 14. Potassium Sorbate
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... greater volume of viable yeast cells; and 2) The higher alcohols may have an inhibiting effect on refermentation. Many winemakers hesitate to use sorbate because of the bubble-gum like aroma and taste ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 15. Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in Winemaking
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... bacteria at sufficiently high SO2 levels); help prevent oxidation and preserve fruity flavour and freshness in wine. Sourcing SO2 SO2 is a pungent, choking gas which is somewhat soluble. The most practical ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 16. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... highlight woven cloth or a French horn's theme add texture to an orchestral chorus. In other words, the hints of chocolate and coffee in some California red wines and the nuances of coconut, figs and ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 17. Sulphur Dioxide in WineMaking
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... bacteria at sufficiently high SO2 levels); help prevent oxidation and preserve fruity flavour and freshness in wine. Sourcing SO2 SO2 is a pungent, choking gas which is somewhat soluble. The most practical ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 18. The Proper Use of Corks
- (Uncategorised)
- ... jaws regularly for scratches, nicks or flaws. These will cause creases or other damage to the cork, allowing leakage or seepage. FILL HEIGHT: Leakage often results from fill heights that are too high. ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 19. Wine Glossary
- (Uncategorised)
- ... occur only in minute amounts and are usually thought of as flavor components. Ethyl alcohol adds a hot, sweetish taste to wines if present in too high a concentration. Conversely, if its alcohol content ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 20. Port Wine Instructions
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... to make good port. Port making differs from standard wine making in that you only ferment to a specific Brix level and then add high proof alcohol to stop further fermentation and fortify the wine. ...
- Created on 29 January 2015