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 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. 2024 Grapes Available Foothills
- (El Dorado Home Wine Making)
- ... Park (530) 677-5195 .75/lb Trulli, Dennis 7 diferent reds 2 Whites several tons Diamond Springs (530) 622-8750 .25/lb Ukalovic, ...
- Created on 01 April 2017
- 3. Maize Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Peel the lemon and oranges, being careful to miss the white pith, and put the rinds into a crock with the sugar, maize, raisins, and the juice of the fruits. Pour over the ingredients the water, which ...
- Created on 11 November 2016
- 4. Dandelion Wine #1
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... wine as its comparison to store wine is similar to that of white lightning to store whiskey." One gallon of freshly picked, stemless flowers to one gallon of water. Pour boiling water over unwashed blossoms. ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. Citrus Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... fruit (do not squeeze the skins or include any white pith) keeping the peel as intact as possible so it can be retrieved easily later. Put water into a crock and add the chopped-up fruit and sugar, ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 6. Strawberry Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- Strawberry Wine The following Strawberry wine making recipe makes a light and refreshing dinner wine that would be consumed in the same manner as a White or Rosé. 18 lbs. Strawberries 1/8 Tsp. ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 7. Cioppino
- (Recipes)
- Cioppino Makes 6 to 8 servings. 2 whole fresh crabs, cracked & cleaned 1-1/2 lb. fresh firm white fish (cod, snapper, sole) cut into 2" cubes 6-8 fresh clams in shell, scrubbed and cleaned ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 8. Pomegranate Wine (5 Gallons)
- (Fruit Wine)
- Pomegranate Wine (5 Gallons) 30 - Pomegranates 2½ Pints White Grape Concentrate 30 Pints Water 8¾ Pounds Sugar 10 Teaspoons Acid Blend 1¼ Teaspoons ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 9. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... ways to mark the field. If it is to be planted along a drainage grade, the curved rows are already marked. To get straight rows, you can drive a white stake at each corner of the proposed planting, then ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 10. Tinned Peach or Apricot Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... tannin 1 nutrient tablet Sauternes wine yeast Water to one gallon Method: The peaches can be bought in slices in either 15 1⁄2 oz. or 16 oz. tins, as halves in 16 oz. tins, or labelled "white peaches" ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 11. Mangold Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... and to every gallon of liquor add sugar and rinds of oranges and lemons (avoid the white pith) as above, and boil for 20 minutes. Allow the liquor to cool, and add the juice of the oranges and lemons. ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 12. Common Grape Guide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... grapes. VITIS VINIFERA Whites - Pinot Grigio This fine Italian varietal lends itself well to dry, acidic, crisp styles. Pinot Blanc A traditional grape of Burgundy, Pinot Blanc is a subtle varietal ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 13. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... in a 500ml container of neutral dry white wine for 24 hours, then checked organoleptically for changes in sensory character when compared to a control wine. If TCA taint is suspected, an immersion test ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 14. Grapefruit Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- Grapefruit Wine Ingredients: 6 large grapefruit 1 gallon water 3 1⁄2 lb. white sugar Yeast and nutrient Method: Clean the fruit and grate the skins finely. Put the water, gratings ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 15. Fig Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Chop the figs and raisins and place in a large crock with the sugar, the grated lemon and orange rinds (no white pith) and the juice of the two fruits. Bruise the ginger and add that. Bring the water ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 16. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... right direction. For example, if you're tasting three white wines provide short notes about four of five different white wines (always provide more descriptions than wines so some act as 'red herrings' ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 17. Wine Descriptions
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... be dry or slightly sweet. Grenache: fruity, estery may become harsh Gewurztraminer: White wine with a strong floral aroma and lychee nut like flavor. also may be spicy. It will have a musky, spicy, ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 18. Problems during fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... process of Problem Mold, floating green or white spots, hairs. Diagnosis Mold, Bacterial infection. Cause 1.Poor storage or fermentation environment. Musty or damp areas ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
- 19. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... acid and 0.33 grams of CO2. WHY USE IT? There are several reasons: The primary reason for using malolactic fermentation is to reduce acid in red wines and some selected white wines by organic rather ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 20. Acid Adjustment Decisons
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... rule of thumb is to initially adjust to TA of .55 to .60 for reds and .65 to .70 for whites. Remember that as grapes ripen the acidity goes down, so your later harvest musts will tend to need more acid ...
- Created on 26 August 2016