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Articles/Links to be placed here on demand, or when available, as per
examples below.
A Standard Alcoholic Drink
The following article link gives you the formula to calculate the number of
standard drinks in your bottle or glass of wine
So
what is a standard alcoholic drink article
Sparkling Wine
Arthur Stone and Chris Myers article on how to make sparkling wine
Make
SparklingWine article
Link to 'A review of Methode Champenoise Production'
(as quoted by Caroline Hangay at meeting 13/11/2012)
http://www.apps.fst.vt.edu/extension/enology/downloads/463-017.pdf
Specific Gravity
At various times guild members have asked for clarification on various Specific
Gravity charts that have been cited. The following article link provides
a relatively simple explanation of the potential variation in the charts.
This article is copyright to Ben Rotter of www.brsquared.org/wine
SG TABLE.pdf
How To Remove A Cork From Inside A Wine Bottle
Watch a YouTube video of how to do it
It's a bit of fun!
You can also look at a few more fun bottle tricks if you follow the links
Click Here
Plants Not To Make Wine Fron
The article below is reprinted from Choice Magazine - April 1983
If you have a better reference, please contact the webmaster
Pretty
but Dangerous
Article
from NSW Dept Primary Industries
Poisonous Plants of Australia
The Australian National Botanic Gardens website has a fairly extensive list
of poisonous plans of australia
www.cpbr.gov.au/poison-plants/index.html
Easy Acid Adjustment Method For Wine
The formula provided allows for quick calculation of acid addition for your
bulk wine
Tartaric
Acid Solution for Wine Acid Adjustment.pdf
Sulphite Solution to Substitute for Campden Tablets
Make up a 10% solution of Sodium or Potassium Metabisulphite.
(e.g. 10g of SMS/PMS per 100 ml of water)
1 teaspoon (5 ml) of this solution is equivalent to 1 Campden Tablet
Correcting Hazes In Wine
Article by Arthur Stone - Click on link below
Hazes
in Your Wine? Here's What to Do
Flaws & Faults In Wines
Article by Chris Myers - Click on link below
Flaws
and Faults in Wine_Sept_2011.pdf
Download WINECALC
Michiel Pesgens WineCalc 2.4
From The Home Winemaking Page
Click Here
Access Winemaker Magazine Sulphite Calculator
Click Here
