FermCalc - Resources

References

1. United States Department of Agriculture, " Technical Inspection Procedures - Brix Measurement," File Code 135-A-3, Washington, DC, 1960.
2. "CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 57th Edition", Robert C. Weast ed., CRC Press, Cleveland, OH, 1977, ISBN 0-87819-456-8
3. Anderson, Stanley F. and Hull, Raymond: "The Art of Making Wine", Penguin Books, New York, 1970, ISBN 0-452-26744-7.
4. Beeler, R. B. and Gallander, J. F.: "Wine Deacidification," in Advances in Food Research, Volume 25, C. O. Chichester et. al. ed., Academic Press, New York, 1979, ISBN 0-12-016425-6.
5. Berry, C. J. J.: "First Steps in Winemaking", G. W. Kent, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996, ISBN 0-900841-83-4. ISBN 0-88266-528-6.
6. Collings, Bill: "Acid/pH Adjustments," The British Columbia Amateur Winemakers Association (BCAWA), 2002.
7. Cooke, George M. and Lapsley, James T.: " Making Table Wine at Home," University of California Davis, 1988, ISBN 0-931876-80-X.
8. Cox, Jeff: "From Vines to Wines", Harper & Row, New York, 1985, ISBN 0-88266-528-6.
9. Duncan, Peter and Acton, Bryan: "Progressive Winemaking", Standard Press, Andover, 1984, ISBN 0-900841-23-0.
10. Fix, George: " Caloric Content of Beer," Homebrew Digest #880-9, May 12, 1992.
11. Frishman, Robert and Eileen: "Enjoy Home Winemaking", Crosby & Baker, Westport, MA, 1979.
12. Garey, Terry: "The Joy of Home Winemaking", Avon Books, New York, 1996, ISBN 0-380-78227-8, web site.
13. Keller, Jack: "Using Your Hydrometer," Jack Keller's Winemaking Page.
14. Leverett, Brian: "The Complete Guide to Home Winemaking", Guernsey Press, 1995, ISBN 1-85327-099-7.
15. Margalit, Yair: "Concepts in Wine Chemistry, 2nd Edition," Wine Appreciation Guild, San Francisco, 2004, ISBN 1-891267-74-4.
16. Plant, Charles: "The Use of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in Winemaking," The British Columbia Amateur Winemakers Association (BCAWA), 2001.
17. Rogerson, Frank and Symington, Charles: " A Method for the Estimation of Alcohol in Fortified Wines Using Hydrometer Baumé and Refractometer Brix," Am. J. Enol. Vitic., 57:4, 2006.

More Calculators

• Brewing Widgets - These are mostly for beer, but some are useful for winemaking.
• Convert - An excellent freeware program that performs all sorts of unit conversions.
• FermSoft - Winemaking and brewing software, with downloadable acid and sulfite calculators, as well as several online calculators.
• Grapestompers - Conversions, hydrometer corrections, alcohol content, and links to other calculators.
• Hightest's Mead Calculator Spreadsheet - An Excel spreadsheet for calculating specific gravity and volume resulting from additions of honey and various juices.
• Honey Creek Conversion Calculator - An assortment of conversion calculators.
• iWinemaker.com - A web site with several calculators, including sulfite, acid, and blending.
• Lee's Brewery - Intended for beer but does some of the same conversions and calculations that are used in winemaking.
• The Meadery - Measurement conversions, hydrometer correction, alcohol content, and more.
• VinoCalc - "A set of calculators for the modern winemaker."
• VinoEnology.com - A useful collection of online calculators.
• WineAdds - "How to make the additions that can make the difference in your wine."
• WineCalc - A freeware wine calculator that performs many of the same types of calculations that FermCalc does.
• WineMaker Magazine Sulfite Calculator - "A simple yet very useful tool to quickly calculate the amount of sulfite needed to adequately protect a wine."

Other Useful Home Winemaking Links

• Winemaking Home Page - Jack Keller's site "For the Beginner, Novice, and Seasoned Hobbyist" with winemaking tips and recipes.
• The Home Winemaking Page - Michiel Pesgens' home winemaking site with procedures, calculations, and the program WineCalc.
• Hightest's Honey Haven - Helpful tools and FAQ's for mead makers.
• HoneyCreek Vineyard and Orchard - "The Home Wine Makers Reference Site."
• WineMaker Magazine - The online home of WineMaker, a magazine for the home winemaking hobby.
• Grapestompers - An online supplies retailer whose site features tutorials, recipes, a conversion calculator, and more.
• Improved Winemaking - "Advanced Theory, Practical Solutions, and Opinion."
• The Home Winemakers Manual by Lum Eisenman - A manual for amateur winemakers.
• BCAWA Winemaking Articles - A number of excellent articles on acidity, pH, use of sulfites, and more.
• Amateur Winemakers of Ontario Winemaking Articles - Another great collection of winemaking articles.

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Last updated 07 January 2010.