Reconstitute concentrate, estimate potential alcohol, and size common additions. Built for home kits and commercial drums — 6 L through 200 L.
How much water to add to concentrate to hit a target must strength. Enter Brix or specific gravity.
Uses mass balance on soluble solids. Confirm with a refractometer after mixing. This does not replace your product guide.
Enter Brix or SG. Potential ABV assumes a dry ferment.
ABV ≈ Brix × factor. Residual sugar and stuck ferments lower finished alcohol.
Raise starting sugar with sucrose. 1 °Bx ≈ 10 g sugar per liter.
Dissolve sugar in must or warm water, then recheck. US Elite kits usually do not need extra sugar.
1 g/L tartaric acid raises TA by about 1 g/L. Measure pH after addition.
Concentrates often rise 1.2–1.8 g/L TA during fermentation. Adjust after a post-ferment lab number when possible.
Targets molecular SO₂ from pH. KMBS is about 57% SO₂ by weight.
Confirm with a free-SO₂ test after 24 hours.
Weighted average sugar and TA. Sugar can be Brix or specific gravity.
Volumes can be any matching unit.
Planning tools only — not a lab certificate. US Elite Winery Supplies · uselitewine.com
