Acid Testing

[pkcook]

I have been making my own fruit wine for about a year now and have always adjusted the acid levels by taste. I would like to be a wee bit more accurate than that with my next batches. Without investing a forture in a chemistry lab or enrolling in a Chemistry class, what is available for a quick acid test? What shouldthe proper amount of acid in wine be?


Thanks,


Pat

 

[bilbo-in-maine]

Pat - Jack Keller's web site is always useful for things like proper amount:

<a href="http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/acid.asp" target="_blank">http://
winemaking.jackkeller.net/acid.asp</a>

George sells several test kits for measuring titratable acid (TA) and pH.
Check his Online Catalog under Equipment&gt;Testing.

There is a ton of reference material on the web. Jack Keller offers a long
list:

<a href="http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/referenc.asp" target="_blank">http://
winemaking.jackkeller.net/referenc.asp</a>

A Google search should come up with enough to waste quite a bit of time

Edited by: bilbo-in-maine