THE HYDROMETER
Calculate Chaptalisation
Checking wine for dryness; chaptalising wine to the right body; ensuring that wine is
not too dry, which gives poor flavour, incorrect balance, & shorter shelf life

Basic facts:

Wine comprises extract, alcohol, water and residual sugars.

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  • Ingredients
  • Alcohol Volume
  • Draw off
  • Wine Fermenting
  • Check Fermentation
  • Sugar
  • Wine Strength
  • Chaptalisation
  • Wine Flavour
  • Wine for Diabetics
  • Conclusion by Gert Strand