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- 1. Watermelon Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- Back to Fruit Wine Recipes Watermelon Wine 4 pints watermelon juice (one medium / large watermelon) 1/8 teaspoon tannin (or cup of black tea) 2 lbs / 900 grams granulated sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons acid ...
- Created on 05 April 2019
- 2. Improving the Taste and Color of Wine with pH Control
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... 3.4. Red wines are generally less acidic, falling between 3.3 and 3.6. In terms of acid percentage, your average table wine will have an acidity of 0.6 to 0.7%. These differences might seem small. However, ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 3. Privacy Policy
- (Wine Making Information)
- Privacy Policy for El Dorado Home Wine Making At http://www.eldoradohomewinemaking.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information ...
- Created on 16 January 2017
- 4. pH Analysis
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... other complicated potentiometric techniques (which were often very complicated and time consuming). However, these methods often had limitations that made them unreliable for determining pH (litmus can ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 5. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... made the poorest top and root growth are termed "culls." The abundance of culls in the nursery in any one year can depend on several factors. Poor wood used for cutting material will result in vines of ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 6. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... The resulting young trees are straighter than usual, and they are growing much quicker. Dr. Tom Leydig is heading a research program determining the genetic variation of cork trees in the Mediterranean, ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 7. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... is not present, addition of the copper solution will help; if disulfide is present, both ascorbic acid and copper sulphate must be used. To determine the amount of the copper solution to use, set up a ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 8. Malolactic Fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... few strains of malolactic bacteria that are friendly such as leuconostoc and oenococcus oeni. Wild strains include pediococcus which produces brettanomyces and lactobacillus which produces a buttermilk ...
- Created on 28 August 2016
- 9. Acid Adjustment Decisons
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... acidity in grams /liter of Tartaric Acid) to determine when grapes are ripe. Simple acid test kits work well for TA determination and will provide specifics on quantities, while our club handbook provides ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 10. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... wine. Your home laboratory, which may be as simple as a corner of your winemaking bench, requires a few basics. In broad terms these are measuring equipment, cleaning agents, and records of results. THE ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 11. Potassium Sorbate
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... to be able to determine the viable yeast cell concentration, they can rest assured that the probability is that there will be some viable yeast cells in off-dry wines. Therefore, the other criteria become ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 12. Mead Wine Recipes
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... is a short list of the most popular types: MEAD - Made with honey only. This term is now used generically to collectively refer to all types of honey wines such as those listed below. PYMENT - This ...
- Created on 15 September 2015
- 13. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... Pepsi! Getting Your Nose Into Wine. Wine doesn't have eyes, ears or teeth, but some say it has a "nose." I won't say the term is snobbish, but I'd feel uneasy about standing around, glass in hand, chatting ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 14. The Proper Use of Corks
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- ... the effectiveness of the seal. QUALITY CONTROL MOISTURE LEVEL: In terms of the performance of the cork, moisture level is the most critical factor. If the cork is too dry, it will be too rigid to ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 15. Wine Glossary
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- ... acetic acid - (ie: vinegar). Normally the amount in the wine is insignificant and may even enhance flavor. At a little less than 0.10% content, the flavor becomes noticeable and the wine is termed acetic. ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 16. Triple Scale Wine Hydrometer
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... order to determine the alcohol content of a wine, you will need to make two readings, one before fermentation commences and another after fermentation stops. Subtract the final figure from the first reading ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 17. Fruit Wine Recipes
- (Fruit Wine)
- Fruit Wine Recipes El Dordao Home Wine Making is not responsible for the result of the below listed recipes They are posted as is, please follow directions carefully and please use common sense. ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 18. FAQ Tech Tips
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... join these tannin molecules, they effectively form terminal units, preventing further polymerisation at whichever carbon they bind at (C4,C6 or C8). By preventing the degree of polymerisation from increasing ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 19. Acidity in Wine
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... a process where you determine the concentration of an unknown substance in a liquid (in our case, we are looking for the amount of acid in must or wine) by slowly adding a small amount of reagent (a base ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 20. Acid/pH Adjustments
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... it also helps to "seed" the wine with cream of tartar crystals in the amount of 2 - 6 g/l. Do bench trials to determine the optimum amount to be used. Cold stabilization will not work if the pH is too ...
- Created on 12 September 2014