How Do You Test For Alcohol Content In Homemade Wine?
Properly measuring the alcohol content of homemade wine or beer requires the use of a device called a hydrometer. The hydrometer is a thin, glass tube filled with mercury or lead and has a scale imprinted on the side of it called the “potential alcohol” scale. To accurately determine the amount of alcohol a solution contains, you must take hydrometer measurements both before the fermentation process as well as after the fermentation process. Fill a sink with 5 gallons of cold water and 2 ounces of bleach. Place the hydrometer, test tube and turkey baster into the water and let them soak for 10 minutes. Drain the sink and rinse the items with clean water. This process sanitizes the items and prevents potential contamination of the wine. Insert a turkey baster into the juice solution before fermentation. Squeeze the bulb on the end of the turkey baster and then release it to suck up some of the juice. Do not allow any of the sediment to enter the turkey baster. Squeeze the bulb on the tu
