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Taming Tartness, Adding Body, & Non-Alcoholic Wine

The Wine Wiz offers her wizdom to bring a tart wine into balance, as well as ways to add body to a wine and why non-alcoholic wine productio

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Taming Tartness

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Lowering pH

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Lowering pH

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Lowering pH, add body to to country wines, degree days, & chitosan

The Wizard offers advice on when and how to lower pH. She also suggests a remedy for thin country wines, explains why degree days are only p

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Get the Most From Harvest Numbers

While taste should drive many decisions, the numbers can’t be ignored. Chik Brenneman shares the ideal statistics he looks for at harvest

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Just the pHacts

If you are a winemaker looking to boost your wine’s quality, then tracking pH is a must. Bob Peak introduces the chemistry behind the numb

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Post-Fermentation Wine Acid Adjustment

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Tips For Making Cantaloupe Wine

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Understanding the Basics of pH Meters

pH meters are a crucial piece of testing equipment for winemakers looking to take their hobby to the next level. Learn some basics of why, h

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Testing for pH: What the big pHuss is about

Near the top of the list of factors that winemakers should be measuring in their juice and wine is pH. Bob Peak breaks down the what, when,

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Crazy pH Shift

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High-pH Wine

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Bench Trials and Tribulations

A home winemaker details the four bench trials he conducted to adjust the acidity of a low-pH Sauvignon Blanc to show how the process is don

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Monitoring & Adjusting pH

pH greatly affects the taste of wine as well as microbial stability. It can make the difference between drinking the wine or pouring it down

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pH Adjustments Post-MLF

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pH pHacts: Tips from the Pros

A wine’s pH will affect its flavor, aroma, appearance, color and aging capability. Three pro winemakers talk about the role pH plays in th

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pHiguring out pH

Get an understanding of pH, why it’s important, how to measure pH, and how to correct it.

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Your Home Wine Lab

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What changes the color to blue when water is used to clean containers that held elderberry juice I used for winemaking?

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How do I adjust my wine’s pH without changing the TA?

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Taking the Fear Out of Must Analysis

You might be wondering why someone would want to bother tinkering with must when trying to get the grapes smashed and into the bucket is cha