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01 Sugar & potential alcohol
°Bx
% alcohol per °Brix. 0.55–0.62 depending on yeast and ferment
Baumé–
Specific gravity–
Potential alcohol–

Raise potential alcohol

Sucrose needed for an increase in % v/v, using ~17 g/L per 1%. Check the rules for your market before adding sugar — some export destinations don't allow it.

% v/v
L
Sucrose–
Total–
02 Acid adjustment
g/L
g/L
L
Tartaric acid–
Total–

TA expressed as tartaric. This is the theoretical amount: some tartaric drops out as potassium bitartrate, so the measured TA usually rises less than this, and the pH change can't be predicted from TA alone. Add in steps and re-test, or send us a bench-trial series.

A numbered series of samples on the lab bench
03 Yeast nutrition
mg N/L
°Bx
mg N/L
Suggested from Brix
L
Shortfall–
DAP–
Total DAP–

DAP is about 21% nitrogen, so 100 mg/L DAP adds roughly 21 mg N/L. Many winemakers split additions (at inoculation and around one-third sugar depletion) and use complex nutrients for part of the requirement. Follow your yeast supplier's targets and your market's legal DAP limit.

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Guide: YAN and yeast nutrition →