Readme.txt ---------- WineCalc -------- Version 2.20 The Home Winemaking Page http://www.geocities.com/mipeman Michiel Pesgens mipeman@yahoo.com Description ----------- WineCalc is a helper application of The Home Winemaking Page. It can be used to: � Calculate the amount of sugar that needs to be added to archieve a particular target SG or alcohol content in the finished wine. � Calculate acidity adjustments. � Calculate the proportions, in which to blend two wines. � Convert various measurements between the Metric, US and Imperial systems. Operating systems ----------------- Windows 95 - Tested, OK Windows 98 - Tested, OK Windows ME - Not tested, but should work OK Windows NT - Tested, OK What is it for? --------------- Before starting a fermentation, it is common to set yourself a target for the finished wine, a specific alcohol content, or a specific gravity (SG) to start from. These parameters can be typed into WineCalc. WineCalc's calculations are based on the "Sugar and Alcohol", "Acids" and "Conversion Tables" chapters of the Home Winemaking Book / Page. It uses several linear data-fits on the hydrometer table's data to perform the sugar calculations, together with a compensation for volume increase due to sugar addition, and the Pearson square for the blending calculations. It should make these calculations easier, since you don't need to perform them all by hand, and have them all in one program. Of course you should still understand what the principles of the calculations are. Changes ------- 1.00 � First release 1.01 � Small bug fixed 1.10 � Some small bugs heve been fixed � Support for US and imperial system has been added � Higher accuracy calculations � Smaller file sizes � New GUI 1.20 � Higher accuracy conversions 1.21 � Automatic installation/setup added 2.00 � New GUI � Complete review of all source code � Addition of Blending and Conversion sections 2.10 � Addition of sugar-addition volume compensation 2.11 � Small bug fixed in temp calculations 2.20 � Changed program's name from Wine Calculator to WineCalc. � Addition of acidity calculations � Addition of options save and load Installation ------------ New Installation � Unzip the "Winec220.zip" file to a temporary directory (e.g. c:\temp or c:\windows\temp) using a decompression utility (e.g.Winzip). � Run the setup program "Winec220.exe". Follow the instructions and the program will be installed automatically. � You can now delete the .exe and .zip file. To start the program: Start-Programs-WineCalc-WineCalc. Upgrading WineCalc � Uninstall the current version of the program by means of: Start-Programs-WineCalc-Uninstall � Follow the directions for a 'New Installation' above Distribution ------------ WineCalc is NOT freely distributable. This implies: This version is not to be sold. This version is not to be bundled with a commercially sold package. This version is not to be distributed other than from the url mentioned below. But: WineCalc IS free downloadable for personal (non-commercial) use from The Home Winemaking Page at: http://www.geocities.com/mipeman/ DISCLAIMER ---------- WineCalc is provided "AS IS," and you, its user, assume the entire risk when you use it. The author offers no warranty of its fitness for any purpose whatsoever, and accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred by its use. WineCalc is not a supported product. The author accepts no commitment or liability to address any problems that may be encountered in using it. However, WineCalc is in development, so I am always interested to hear about bugs, other problems or suggestions.
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