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)
- ... the medium they are in. Acidity can also have a big influence on other additives, such as sulfur dioxide and enzymes. Again, this can have a major impact on taste, color, and smell. Let’s examine the ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 2. Privacy Policy
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... us through email at . Log Files http://www.eldoradohomewinemaking.com follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. ...
- Created on 16 January 2017
- 3. Dandelion Wine #1
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... They seem to share a couple of things in common: 1 to 1-1/2 gallons of flowers to a gallon of water, added lemons and oranges. If I were to try this, I'd shoot for a semi-sweet wine. Starting S.G. a little ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 4. Egg Rolls
- (Recipes)
- ... soy sauce. Then season it with salt, and pepper. Mix it all together with your hands. Place a small amount on the wrappers, and egg wash the sides of the wrappers so they can stick, fold and drop into ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... slower in coming into bearing than the 1‑1 grade vines. If the 1‑X and 1‑1 grade vines are available, they should be purchased in preference to the 1‑2 grade vines. The one‑year‑old vines which have ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 6. Tinned Peach or Apricot Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... two tins of peaches (roughly 2 lb.)—they are quite cheap—and increase the sugar to 2 3⁄4 lb. (U.S. 2 1⁄2 lb.), the citric acid to 2 teaspoons, and the tannin to 1 teaspoon. Pour any syrup into your fermenting ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 7. Common Grape Guide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... vinifera and v. labrusca. Hybrids can produce excellent wines; they combine the superior wine-making qualities of v.vinifera with the toughness of v. labrusca. Below is a quick guide to some common wine ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 8. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... polluting industries, they also help clean the air of the pollutants caused by these industries. In fact, the cork forests are among the most regulated agriculture in the world--the forests are considered ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 9. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... way. The last thing you want is for people to feel intimidated or that they can't contribute. Price Wars One of my favorite wine tasting party ideas is a variation on a blind tasting. Make half the ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 10. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... it interacts with alcohol, produces mono-mercaptans (sulfides) which have a range of odours - garlic, cabbage, onion, rubber, skunky - and are more difficult to remove because, unlike H2S, they are much ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 11. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... for their aromatic characteristics should not undergo malolactic fermentation, as they depend upon the malic acid to enhance their flavour components. They are also typically higher in acid than wines ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 12. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... hydroxyl ions, with the chemical symbol OH-. If the two encounter each other, they neutralize each other, combining to form plain water, while releasing energy in the form of heat. Virtually all fruit ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 13. 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
- 14. Potassium Sorbate
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... winemakers use Wine Art's, R.J.Spagnols' or Brewhaus wine conditioners which contain sorbate. Unfortunately, they contain a standard amount of sorbate that is not always sufficient to prevent renewed fermentation. ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 15. Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in Winemaking
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... keep the stuff around for more than a year before buying fresh. “Campden” tablets are made of potassium metabisulphite. Each tablet, when fresh, contains 0.44 grams of it. However, if they are old, a ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 16. Mead Wine Recipes
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... flavored and light gold color, but very light honeys (like alfalfa) are not very suitable as they give poor flavor and almost no color. I do use raspberry or other fruit honey when making mead with that ...
- Created on 15 September 2015
- 17. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... strong cheese.) It's also important to understand that these scents and tastes rarely dominate the wine. Typically they add a small but significant element to a larger pattern, as a colored thread might ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 18. Sulphur Dioxide in WineMaking
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... keep the stuff around for more than a year before buying fresh. “Campden” tablets are made of potassium metabisulphite. Each tablet, when fresh, contains 0.44 grams of it. However, if they are old, a ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 19. The Proper Use of Corks
- (Uncategorised)
- THE PROPER USE OF CORKS Bottling Techniques CORK STORAGE: Corks should be stored in a cool place, away from chemicals or liquids. They should be sealed in plastic bags and treated with SO2 to prevent ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 20. Wine Glossary
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- ... rates. Berry selection allows the winemaker to make superb wine by insuring that every grape berry is at optimum ripeness. Obviously, beerenauslese wines cannot be cheap (unless they are stolen). Bentonite: ...
- Created on 29 January 2015