HOI:06 – How to Add Sugar Properly

HYDROMETER How to Add Sugar Properly

Basic facts:

2,7 grammes of sugar gives 1 hydrometer (with Oechslescale) degree in 1 litre of liquid. 17 grammes of sugar gives 1% of alcohol in one litre of wine.Wine yeast only tolerates 17-18% alcohol, after which it rests.A reading of over 90 Hydrometer (with Oechslescale) degrees at the start or 75 degrees during fermentation can stop the process.

		Proceed as follows: Start the fermentation (with Oechslescale) at approx. +80 degrees (4 kg sugar in 20 litres).When 40 degrees has been fermented (the hydrometer reads 40 degrees), add the remaining sugar (about 2 kg).
+80 degrees	+40 degrees

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