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THE HYDROMETER Readings for Best Flavour

Red wine

dry light
dry full
bodied

1

-10

-

-1

0

-

+

-

+4

Rose wine

light dry
light sweet

-2

-

0

0

-

+3

White wine

very dry
light dry
light sweet

-4

-

-2

-2

-

+1

+2

-

+5

Cherry

fresh, not sweet
sweet, full bodied

+20

-

+30

+35

-

+40

Port/Maderia

light sweet
full bodied

+20

-

+30

+30

-

+40

Sherry

dry
medium
dry sweet

+8

-

+15

+15

-

+20

+25

-

+30

Kir

light dry
sweet, full bodied

+10

-

+20

+20

-

+25

White Vermouth

dry
medium dry

+5

-

+15

+15

-

+25

Red Vermouth

dry
sweet

+15

-

+20

+20

-

+30

Capri bitter

medium dry

+35

-

+40

Capri can be fortified, with advantage with 75 cl Vodka.
Sweetness should then be increased to:

+40

-

+50

Black currant

as required

+30

-

+40

Blackcurrant can be fortified, with advantage, with 35 cl of white rum of good quality.

Bowle wine
(approx. 20 litre)

dry
medium
light sweet

chaptalise with 400 grammes sugar
chaptalise with 500 grammes sugar
chaptalise with 600 grammes sugar

Even better than sugar, is to add Liqueur Base, 3 ml equals 1 hydrometer degree in 1 litre of wine.

Grape juice is excellent for adding sweetness and imparts a more fruity flavour.

3 ml of grape juice adds 1 hydrometer degree in 1 litre of wine.

Example: 20 litres of red wine is to be corrected from 10 degrees to 0.
10 hydrometer (with Oechslescale) degrees x 3 ml grape juice x 20 litres = 600 ml.

1 kilogram of grape juice is approx. 750 ml.

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