Jblyth
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I'll start this thread my admitting my inability to perform what seems like basic math and I would like to know if i'm coming up with the correct numbers for TA.
I have a basic acid kit where you take a 15ml sample of wine and you're supposed to add 3 drops of reagent (forget the solution name), then add Sodium Hydroxide (?) a ml at a time swirling to see if the color changes. Since I'm testing against a deep red wine, the instructions called for dilution of 15ml of water (which I did). In total, I ended up adding 13.5ml of Sodium Hydroxide to the wine before the color changed to a deep black/blue color.
My question is this: What is my Total Acid? Since I diluted, do I multiply by 2x or divide by 2x?
Thanks!
I have a basic acid kit where you take a 15ml sample of wine and you're supposed to add 3 drops of reagent (forget the solution name), then add Sodium Hydroxide (?) a ml at a time swirling to see if the color changes. Since I'm testing against a deep red wine, the instructions called for dilution of 15ml of water (which I did). In total, I ended up adding 13.5ml of Sodium Hydroxide to the wine before the color changed to a deep black/blue color.
My question is this: What is my Total Acid? Since I diluted, do I multiply by 2x or divide by 2x?
Thanks!