djrockinsteve
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I had to make a "water Wine" to blend with a muskadine wine that I had made but turned out too high in acid and very low ph.
Making a water wine is just like a skeeter pee except you leave out the lemon juice. Inverted sugar water to your desired specific gravity. Nutrients and yeast.
Ferment dry as other wines, clear and sulfite as a normal wine. It takes on the color of a weak ginger ale.
For reference the Water wines final readings were..
specific gravity .990
ph 3.66
acid .30%
The muskadine's final readings prior to blending were..
specific gravity .997
ph 2.85
acid .86%
I blended 2 parts muskadine and 1 part water wine.
The final readings after blending were..
specific gravity 1.004 (I added 10 ounces of inv. sugar)
ph 2.89
acid .675%
I wanted to reduce the acid and raise the ph a bit more but was cutting it close with the amount of water wine I had, and the wife loves it just where it is. A very intense grape flavor.
Learning juices from eastern U.S. are normally higher in acid than the west. I'm happy with the results and will bottle in a few days.
Current sulfite levels are 35ppm
Making a water wine is just like a skeeter pee except you leave out the lemon juice. Inverted sugar water to your desired specific gravity. Nutrients and yeast.
Ferment dry as other wines, clear and sulfite as a normal wine. It takes on the color of a weak ginger ale.
For reference the Water wines final readings were..
specific gravity .990
ph 3.66
acid .30%
The muskadine's final readings prior to blending were..
specific gravity .997
ph 2.85
acid .86%
I blended 2 parts muskadine and 1 part water wine.
The final readings after blending were..
specific gravity 1.004 (I added 10 ounces of inv. sugar)
ph 2.89
acid .675%
I wanted to reduce the acid and raise the ph a bit more but was cutting it close with the amount of water wine I had, and the wife loves it just where it is. A very intense grape flavor.
Learning juices from eastern U.S. are normally higher in acid than the west. I'm happy with the results and will bottle in a few days.
Current sulfite levels are 35ppm