El Dorado Home Wine Making Website - Home Wine Making Information and Wine Recipes
Home Wine Making
- 1. Obtaining More Alcohol
- (Uncategorised)
- OBTAINING MORE ALCOHOL While dinner wines should range between 10 and 12% alcohol, some winemakers would like a higher alcohol content wine such as sherry. This can be accomplished by a slow "feeding ...
- Created on 16 September 2014
- 2. 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
- 3. Watermelon Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... 12 hours and then add the wine yeast. Stir daily for five days and transfer fermenting mixture into a sterilised winemaking demijohn, with an airlock. Rack after one month, and then twice more at three ...
- Created on 05 April 2019
- 4. 2024 Grapes Available San Joaquin Valley
- (El Dorado Home Wine Making)
- ... Jaime Petite Sirah Organic Grown 10 tons Livermore Valley (925) 339-6549 (925) 301-0698 .65/lb Siemens, J.P. Zinfandel 6-10 tons Dos Palos, CA (661) ...
- Created on 01 April 2017
- 5. Privacy Policy
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... that is collected and recorded by http://www.eldoradohomewinemaking.com and how we use it. If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact ...
- Created on 16 January 2017
- 6. pH Analysis
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... is one of the most important factors needed to be known by the winemaker; mostly because of the antimicrobial effect a low pH will produce as well as allowing for more molecular SO2. A winemaker will often ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 7. Dried Bilberry Wine (Elderberry or Sloe)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... increase sugar to 3 lb. and use a Burgundy yeast. N.B.—It is possible to take a second "run" off the discarded fruit by adding another gallon of boiling water, more sugar, more nutrient and more acid. ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 8. Dandelion Wine #1
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... and _then_ add yeast. If it doesn't begin to work within 30-60 minutes, try a little more sugar. If you _want_ a sweet wine, it's better to add sugar to taste _after_ it's finished working. Stir it once or ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 9. Concord Grape Wine Recipe
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... York. The varietal has been used with great frequency in producing sweet Kosher wines such as Manischewitz and Mogen David. However, Concord grapes can also be used by the home winemaker to produce more ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 10. Wine Makers Grape Cake
- (Recipes)
- Wine Makers Grape Cake Serves 8 to 12 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more butter for pan 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for pan 2 large eggs, room temperature ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 11. Strawberry Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... The Pectic Enzyme, Yeast, and Yeast Nutrient do not change and the Wine Tannin is not critical just somewhere between 0 - 1 Tsp. based on the amount of strawberries being used; the more strawberries ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 12. Cioppino
- (Recipes)
- ... with clams, fish, and shrimp. Sauté onion in olive oil until limp, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes more. Add whole tomato, tomato sauce, bottled clam juice, herbs and wine. Cover and cook ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 13. Pomegranate Wine (5 Gallons)
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... wine is more to taste, at bottling add 2½ teaspoons Stabilizer, then, stir in 1¼ pounds dissolved sugar. VARIETIES:Pomegranates (Punica granatum) tolerate great heat but fruiting varieties need deep watering. ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 14. Planting a Vineyard
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... closer spacings, especially between rows. If low vigor is anticipated, vines should be planted closer than 8 feet apart in the row to get more plants in a given area and higher yields. There are many ...
- Created on 27 October 2016
- 15. Common Grape Guide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... native to North America. These vines are more hardy and disease-resistant than v. vinifera, but aren't quite as ideal for making wine. Hybrids, also called French-American hybrids, are a cross between v ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 16. The Nature of Corks
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... 1700's encouraged winemakers to begin making richer, more powerful wines which would improve with age for decades, protected by natural corks. Today the greatest wines in the world owe their style and ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 17. Blind Wine Tasting Party
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... it gets your guests more involved. This can work well as an ice breaker or for parties with large numbers. You want your guests to enjoy some great tasting wines and maybe learn something new along the ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 18. Wine Descriptions
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... known for deep color, low tannins and high levels of acid. Cabernet Franc: Semi-classic grape similar in many ways to Cabernet Sauvignon. Light to medium body with more immediate fruit than Cabernet Sauvignon. ...
- Created on 06 October 2016
- 19. Problems during fermentation
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... between 16 - 26 degrees Celsius. 2.Ensure the appropriate choice and preparation of yeast. For high gravity wines pitch more than a sachet or make a yeast starter. Aerate the must appropriately. Rehydrate ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
- 20. Hydrogen Sulfide
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... to produce higher levels of H2S; and more commonly, Low nitrogen levels in the grapes which results in higher levels of H2S being produced by yeast cells (all yeasts produce some H2S that is dissipated ...
- Created on 28 August 2016