BALLING
The name of a density scale for measuring sugar content in water solutions. Since grape juice is primarily sugar and water, the balling scale was used for a quick and easy "sugar analysis" of juice.
Brix, Balling, Plato
The Balling scale was developed by German chemist Karl Balling. It refers to the concentration of a sucrose solution, as the weight percentage sucrose at 17.5°C.
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The sugar concentration in grapes, must and wine, used to indicate the level of grape ripeness and expressed in degrees. Generally, the degree of grape sugar at the time of harvest is between 21 and 25 balling.
Balling
A scale for denoting the density of liquid in terms of specific gravity. Balling and Brix are identical scales used to estimate sugar content of the must.
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Balling: One of several hydrometer or saccharometer scales denoting the density of liquid (must, juice or new wine) in terms of specific gravity. Both the Balling and Brix scales are identical and are usually used to finely estimate sugar content.
Very useful to measure the amount of sugar (in Balling or degrees Brix) in a juice or wine. Because density depends on temperature, a thermometer reading of the solution being tested is critical for accurate results.
 See also: Rough, Sweet, Temperature, Fruit, Wine
  
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