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thanks, i was looking more for a corelation of Ph A= TA B or similar. I am working on fruit wines from scratch so i have to get the TA to an acceptable level and with the blackberry mash i found it very difficult to see the color change on the titration.

so what is the correlation between the two?

so do you need the TA and the Ph of can you do just the Ph?

how does ph relate to the total acid levels in a must? I recently started a blackberry wine and found it difficult to get an acid level reading on it so i started thinking about getting those dip test strips but i figure before i go get something i might as well find out if they are related...

What do you all use for your different sized carboys. I know 5 and 6 gallon are standard but what do you use for 1 gallon, 2 and 3? or is there even anything available in these sizes? Thanks

cool, thanks for the information!

How do you adjust the acid level in a wine? If it is to acidic how do you lower it? if it is too low how do you raise it. Specifically in a fruit wine such as cranberry or blackberry thanks

i went with 1 tsp for 5 gallons, we will see

i got it here, it called for 1.5 tsp of liquid for the 5 gallon mix. The dry powder does not have directions for the amount to add

Can any one tell me what the ratio or conversion is. I have a recipie that calls for liquid but i can only easily get powder tannin. thanks

no worries Wade, I do that too sometimes on other forums i am on. It looks like a great color alread and its only been sitting for about 12 hours now. I'll add the tannin tonight and then the yeast.

any ideas on the K1V or the acid?

decided to give this one a go for my first fruit wine. I was given a box, worked out to about 20 lbs. I had to seperate it into 2 different primaries as it wouldn't fit into one with much room for a head. i mixed everything up tonight except the tannin (i'll pick it up tomorrow) and the yeast...

looks like 10lbs of black currants, maybe 11. I have to go see if there are any left, could be up to that much again if they haven't fallen off.

i have 2 25 liter plastic pails and two glass carboys. I have the air locs etc as well as , potassium metabisulfite(campden tablets), yeast, yeast nutrient and yeast energizer, yeast, i'll have to go look to see what i have i think its 1116 or 1118 pectic enzyme or acid blend but can likely...