Usage: 14g per gallon
Directions: Dissolve in a cup of hot water and add to a must (stir well)
Cream of tartar powder is a consequence of the wine business.
A crystalline acid grows on the inside of wine barrels.
The barrels are scraped and the sediment is purified and ground to form the cream of tartar.
Cream of tartar is the popular name for potassium hydrogen tartrate, an acid salt that has some uses in wine making.
It is also the white crystals that can appear at the bottom of a bottle of wine as it ages.
It has a slight acid taste and is used in some ginger beer recipes.
Uses of cream of tartar powder
Cream of tartar is used when making play dough
Cream of tartar Powder prevents sugar from crystallising,
Cream of tartar helps stabilise whipped egg whites in a meringue
Cream of tartar is a leavening agent for baked goods ( adds loft)
Cream of tartar is wonderful for making fluffier whipped cream
Cream of tartar is used to retain colour in boiled or steamed vegetables
Cream of tartar is used a a replacement for buttermilk in a recipe