ph meter $400.00 calibrated and compared with our labs $6000.00 unit it read the same against my 2012 wine 3.26.
Ta not read day 1. day 5 read 5 not confident. last year must day 1 ph 4.00 ta 3.5. I will read ph and ta after fermentation.
day 7 ph 3.61 added 75 g tartaric(total now 1163). added...
crushed 55 36 lbs cases of california pia label geapes 27 zin, 20 cab 8 alicante.
ph at crush 3.99. added 50 grams so2 in 500ml sln and 40 grams in 500ml sln at crush. cab was very moldy. KEPT Aadding tartaric in juice sln since day 1. sg at crush 1.100. day 7 1.084. Today it seems like a lot...
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There was a lot of mold in all 20 cases of cab sav. I added them anyways since I could not exchange. I had the last grapes that the supplier had. The must now has been cold soaking for 5 days(Sat crush it Thrus now). Temp today is 53 f. I was told by the Pia...
4 th wine season . this year a ss fermerator 5 ft long x 3 ft wide 34 in h
looks like a u shaped through--1000 litre plus. I live in Sudbury ontario.
I purchase 55 csases of california grapes PIA label 1980 lbs. 27 cases of zin. 20 cases of cab sav and 8 cases of alicante. cab was very moldy...
purchased Pia grapes 20 cases(36lb) all had lots of mold! 27 cases of zin were good so were the 8 cases of Alicante.
What do you think of elkhorn fruit compamy--caternia label?