Jan

16

Why does baking soda turn my wine blue?

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Just getting into wine making, and I made one batch from some wild “fox grapes” from our back field… it is turning out to be OK, though extremely dry… after I racked it this last time,to satisfy my own curiosity, I decided to see if it was acidic enough to react with baking soda, so I tossed some in to the lees, and sure enough, it fizzed a little bit… but it also turned from a deep red color to a navy blue… just wondering what caused the color change

Brent
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    2 Responses to “Why does baking soda turn my wine blue?”

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    2. Now Now on January 18th, 2012 10:06 pm

      But did it taste good?