..more questions for you if I may .... I would
primarily use a PH meter while doing a TA analysis. I read it's the
best way to be precise with red wine.... I looked at your TE-25-4225
seriously , soo cheap...hehe Do you believe this meter would be
practical in that matter? The reason I ask is one, I'm ignorant...( a
month ago I didn't know about TA, PH...) and second I have actually
never seen an TA test kid... and therefore I assume the probe on
the TE-25 might be to big to fit into a TA kit... Am I making any
sense here? .Also does it make sense to buy a model with a replaceable
probe? The TE-25-4225 at a bargain price is probably not a replaceable
meter....but again, I dought one could purchase a new probe for under
that price....


This meter is only $36 so it's the price of just a normal probe. Don't
care about the probe with this one, just got a new meter ! This one
have 0,03 accuracy which is really nice. You can easely use it to
measure the TA of your wine but just be sure to calibrate it first with
7,01 buffer and 10,01 to be more precise. The end point is at about
8,2 pH. Of course the probe is large but you can use a larger
container to mesure the pH and then transfer the volume of wine into
your graduated cylinder to see what's your TA. This is what I'me doing
since many years. I use the unit sold at Valley Vintners at around
$100 with 0,01 accuracy. It's a bench top meter and it work very well.
St-Pats sell the same unit for much more ! I know Valley Vintners
have very nice price on pH meter because they buy directly from the
manufacturer while others buy from distributor. So you got one margin
of profit less. I firmly beleive that pH meter is the easiest way to
measure the TA. But you need at least a 0,05 accuracy to be precise.
Take care not to mix accuracy with resolution. The resolution is the
number of digit that can show on the display.

Séb

If you are talking about those 30 ml medication cups that is what I use
too and I use a pHEP5 too.

Here is a link to a picture, you see these used in hospitals to
dispense liquids or oral solids at the bedside..

http://www.healthcarelogistics.com/m...fmmore=5162-01


. I do the pH
and TA measurements in plastic pill dispensers, you can get those over
the counter in any pharmacy. They're just wide enough for the meter to
fit in comfortably and for the 15 ml of wine to cover the probe and
then some - pretty much perfect for this.

Joe Sallustio wrote:
If you are talking about those 30 ml medication cups that is what I use
too and I use a pHEP5 too.

Here is a link to a picture, you see these used in hospitals to
dispense liquids or oral solids at the bedside..

http://www.healthcarelogistics.com/m...fmmore=5162-01


Mine are not graduated and the total capacity is bigger, probably
around 100 ml or so, but same idea.

Pp

Some of the local wineries use hungarian oak barrels, and the only
complaint I've heard is the quality is not as uniform compared to the
French-made ones. What I've heard is they're not as picky about the
bulk wood aging process control... you might be gettting 24 month aged
oak.. or you might be getting 36 month. The price is certainly
attractive, and the wood density and flavor are comparable to French oak.

Gene

Joe Sallustio wrote:
Séb
Know anyone with any experience with those 40 to 100 litre Hungarian
barrels? They look like just what I am looking for down here...

Joe