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The Wine Press and the Cellar

APPENDIX.

Reading edition

TABLE I.

Balling’s degrees (per cent. of sugar), corresponding degrees Baumé, and specific gravity at 63½° F.—Chas. Stammer.

Balling or per cent. sugar Baumé Specific Gravity Balling or per cent. sugar Baumé Specific Gravity

1 0.56 1.0039 26 14.35 1.1107

2 1.11 .0078 27 14.90 .1154

3 1.67 .0117 28 15.44 .1201

4 2.23 .0157 29 15.99 .1249

5 2.78 .0197 30 16.53 .1297

6 3.34 .0234 31 17.07 .1345

7 3.89 .0278 32 17.61 .1393

8 4.45 .0319 33 18.15 .1442

9 5.00 .0360 34 18.69 .1491

10 5.56 .0401 35 19.23 .1541

11 6.11 .0443 36 19.77 .1591

12 6.66 .0485 37 20.30 .1641

13 7.22 .0528 38 20.84 .1692

14 7.77 .0570 39 21.37 .1743

15 8.32 .0613 40 21.91 .1794

16 8.87 .0657 41 22.44 .1846

17 9.42 .0700 42 22.97 .1898

18 9.97 .0744 43 23.50 .1950

19 10.52 .0787 44 24.03 .2003

20 11.07 .0833 45 24.56 .2056

21 11.62 .0878 46 25.09 .2110

22 12.17 .0923 47 25.62 .2164

23 12.72 .0969 48 26.14 .2218

24 13.26 .1015 49 26.67 .2273

25 13.81 .1061 50 27.19 .2328

Balling or per cent. sugar Baumé Specific Gravity Balling or per cent. sugar Baumé Specific Gravity

51 27.71 1.2383 76 40.36 1.3894

52 28.24 .2439 77 40.84 .3959

53 28.75 .2495 78 41.33 .4025

54 29.27 .2552 79 41.81 .4092

55 29.79 .2609 80 42.29 .4159

56 30.31 .2666 81 42.78 .4226

57 30.82 .2724 82 43.25 .4293

58 31.34 .2782 83 43.73 .4361

59 31.85 .2840 84 44.21 .4430

60 32.36 .2899 85 44.68 .4499

61 32.87 .2958 86 45.15 .4568

62 33.38 .3018 87 45.62 .4638

63 33.89 .3078 88 46.09 .4708

64 34.40 .3138 89 46.56 .4778

65 34.90 .3199 90 47.02 .4849

66 35.40 .3260 91 47.48 .4920

67 35.90 .3322 92 47.95 .4992

68 36.41 .3384 93 48.40 .5064

69 36.91 .3446 94 48.86 .5136

70 37.40 .3509 95 49.32 .5209

71 37.90 .3572 96 49.77 .5281

72 38.39 .3636 97 50.22 .5355

73 38.89 .3700 98 50.67 .5429

74 39.38 .3764 99 51.12 .5504

75 39.87 .3829 100 51.56 .5578

Oechsle’s Must-Scale indicates specific gravity to three decimal places. When two figures are shown on the scale, a cipher before them must be understood. For instance: 83 means 1.083, or 20 per cent., Balling; and 106 means 1.106, or 25 per cent., Balling.

TABLE II.

Baumé’s degrees, corresponding degrees, Balling (per cent. sugar,) and specific gravity at 63½° F.

Baumé Balling or per cent. sugar Specific Gravity Baumé Balling or per cent. sugar Specific Gravity

0.0 0.00 1.0000 13 23.52 1.0992

0.5 0.90 .0035 13.5 24.43 .1034

1 1.80 .0070 14 25.35 .1077

1.5 2.69 .0105 14.5 26.27 .1120

2 3.59 .0141 15 27.19 .1163

2.5 4.49 .0177 15.5 28.10 .1206

3 5.39 .0213 16 19.03 .1250

3.5 6.29 .0249 16.5 29.95 .1294

4 7.19 .0286 17 30.87 .1339

4.5 8.09 .0323 17.5 31.79 .1383

5 9.00 .0360 18 32.72 .1429

5.5 9.90 .0397 18.5 33.65 .1474

6 10.80 .0435 19 34.58 .1520

6.5 11.70 .0473 19.5 35.50 .1566

7 12.61 .0511 20 36.44 .1613

7.5 13.51 .0549 20.5 37.37 .1660

8 14.42 .0588 21 38.30 .1707

8.5 15.32 .0627 21.5 39.24 .1755

9 16.23 .0667 22 40.17 .1803

9.5 17.14 .0706 22.5 41.11 .1852

10 18.05 .0746 23 42.05 .1901

10.5 18.96 .0787 23.5 42.99 .1950

11 19.87 .0827 24 43.94 .2000

11.5 20.78 .0868 24.5 44.88 .2050

12 21.69 .0909 25 45.83 .2101

12.5 22.60 .0951 25.5 46.78 .2152

Baumé Balling or per cent. sugar Specific Gravity Baumé Balling or per cent. sugar Specific Gravity

26 47.73 1.2203 39 73.23 1.3714

26.5 48.68 .2255 39.5 74.25 .3780

27 49.63 .2308 40 75.27 .3846

27.5 50.59 .2361 40.5 76.29 .3913

28 51.55 .2414 41 77.32 .3981

28.5 52.51 .2468 41.5 78.35 .4049

29 53.47 .2522 42 79.39 .4118

29.5 54.44 .2576 42.5 80.43 .4187

30 55.47 .2632 43 81.47 .4267

30.5 56.37 .2687 43.5 82.51 .4328

31 57.34 .2743 44 83.56 .4400

31.5 58.32 .2800 44.5 84.62 .4472

32 59.29 .2857 45 85.68 .4545

32.5 60.27 .2915 45.5 86.74 .4619

33 61.25 .2973 46 87.81 .4694

33.5 62.23 .3032 46.5 88.88 .4769

34 63.22 .3091 47 89.96 .4845

34.5 64.21 .3151 47.5 91.03 .4922

35 65.20 .3211 48 92.12 .5000

35.5 66.19 .3272 48.5 93.21 .5079

36 67.19 .3333 49 94.30 .5158

36.5 68.19 .3395 49.5 95.40 .5238

37 69.19 .3458 50 96.51 .5319

37.5 70.20 .3521 50.5 97.62 .5401

38 71.20 .3585 51 98.73 .5484

38.5 72.22 .3649 51.5 99.85 .5568

TABLE III.

Baumé’s degrees and corresponding per cent. of sugar at 60° F.

Baumé degrees Sugar per cent. Baumé degrees Sugar per cent. Baumé degrees Sugar per cent. Baumé degrees Sugar per cent.

1 1.72 11 19.88 21 38.29 31 57.31

2 3.50 12 21.71 22 40.17 32 59.27

3 5.30 13 23.54 23 42.03 33 61.23

4 7.09 14 25.34 24 43.92 34 63.18

5 8.90 15 27.25 25 45.79 35 65.19

6 10.71 16 29.06 26 47.70 36 67.19

7 12.52 17 30.89 27 49.60 37 69.19

8 14.38 18 32.75 28 51.50 38 71.22

9 16.20 19 34.60 29 53.42 39 73.28

10 18.04 20 36.40 30 55.36 40 75.35

TABLE IV.

Showing the specific gravities of mixtures of alcohol and water, containing from 0.1 to 30 per cent. by volume, of absolute alcohol, and corresponding per cent. by weight, for every 0.1 per cent. by volume, compared with water at 60° F.

The specific gravity of absolute alcohol according to U. S. standard being .7939, referred to water at its greatest density as unity, or .79461, referred to water at 60° F.

Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity

0.1 0.08 .99986 3.8 3.04 .99460

0.2 0.16 .99972 3.9 3.12 .99445

0.3 0.24 .99957 4.0 3.20 .99431

0.4 0.32 .99943 4.1 3.28 .99417

0.5 0.40 .99929 4.2 3.36 .99403

0.6 0.48 .99915 4.3 3.44 .99388

0.7 0.56 .99901 4.4 3.52 .99374

0.8 0.64 .99886 4.5 3.60 .99360

0.9 0.72 .99872 4.6 3.68 .99346

1.0 0.80 .99858 4.7 3.76 .99332

1.1 0.88 .99844 4.8 3.84 .99317

1.2 0.96 .99830 4.9 3.92 .99303

1.3 1.04 .99815 5.0 4.00 .99289

1.4 1.12 .99801 5.1 4.08 .99276

1.5 1.20 .99787 5.2 4.16 .99263

1.6 1.28 .99773 5.3 4.24 .99250

1.7 1.36 .99759 5.4 4.32 .99237

1.9 1.44 .99744 5.5 4.40 .99224

1.9 1.52 .99730 5.6 4.49 .99211

2.0 1.60 .99716 5.7 4.57 .99198

2.1 1.68 .99702 5.8 4.65 .99186

2.2 1.76 .99688 5.9 4.73 .99173

2.3 1.84 .99673 6.0 4.81 .99160

2.4 1.92 .99659 6.1 4.89 .99148

2.5 2.00 .99645 6.2 4.97 .99135

2.6 2.08 .99631 6.3 5.05 .99123

2.7 2.16 .99617 6.4 5.13 .99110

2.8 2.24 .99602 6.5 5.21 .99098

2.9 2.32 .99588 6.6 5.29 .99086

3.0 2.40 .99574 6.7 5.37 .99073

3.1 2.48 .99560 6.8 5.45 .99061

3.2 2.56 .99546 6.9 5.54 .99048

3.3 2.64 .99531 7.0 5.62 .99036

3.4 2.72 .99517 7.1 5.70 .99024

3.5 2.79 .99503 7.2 5.78 .99011

3.6 2.88 .99488 7.3 5.86 .98999

3.7 2.96 .99474 7.4 5.94 .98986

Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity

7.5 6.02 .98974 11.2 9.03 .98530

7.6 6.10 .98961 11.3 9.11 .98519

7.7 6.18 .98949 11.4 9.20 .98508

7.8 6.26 .98936 11.5 9.28 .98497

7.9 6.35 .98924 11.6 9.36 .98486

8.00 6.43 .98911 11.7 9.44 .98475

8.1 6.51 .98899 11.8 9.52 .98463

8.2 6.59 .98886 11.9 9.60 .98452

8.3 6.67 .98874 12.0 9.69 .98441

8.4 6.75 .98861 12.1 9.77 .98430

8.5 6.83 .98849 12.2 9.85 .98419

8.6 6.91 .98837 12.3 9.93 .98408

8.7 7.00 .98824 12.4 10.01 .98397

8.8 7.08 .98812 12.5 10.10 .98386

8.9 7.16 .98799 12.6 10.18 .98375

9.0 7.24 .98787 12.7 10.26 .98364

9.1 7.32 .98775 12.8 10.34 .98352

9.2 7.40 .98762 12.9 10.42 .98341

9.3 7.48 .98750 13.0 10.51 .98330

9.4 7.57 .98737 13.1 10.59 .98319

9.5 7.65 .98725 13.2 10.67 .98308

9.6 7.73 .98713 13.3 10.75 .98297

9.7 7.81 .98700 13.4 10.83 .98286

9.8 7.89 .98688 13.5 10.92 .98275

9.9 7.97 .98675 13.6 11.00 .98264

10.0 8.05 .98663 13.7 11.08 .98253

10.1 8.14 .98652 13.8 11.16 .98242

10.2 8.22 .98641 13.9 11.24 .98231

10.3 8.30 .98630 14.0 11.33 .98220

10.4 8.38 .98619 14.1 11.41 .98209

10.5 8.46 .98608 14.2 11.49 .98199

10.6 8.54 .98597 14.3 11.57 .98188

10.7 8.62 .98586 14.4 11.65 .98178

10.8 8.71 .98574 14.5 11.74 .98167

10.9 8.79 .98563 14.6 11.82 .98156

11.0 8.87 .98552 14.7 11.90 .98146

11.1 8.95 .98541 14.8 11.98 .98135

Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity

14.9 12.07 .98125 18.7 15.21 .97733

15.0 12.15 .98114 18.8 15.29 .97722

15.1 12.23 .98104 18.9 15.37 .97712

15.2 12.32 .98094 19.0 15.46 .97702

15.3 12.40 .98083 19.1 15.54 .97692

15.4 12.49 .98073 19.2 15.62 .97682

15.5 12.57 .98063 19.3 15.70 .97671

15.6 12.65 .98053 19.4 15.78 .97661

15.7 12.73 .98042 19.5 15.87 .97651

15.8 12.82 .98032 19.6 15.95 .97641

15.9 12.90 .98021 19.7 16.04 .97631

16.0 12.98 .98011 19.8 16.12 .97620

16.1 13.06 .98001 19.9 16.20 .97610

16.2 13.14 .97990 20.0 16.29 .97600

16.3 13.22 .97980 20.1 16.37 .97590

16.4 13.31 .97969 20.2 16.45 .97580

16.5 13.39 .97959 20.3 16.51 .97569

16.6 13.47 .97949 20.4 16.62 .97559

16.7 13.55 .97938 20.5 16.70 .97549

16.8 13.63 .97928 20.6 16.79 .97539

16.9 13.71 .97917 20.7 16.87 .97529

17.0 13.80 .97907 20.8 16.95 .97518

17.1 13.88 .97897 20.9 17.03 .97508

17.2 13.96 .97887 21.0 17.12 .97498

17.3 14.05 .97876 21.1 17.20 .97488

17.4 14.13 .97866 21.2 17.28 .97478

17.5 14.21 .97856 21.3 17.37 .97467

17.6 14.29 .97846 21.4 17.45 .97457

17.7 14.38 .97835 21.5 17.53 .97447

17.8 14.46 .97825 21.6 17.62 .97437

17.9 14.54 .97814 21.7 17.70 .97427

18.0 14.62 .97804 21.8 17.78 .97416

18.1 14.71 .97794 21.9 17.87 .97406

18.2 14.79 .97784 22.0 17.95 .97396

18.3 14.87 .97773 22.1 18.03 .97386

18.4 14.96 .97763 22.2 18.12 .97375

18.5 15.04 .97753 22.3 18.20 .97365

18.6 15.12 .97743 22.4 18.28 .97354

Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity Per cent. by volume Per cent. by weight Specific Gravity

22.5 18.37 .97344 26.3 21.55 .96950

22.6 18.45 .97334 26.4 21.64 .96939

22.7 18.53 .97323 26.5 21.72 .96928

22.8 18.62 .97313 26.6 21.81 .96017

22.9 18.70 .97302 26.7 21.89 .96906

23.0 18.78 .97292 26.8 21.98 .96896

23.1 18.87 .97282 26.9 22.06 .96885

23.2 18.95 .97272 27.0 22.15 .96874

23.3 19.04 .97261 27.1 22.23 .96863

23.4 19.12 .97251 27.2 22.32 .96853

23.5 19.20 .97241 27.3 22.40 .96842

23.6 19.29 .97231 27.4 22.48 .96832

23.7 19.37 .97221 27.5 22.57 .96821

23.9 19.54 .97200 27.7 22.74 .96799

24.0 19.62 .97190 27.8 22.82 .96789

24.1 19.71 .97180 27.9 22.91 .96778

24.2 19.79 .97170 28.0 22.99 .96767

24.3 19.87 .97159 28.1 23.07 .96756

24.4 19.96 .97149 28.2 23.16 .96745

24.5 20.04 .97139 28.3 23.24 .96733

24.6 20.13 .97129 28.4 23.33 .96722

24.7 20.21 .97118 28.5 23.41 .96711

24.8 20.29 .97108 28.6 23.50 .96700

24.9 20.38 .97097 28.7 23.58 .96689

25.0 20.46 .97087 28.8 23.67 .96677

25.1 20.55 .97076 28.9 23.75 .96666

25.2 20.63 .97066 29.0 23.84 .96655

25.3 20.71 .97055 29.1 23.93 .96644

25.4 20.80 .97045 29.2 24.01 .96632

25.5 20.88 .97034 29.3 24.10 .96621

25.6 20.97 .97023 29.4 24.18 .96609

25.7 21.05 .97013 29.5 24.27 .96598

25.8 21.13 .97002 29.6 24.35 .96587

25.9 21.22 .96992 29.7 24.44 .96575

26.0 21.30 .96981 29.8 24.52 .96564

26.1 21.39 .96970 29.9 24.61 .96552

26.2 21.47 .96960 30.0 24.69 .96541

The basis of the foregoing table is Table III of the U. S. Manual for Inspectors of spirits, giving the respective volumes of absolute alcohol and water in 100 volumes of spirits of different strengths, for every 0.5 per cent. by volume, and the specific gravities, referred to water at 60° F.

TABLE V.

Variety of Wine. Name of Contributor. Locality Vintage. Color of Wine. Alcohol vol. per ct. Acid as tartaric.

Mission, just ripe Dr. J. Strentze Martinez 1880 White 10.0 .5370

““ “ “ “ “ Red 8.5 .5400

“ fully “ “ “ “ White 12.8 .3490

““ “ “ “ “ Red 13.3 .3300

“ George West Stockton 1881 White 11.9 .6690

“ “ “ “ Red 12.6 .5590

“ Prof. G. Husman Napa ? “ White 13.0 .4297

“ I. De Turk Santa Rosa 1880 “ 11.9 .3900

“ “ “ 1881 “ 13.1 .4500

“ Chas. Lefranc San Jose “ Red 12.0 .4245

“ J. De Barth Shorb San Gabriel 1873 White 15.2 .7395

“ “ “ 1881 “ 12.4 .4897

“ I. De Turk Santa Rosa 1878 “ 12.0 .5347

Black Prince George West Stockton 1881 “ 14.9 .7020

““ “ “ “ Red 15.2 .6450

Malvoisie (Malvasia?) Chas. Krug St. Helena 1880 White 16.7 .4270

“ “ “ “ Red 14.5 .2460

“ R. Hasty Clayton “ “ 13.8 . . .

“ G. Husman Napa ? 1881 White 14.0 .4635

“ “ Napa ? “ Red 13.5 .5430

“ T. F. Eisen Fresno 1878 White 13.7 .6622

“ “ “ 1880 “ 17.2 .5197

Zinfandel Chas. Krug St. Helena “ “ 12.6 .6000

“ “ “ “ Red 12.9 .3900

“ Geo. West Stockton 1881 White 14.1 .4200

“ “ “ “ Red 14.3 .4370

“ Gundlach & Co. Sacramento . . . “ 11.9 .6750

“ I. De Turk Santa Rosa 1879 “ 13.4 .6495

“ “ “ 1881 “ 13.2 .6750

“ G. Husman Napa ? “ “ 13.2 .4777

“ I. De Turk Santa Rosa 1880 “ 12.7 .6900

Variety of Wine. Name of Contributor. Locality Vintage. Color of Wine. Alcohol vol. per ct. Acid as tartaric.

Zinfandel B. Dreyfus & Co. Red 12.4 .7170

Charbono General Naglee San Jose 1880 White 8.1 .4750

“ “ “ “ Red 6.5 .4420

“ J. T. Doyle Santa Clara Co. ? “ 12.5 .4320

Mataro Chas. Lefranc San Jose 1880 White 14.1 .4245

“ “ “ “ Red 12.4 .5250

Grenache “ “ 1876 “ 11.6 .7920

“ “ “ 1881 “ 12.5 .3450

California Burgundy “ “ “ 10.8 .7500

Lenoir H. W. Crabb Oakville 1881 “ 11.1 .8070

“ “ “ “ “ 11.9 .5145

Chasselas J. Gundlach Sonoma “ White 13.5 .6337

“ “ “ “ with skins 11.7 .6495

“ Dresel & Co. “ White 13.5 .3375

Rose Chasselas G. Husman Napa ? 1881 “ 12.0 .3720

Golden Chasselas Chas. Krug St. Helena “ with skins 12.4 .5925

Riesling Dresel & Co. Sonoma White 12.5 .6180

“ B. Dreyfus & Co. “ 12.9 .6750

“ J. De Barth Shorb San Gabriel 1880 “ 13.6 .8325

“ Kramp & Bro. Diamond Springs “ “ 12.6 .7522

Blanc Elba (Elbling?) J.De Barth Shorb San Gabriel 1881 “ 13.1 .6825

Feher Szagos G. Eisen Fresno “ “ 10.6 .5625

“ “ “ “ with skins 10.2 .5250

Prolific Geo. West Stockton “ White 14.5 .6750

“ “ “ “ with skins 15.6 .5347

Sauvignon Vert Chas. Lefranc San Jose 1875 White 13.3 .6187

Burger Chas. Krug St. Helena 1880 “ 9.0 .5620

“ “ “ “ with skins 9.2 .5250

“ R. Hasty Clayton “ White 11.5 . . .

Elvira H. W. Crabb Oakville 1881 “ 11.9 .5145

“ Kramp & Bro. Diamond Springs 1880 “ 14.1 .5475

Variety of Wine. Name of Contributor. Locality Vintage. Color of Wine. Alcohol vol. per ct. Acid as tartaric.

Malaga T. F. Eisen Fresno 1877 White 14.6 .6525

“ “ “ 1881 “ 17.9 .2175

Madeira B. Dreyfus & Co. “ “ 18.2 . . .

Muscat I. De Turk Santa Rosa “ “ 11.5 .5775

“ T. F. Eisen Fresno 1876 “ 16.7 .5325

“ “ “ 1881 “ 17.2 .2250

Port, Zinfandel “ “ “ Red 18.4 .3450

““ “ “ 1878 “ 21.0 .4957

Port J. De Parth Shorb San Gabriel 1875 “ 22.1 .3525

“ “ “ 1881 “ 22.9 .2048

Port, Tienturier T. F. Eisen Fresno “ “ 18.8 .3975

Angelica J. De Barth Shorb San Gabriel 1875 White 18.3 .3825

“ “ “ 1881 “ 21.8 .1448

Sherry (Feher Szagos) T. F. Eisen Fresno 1877 “ 18.8 .3600

“““ dry “ “ 1878 “ 16.1 .5550

Where the name of the locality is followed by (?), it was omitted from the report.

Averages.—In thirteen Mission wines: Alcohol—maximum, 15.2; minimum, 8.5; average, 12.2. Acid—maximum, .7395; minimum, .3300; average, .4955.

In seven Malvoisie wines: Alcohol—maximum, 17.2; minimum, 13.5; average, 14.77. Acid in six—maximum, .6622; minimum, .2460; average, .4769.

In ten Zinfandel wines: Alcohol—maximum, 14.3; minimum, 11.9; average, 13.07. Acid—maximum, .7170; minimum, .3900; average, .5731.

In four Riesling wines: Alcohol—maximum, 13.6; minimum, 12.5; average, 12.6. Acid—maximum, .8325; minimum, .6180; average, .7194.

In four Port wines, including two Zinfandel: Alcohol—maximum, 22.9; minimum, 18.4; average, 21.1. Acid—maximum, .4057; minimum, .2048; average, .3270.

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