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- 1. Improving the Taste and Color of Wine with pH Control
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... the basics of pH in wine making All wines are acidic. Usually, a wine will fall between 3 to 4 on the pH Scale (which ranges from 0 to 14). White wines are usually more acidic, falling between 3.0 to ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 2. Dandelion Wine #1
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... twice daily until it calms down. Then strain into bottles and cover loosely until settling is over. It's usually ready to taste 5-7 days after blossom picking. Fast! If you keep a towel over it during ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 3. Strawberry Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... and allow to ferment. On or around the 7th day of a normal wine making fermentation you will notice the activity starting to decrease. The Specific Gravity reading will usually be between 1.025 and 1.035 ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 4. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... The union of grafted vines should be several inches above the vineyard floor. Within these conditions, a wide array of planting techniques is successful. Usually, planting is done by hand in a furrow. ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... groove running along the surface of the cork - caused by cutting corks too close together. Chips.--Irregular pieces missing from the cork surface usually on or near the ends - caused by processing ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 6. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- A blind tasting works best when you want to compare different varieties of grape such as Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Shiraz, and Pinot Noir. It can add a bit of fun to these wine tasting party ideas because ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 7. Wine Descriptions
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... and merlot. Merlot: Resemblance to Cabernet Sauvignon wine, with which it is sometimes blended, but is usually not so intense, with softer tannin. green olive Nebbiolo: Fruity, licorice, huge, tannic ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 8. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... during fermentation). Early detection of the rotten egg odour and subsequent racking with deliberate splashing will usually cure the problem, as H2S is highly volatile. However, in order to reduce ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 9. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... acid. The chances are that if it is not used under controlled conditions, it will happen spontaneously, usually after the wine has been bottled. This is the phenomenon where wines "awaken" in the ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 10. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... HANDY HYDROMETER The hydrometer is the first, and most indispensable, measuring instrument in your home lab. This is a simple device that measures the relative density - or "specific gravity," usually ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 11. Blackberry Wine Recipe ( 1 gallon)
- (Fruit Wine)
- Back to Fruit Wine Recipes Blackberry Wine Recipe ( 1 gallon) 4 pounds of Blackberries ( you can use either fresh or frozen) 7 pints of Water 2 1/4 pounds of Sugar 1/2 tsp Acid Blend ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 12. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... kind of precious language that makes people think you're a wine snob. Furthermore, a lot of the terms that most accurately describe frequently occurring scents in wine are not words that we usually ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 13. Wine Glossary
- (Uncategorised)
- ... in shallow horizontal layers when warm, moist air is cooled from below, usually by moving over cold water. This type of fog is typical along the west coasts of continents in summer. California is an example. ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 14. Port Wine Instructions
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... Sulfite the grapes. Let the grapes rest for 24 hours before taking the final Brix reading and adding the yeast. During the time the grapes are resting you will find the Brix usually increases by 1 2 points ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 15. FAQ Tech Tips
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... Filter, and if necessary make a range of acid additions to samples, then stabilise them in the lab as you usually do for a cold stability test. Taste the samples and measure the cold stable TA and pH ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 16. Acid/pH Adjustments
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... The pH is too high and the acid too low; 2. The pH is too low and the acid is too high; or 3. Both the pH and the acid are too high, usually the result of excessive amounts of malic acid and ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 17. Acid Control in Winemaking
- (Uncategorised)
- ... accurate job. They provide a syringe, a vial of "indicator solution" and a bottle of sodium hydroxide solution, usually 0.2 N. in strength. You provide a glass container to do the test in. A laboratory ...
- Created on 12 September 2014