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- 21. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... add elusive spice. Taste: More Than Just Swallowing "Taste" doesn't mean only what we sense with our mouths. The words also describes the quality of critical discernment, judgment and appreciation ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 22. Almond Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Lemons 1 gal Water Yeast & Nutrient METHOD Finely chop the Almonds and Raisins and boil in the water for no less than one hour. Strain ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 23. 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
- 24. The Proper Use of Corks
- (Uncategorised)
- ... mold growth. They should not be stored for more than three months without reprocessing. COMPRESSION: Corks should not be compressed more than 33% of their diameter. If they are compressed beyond 16mm ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 25. Wine Glossary
- (Uncategorised)
- ... 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
- 26. Obtaining More Alcohol
- (Uncategorised)
- ... be well fed with nutrients. A species of yeast that is more tolerant to alcohol can be used such as Port, Sherry, Tokay or Sauternes. Even so, don't be surprised if the process takes more than six months. ...
- Created on 16 September 2014
- 27. Apple Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... TO USE AND PLANT: In apple wine or apple cider the more flavorful and acid varieties such as Winesap, McIntosh and Jonathans are the best. Delicious apples because of their low acidity should be combined ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 28. FAQ Tech Tips
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... bit harder and tarter than for tartaric, but malic is much cheaper. Up to 1g/L max. may be OK, but be aware that because of the fairly high pKa's of malic acid compared to tartaric, the effect on pH will ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 29. Acidity in Wine
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... acid Citric acid You may have seen or heard of a product called acid blend*, which is nothing more than a powdered mixture of the three acids listed above. If after conducting an acidity test of ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 30. Acid/pH Adjustments
- (Home Wine Making)
- Acid/pH Adjustments Every winemaker, at one time or another, has had to deal with grapes having less than ideal pH and acid balances. Whether the grapes come from California, a warm climate, or Oregon, ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 31. Acid Control in Winemaking
- (Uncategorised)
- ... the basis that 1 gram will raise TA of a litre of white must by 1.0 g/L. Because of the presence of large quantities of solids in red musts less acid will be needed than for whites. You should add a fraction ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 32. Growing Grapes in El Dorado County #2
- (Uncategorised)
- ... in character and distribution from the plant communities: • Region 1: less than 2,500 degree days • Region II: 2,500 to 3,000 degree days • Region III: 3,000 ...
- Created on 24 June 2014
- 33. Growing Grapes in El Dorado County
- (Award Winning Grapes)
- ... connotes a sense of place, and grapes from El Dorado, perhaps more strongly than elsewhere in California, express fully this concept. In this section, we explore some of the physical reasons why El Dorado ...
- Created on 24 June 2014
- 34. Home Page
- (Award Winning Grapes)
- ... obtainable materials. Wine in the simplest terms is the product of the fermentation of fruit juice by yeast. During fermentation, yeast converts sugar into roughly equal amounts of alcohol (ethanol) ...
- Created on 01 August 2013