Making sparkling wines at home
By: J. Restall and D. Hebbs
Contributors: Hebbs, Don
Publisher: Fox Chapel Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: East Petersburg, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781565236905
Subjects: COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits; Sparkling wines; Amateurs' manuals; Wine and wine making
Description: "Sparkling  wines, or champagnes, have a charm and attraction all their own: they  are synonymous with celebration and happiness and are the natural choice  for celebrations and any kind of festivity. The ability to make  sparkling wine is one of the most desirable accomplishments for a  vintner. And for any home winemaker to produce his or her own sparkling  wine is one-upmanship to the Nth degree!  Yet it is perfectly possible to make champagne-style wine at home. Making Sparkling Wines at Home  provides everything that the average DIY brewer needs to know to  produce impressive sparkling wines that will be the envy of any  winemaking gathering. This book is focused on one subject--teaching  readers how to make their own top-shelf sparkling wine.  John  Restall and Don Hebbs have spent decades exploring the techniques of  sparkling wine production and in discovering the secrets of producing  champagne-like wine of superb quality. Now, in a revised and updated  edition of this classic book, they take the reader step-by-step through  the process of making sparkling wine, so that even a beginner to home  winemaking will have success.  This  book shows the reader how to produce outstanding sparkling wines at a  modest cost. Basic information is provided on what ingredients can be  used successfully and what bottles and closures are needed. The authors  explain their methods and principles for fruit preparation, temperature  control, fermenting under pressure, racking, clarification, and  assessment. Recipes for making ten different types of sparkling wine are  provided, with tips and advice on tasting and serving"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Why Make Sparkling Wines? Champagne Other Sparkling Wines Bottles and Closures Ingredients to Use The Basic Wine Preparation of the Fruit Juice Extraction Rohament; title: Sulfite Pectin Removal Infusion Pulp Separation Settling Sugar Acidity; pH Nutrients Tannin Yeast; the Starter Fermentation Temperature Control Fermenting under pressure The effects of daylight Containers Recipes for Basic Wines Racking, Clarification, and Assessment Adjusting the Sugar Content Bottle Fermentation Maturing Shaking Down the Yeast Disgorging and Sweetening The Tank Method Tasting and Serving Sparkling Wine Appendix Index .