Brewing wine with Oechslescale hydrometer: introduction

HYDROMETER
With Oechslescale

Determine when the wine is fully fermented
Calculate how much alcohol has been developed in the wine
Find out how much sugar to add to impart the correct body
Check that fermentation is in progress
Check the wine for dryness
Determine when the wine should be drawn off
Check progress of fermentation
Calculate how much sugar is needed to give a required alcohol strength
Check that wine is not too dry, which ruins flavour, fullness and keeping quality
Calculate chaptalisation (sugar added to or after fermentation)
Working out incremental sugar dosing of strong wine (if to much is added at one time fermentation will be inhibited)
Check sugar content at start of fermentation, following up to see when fermentation has ceased