| Record keeping for Homemade Wine Makers | | | | well. |
| Record keeping is a critically important part of | | | | Specific gravity is also a good thing to keep track |
| making your own wine. If you rely on your | | | | of all throughout the wine making process. Get to |
| memory you're sure to be disappointed down the | | | | know your hydrometer so you can accurately |
| road, so the rule of thumb among serious | | | | make readings. |
| homemade wine makers is write it down. | | | | If you're making wine from fresh fruits, make |
| So what exactly do we keep track of? Well, | | | | sure you record the other ingredients you use, |
| that's easy. Everything you do, no matter how | | | | and also the amounts of each. |
| insignificant it might seem at the time. If you're | | | | Why do we go to all this trouble? Imagine you're |
| working with fresh grapes or fruits, make sure | | | | serving some of your homemade wine to friends |
| you keep track of your supplier and the purchase | | | | or family, and they fall in love with a Merlot you |
| dates and also the prices you paid. It might not be | | | | bottled 2 years ago. Now you have people |
| a bad idea to jot down the addresses and phone | | | | drooling for your delicious homemade wine, and |
| numbers as well. Even though you've saved these | | | | you can't duplicate the process because you didn't |
| things as favorites in your internet browser, | | | | keep track of what you were doing, or when you |
| computer crashes do happen all the time. | | | | were doing it. Talk about frustrating! |
| When it comes to the actual making of your | | | | Wine making is a hobby that is constantly evolving |
| wine, record everything that takes place here as | | | | and creativity and experimentation are highly |
| well. The date you start is very important, as well | | | | encouraged. But please do yourself a favor and |
| as the dates of each racking you do. | | | | record all our steps as you're doing them. This is |
| Don't forget to record the room temperature and | | | | one way to ensure you can duplicate batch after |
| also the temperature of your juice when you're | | | | batch of delicious wine consistently. You'll be glad |
| starting your batch. What type of yeast can be | | | | you did. |
| important too, so make sure you note that as | | | | |