Readme.txt
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WineCalc
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Version 2.40


The Home Winemaking Page 
http://www.geocities.com/mipeman

Michiel Pesgens
mipeman@yahoo.com



Description
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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 the SG or alcohol content that is abtained by adding a
particular amount of sugar to the must.
· Calculate acidity adjustments.
· Calculate the proportions, in which to blend two wines.
· Convert various measurements between the Metric, US and Imperial systems.

Operating systems
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Windows 95	- Tested, OK
Windows 98	- Tested, OK
Windows NT	- Tested, OK
Windows 2000	- Not tested, but should work OK
Windows ME	- Not tested, but should work OK
Windows XP	- Tested, OK


What is it for?
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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
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1.00
· First release
1.01
· Small bug fixed
1.10
· Some small bugs have 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
2.30
· Addition of alcohol/SG calculations
· Addition of calculator
2.40
· Colours made better Windows XP compatible
· Enabled SG values to be entered below 1.000

Installation
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New Installation
· Unzip the "Winec240.zip" file to a temporary folder (e.g. c:\temp
or c:\windows\temp) using a decompression utility (e.g.Winzip).
· Run the setup program "Winec240.exe". Follow the instructions and the
program will be installed automatically.
· You can now delete the .exe and .zip file from the temporary folder.
To start the program: Start menu -> Programs -> WineCalc -> WineCalc

Upgrading WineCalc
· Uninstall the current version of the program by means of: Start menu -> Programs -> WineCalc -> Uninstall
· Follow the directions for a 'New Installation' above  



Distribution
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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
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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.