How To Make Wine At Home

Wine Making Instructions

Wine Making Tips - How To Read A Hydrometer

As a beginner wine maker, you will sometimes encounter wine making instructions or books that calls for the use of a hydrometer. This unique equpiment will most probably confuse you because there is a high chance that you've never come across such equipment before - let alone learning how to make use of it!

For starters, let us explore the purpose. Why do you need a hydrometer in wine-making? The hydrometer allows the wine maker to determine the alcohol level of the wine. It measures the specific gravity of the fruit juice and by subtracting this reading pre and post fermentation, wine makers will be able to approximate the alcohol level in the wine they're making.

Before we proceed to using the hydrometer, there's another essential concept to clear up - the specific gravity. Specific gravity is a ratio of the density of the compound to that of water. And so, the specific gravity of water will be equal to 1.00 and specific gravity of fruit juice used in wine-making will often be higher than 1.00 (around 1.07 to 1.09). The primary reason for the higher specific gravity is because fruit juice contains sugar and other substance added to it that makes it much denser than pure water. The specific gravity of alcohol is 0.787 which means it's less dense than water.

With the above concept in mind, it becomes crystal clear just how wine makers estimate the alcohol level. In the course of fermentation, sugar (which is heavier than water) in the fruit juice is converted into alcohol (lighter compared to water). Consequently, the specific gravity of fruit juice is going to drop in the course of fermentation, and once this value stop decreasing, you know that fermentation has ended and all the sugar has been converted into alcohol.

Let us now explore how you will use as well as read a hydrometer. First, you will have to pour some of the fruit juice into the hydrometer and ensure the bulb is suspended and not coming in contact with the base. Read off the scale. The reading probably will be around 1.07 to 1.09. On top of that, the hydrometer will usually come with its very own temperature correction chart and so, you will need to check the temperature of the fruit juice and apply the correction value to the reading.

After several weeks of fermentation, take another reading by repeating the above procedure. If fermentation proceeded smoothly, the specific gravity will likely be less than 1.00. Otherwise, you will need to give the wine some more time to keep on fermenting.

In order to approximate the alcohol level, deduct the final reading from the initial reading and multiply it by 125. For example, the original reading of the fruit juice is 1.08 and the final reading of the wine (previously fruit juice) is 0.98. Subtracting 0.98 from 1.08 gives you 0.1 and multiplying that by 125 will give you 12.5% - which is the approximate alcohol level. For wine, the approximate range of alcohol level is 12.5% to 14.5%.

Now you know about how to read a hydrometer, it's time to proceed to making wine! Wine making is a fun and rewarding challenge as you will ultimately be able to enjoy the wine which you make. Begin now with this step-by-step home wine making instructions and discover the thrill of making your very own wine at home!

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