Periodically we get asked about making non-grape wines and if/how our equipment can test for the same parameters when different fruits, vegetables or flowers are used. We thought we would explain how the test kits that we offer may need to be adapted to test a non-grape wine.
Country wine, as it’s commonly called, is wine made from something other than grapes. We have customers that make mead, cider, kombucha, jalapeno wine, blueberry wine, and dozens of other fruit combinations. They have had much success using several of our testing kits. We note that some analyses require adjustments to the calculations and/or procedures to get useful results. In rare cases, some of the tests cannot be used because of interferences. Keep Reading More!