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Thinking of using a fruity homemade wine instead of water when making a batch of cream soda or lemon-lime pop.

I will then bottle it in used 16oz water bottles. Kind of like a wine cooler.
Any suggestions on ratios?
 
Get yourself a 100ml graduated cylinder and do some bench trials. If you don't have that use something that has accurate ounce markings on it. Just make very small samples starting off with a 50/50 ratio and then adjust to you taste. Once you have the ratio for you sample apply it to your entire batch.
 
Dan is right on as always. Just remember to try it again the next day the way you decided you like it. Your tastes can change a bit after an extended tasting. LOL, Arne.
 
Thanks Arnie good point. I really wasn't going to go into it further but here goes. I keep my three best blend samples I made and either bottle them up in 375 botttes for the next day or put 100ml of each in wine glasses and cover the glass to retain the aroma. Label each glass or bottle with a random 4 digit number that means nothing. On a sheet of paper right down the numbers and blend for each corresponding numbered glass. Now mix the glasses all up and come back in 30-60 minutes and sample each one for aroma, color and taste. Place the glasses in order of preference and now look at the paper to identify the recipe you like best. Compare it to you original choice when you were making them up.

I do this with every batch I make. sometimes it' as easy as only making two samples and other times it might be 12 different samples. Another VERY IMPORTANT part of this, ensure all the glasses are exactly the same. Glass styles do effect aromas. Another component I didn't mention is sweetness and knowing how much to add to each glass and converting the to gallons later on and I do have a simple spreadsheet for that.

Now you got me going deeper...just come to my class next month. LOL

There are three essential tools I use for all blends that will cost less than $50 total that you should have in your tool box anyways as you get further into wine making. These can all be purchased at
http://www.piwine.com/supplies.html


Erlenmeyer Flask: 500 mL $7.22

Cylinder Glass (Hydrometer Jar): 100 mL $14.30

Digital Scale (2kg X 0.1g) $27.31

3-4 wine glasses

Lids from soft drink glasses
 
LOL way to get him going Arne! Very informative stuff though! I am planning on blending some wines this summer so your little primer just got me daydreaming.
 
Are you referring to the plastic lids from fast food drink cups?

Yes I am. Not the ideal thing but I used them for along time just to set on the glass. Now I use petri dishes. They are dirt cheap (about 2.00 for ten and you only use the top or bottom part of it) and hard plastic. They can be washed and reused. If you ever order from a scientific place or Amazon order some.


...I just looked on Amazon and you can get them for $5.00 and free shipping with prime. I also use them as a dish for measuring out chemicals.
 
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