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Lactic Acid In Your Beer: Sometimes You Need a Little Sour to Appreciate the Sweetness(Post)
As a homebrew enthusiast, you're always looking for ways to enhance the complexity of your beers. Variety is the spice of life and one ingredient that can significantly impact your beer's taste is la ...
Is My Wine's Acidity too High? Potassium Bicarbonate Is an Easy Fix for Sour Wine(Post)Your wine is fermented and you are excited to sample it. As you take your first sip, your face spontaneously contorts, your mouth tightens and your hopes drop. It's sour. You often read about th ...
Why You Need a Healthy Relationship With Your Hoses(Post)The Need for Frequent Replacement Let’s talk about hoses. Flexible. Clear. Innocent looking. Always hanging there quietly, like they have never done anything wrong in their entire lives. They l ...
The Hidden Dangers of Recipes in Winemaking: A Comprehensive Guide(Post)So, you've got your fruit, your yeast, your carboy, and a recipe you found online that promises to deliver the perfect bottle of homemade vino. But before you start crushing those grapes (or apples, ...
TA and pH: Taste and Environment — The Two Pillars of Balance in Wine and Beer(Post)Introduction: Why Every Maker Should Care About Acidity If you’ve ever crafted a batch of wine or beer that tasted wonderful at bottling but somehow lost its spark a few months later—turn ...
Wonderful Wine Geekery: Using Math to Fortify your Wine(Post)Ever wanted to fortify your wine but got intimidated by how to do it? If so, today is your lucky day. We are going to geek out with some math! Sounds thrilling right? Well, not to be sarcastic but, i ...