INGREDIENTS:

800g water
12g (1.5%) tartaric acid
12g (1.5%) lactic acid
24g (3%) malic acid
24g (3%) sugar

PROCEDURE:

Weigh and combine all ingredients, stirring to incorporate. Label, date, and reserve. Will keep refrigerated for 14 days.

Like it’s more neutral sibling, CLM 6%, Wine Acid is an alternative acid that plays particularly well with rum, and can be manipulated just as easily into an aromatized variant (we recommend trying a batch of Wine Acid with a couple of bags of good green tea steeped into it).

WINE ACID FROTHING VARIANT

800g water
12g (1.5%) tartaric acid
12g (1.5%) lactic acid
24g (3%) malic acid
24g (3%) sugar
2g (.25%) Versawhip

PROCEDURE:

Weigh and combine all ingredients, stirring to incorporate. Color will change to a pale yellow due to the presence of Versawhip, this is normal. Label, date, and reserve. Will keep refrigerated for 14 days.