El Dorado Home Wine Making Website - Home Wine Making Information and Wine Recipes
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- 21. The Home Winemakers' Wine Lab
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... (trust me; it works). The color change from white to pink indicates the neutralization of the acid. The magic formula is that the acid content of the wine, in grams per liter (or parts per thousand), exactly ...
- Created on 26 August 2016
- 22. Banana Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Lbs. Sugar 15 Tsp. Acid Blend 1¼ Tsp. Tannin 5 Tsp. Nutrient 1 Vial Champagne Yeast (White Labs WLP715) Starting S.G. 1.095 METHOD: 1. Slice bananas ...
- Created on 15 August 2016
- 23. Apricot Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Tsp. Tannin 2½ Tsp. Energizer 5 . Campden, crushed 1 Vial Champagne Yeast (White Labs WLP715) Starting S.G. 1.085-90 METHOD: 1. Wash fruit, ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 24. Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in Winemaking
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... of grapes will give you about what you need—somewhere around 30 to 40 parts per million SO2. Don’t do this with white grapes or when using red grapes to make a rosé. When you press, the SO2 will wash ...
- Created on 10 August 2016
- 25. Wine Tasting Course
- (Wine Making Information)
- ... may recall violets and spice. The pungently floral quality of freshly ground black pepper signals Syrah, the French Rhone grape. Among whites, Chardonnay recalls crisp, ripe apples and may add notes ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 26. Almond Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... off the liquid into the primary fermenter and add enough fresh water to make it back to one gallon. Add the Sugar along with the juice and grated zest from the Lemons, avoiding the white pith. Now add ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 27. Sulphur Dioxide in WineMaking
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... of grapes will give you about what you need—somewhere around 30 to 40 parts per million SO2. Don’t do this with white grapes or when using red grapes to make a rosé. When you press, the SO2 will wash ...
- Created on 22 August 2015
- 28. Wine Glossary
- (Uncategorised)
- ... for long periods in oak barrels adds oak-flavor and makes the wine more complex. Aging of wines (either red or white) in bottles develops a pleasing taste and odor characteristic called "bottle bouquet". ...
- Created on 29 January 2015
- 29. Fining Agents
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- ... Sparkolloid simmer 15 minutes and add to wine stirring. After fermented, three weeks before a racking Bentonite 10-40 grams/ 5 gallons White Wines Slurry with juice or water in blender Add ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 30. Apple Wine
- (Fruit Wine)
- ... Tannin 5 Tsp. Nutrient 5 Campden, crushed 1 Vial Champagne Yeast (White Labs WLP715) 5 Tsp. Anti-oxidant (Later) Starting S.G. 1.085-90 METHOD: Only ...
- Created on 13 September 2014
- 31. FAQ Tech Tips
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... red wines, over 90% of the time you will probably go for egg whites. Free range organic is best. Rates are generally anything from 0.5-5 whites per barrique (225L), or 0.1 g/L frozen egg white = 1 egg/ ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 32. Acidity in Wine
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... unless we know our desired acid levels. Recommended Acidity Levels Since each style of wine (red vs. white; sweet vs. dry) is made to taste different, it makes sense that each wine style would have its ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 33. Acid/pH Adjustments
- (Home Wine Making)
- ... per litre. All white and rosé musts should be adjusted to a maximum of pH 3.3 and all reds should be adjusted to a maximum of pH 3.4 in order to achieveoptimum flavour extraction and to minimize bacterial ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 34. Acid Control in Winemaking
- (Uncategorised)
- ... beaker is okay. An erlenmeyer flask is even better since it is built for swirling. Testing White musts or wines Accurately measure a 15.0 millilitre or "mL" sample into the container and add 4 or 5 ...
- Created on 12 September 2014
- 35. Growing Grapes in El Dorado County #2
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- ... Only Pinot noir seems to do well in Region II. For white wines, excellent White Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Chardon-nay are produced in Regions II and III, and excellent Sauvignon blanc is grown in many ...
- Created on 24 June 2014
- 36. Home Page
- (Award Winning Grapes)
- ... making red, white, and fruit and berry wines. Its all about home winemaking at its best. Thanks for visiting my website on Home Winemaking. I have attempted to supply as much information on home winemaking ...
- Created on 01 August 2013