THE HYDROMETER Readings for Best Flavour

THE HYDROMETER

Readings for Best Flavour

Red wine

dry light

dry full

bodied

990	–	999
1000	–
1001	–	1004

Rose wine

light dry

light sweet

998	–	1000
1000	–	1003

White wine

very dry

light dry

light sweet

996	–	998
998	–	1001
1002	–	1005

Cherry

fresh, not sweet

sweet, full bodied

1020	–	1030
1035	–	1040

Port/Maderia

light sweet
full bodied

1020	–	1030
1030	–	1040

Sherry

dry

medium

dry sweet

1008	–	1015
1015	–	1020
1025	–	1030

Kir

light dry
sweet, full bodied

1010	–	1020
1020	–	1025

White Vermouth

dry
medium dry

1005	–	1015
1015	–	1025

Red Vermouth

dry
sweet

1015	–	1020
1020	–	1030

Capri bitter

medium dry

1035

–

1040

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

1040

–

1050

Black currant

as required

1030

–

1040

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
990 degrees to 1000.

10 hydrometer degrees x 3 ml grape juice x 20 litres = 600 ml.

1 kilogram of grape juice is approx. 750 ml.

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THE HYDROMETER Readings for Best Flavour

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Readings for Best Flavour