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Winemaking
Winemaking or vinification is the making of wine from some sort of fruit or produce. All questions about the process, ingredients, equipment and history can be found here.
112 Questions
What is the role of the sugar in wine making?
Sugar occurs naturally in grapes and it gets transformed into 2 things: alcohol (which we want) and CO2 (which we do not want). Yeast transforms sugar into alcohol, therefore the more sugar you have in unfermented juice, the more alcohol your wine will have after fermentation (up to a certain extent). You can measure how much sugar your juice has using a hydrometer.
French brandy distilled from the remains of grapes pressed for wine making?
the answer is Marc - it is a form of pomace brandy
What fruits are summer wine made from?
'Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss- - -' Song by Nancy Sinatra/ Lee Hazelwood (ca 1968?)
Why is it important to maintain a stable temperature when making wine?
The purpose for keeping a stable temperature is to allow the yeast to perform it's best. When you leave yeast in colder temperatures the fermentation process slows down and can even go dormant. If it is to hot, it can kill the yeast culture. You want to keep it a little be higher then room temperature.
hope this helps!
What is meant by major grapes in wine making?
Major grapes would be the noble varietals in France or the very well known varietals throughout the world.
Red: Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah
White: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Others could be considered minor although there will always be an argument that certain grapes are one or the other.
Major grapes would be the noble varietals in France or the very well known varietals throughout the world.
Red: Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah
White: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Others could be considered minor although there will always be an argument that certain grapes are one or the other.
Which is the World's largest wine cellar?
http://winecountry.blogspot.com/2006/04/largest-underground-wine-cellar-in.html
Can you use ground sorghum in any recipes or how about in wine making?
I don't know about any recipes, but certainly not in wine making.
Why is malting not carried out in wine making?
Malting is done to barley in order to convert the starch to sugars so fermentation can occur, there is no barley used in wine making so nothing to malt! Grapes are naturally high in sugar so the yeast can begin the fermentation process unaided.
Why do some winemakers remover the natural yeasts from grapes?
Beacause yeast is mainly for beer not wine
In wine making what is a bung?
A bung is what you place on top of a carboy or "demi-john" (a large glass container) containing fermenting grape juice. It lets the CO2 escape from the fermenting grape juice and doesn't let any oxygen back into the container. It is also referred to as an air-lock.
What is bottle shock in wine making?
"Bottle shock" is the term used to describe a wine that was just bottled and hasn't opened up yet. It's a play on words in that it seems like the wine is surprised at its new surroundings and so is keeping itself closed in.
What is the process for making a pen?
Contemporary pens are made in factories today. After the pen is designed (shape, color of the ink, the decorating etc.). the volume of the production is decided. The molds for plastic parts are crafted and the metal parts are ordered (most springs fe. come from a sub-maker). The various parts of the machine work in their time to produce each piece. After all pieces are created and assembly line then assembles the pen together. It is possible that at this part of the process a human worker does the assembling.
