Sunnyside
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Hi all, I'm long time first time. Been lurking a long time around here but this is my first time posting. I have been making wine for a long time and never encountered a situation like I have this year, maybe somebody can help. I purchased grapes like i do every year, crushed them and put the crushed grapes into the barrel for primary fermentation. Everything was normal for the first 4-5 days, as the juice separates and the grape solids move to the top. Every morning and evening I am sure to mix and turnover the grapes risen at the top so they stink up. However on the last day before I left for work I gave the grapes that rose to the top another mix and planned on pressing when I got back that evening.
However when I got home that night I noticed a funny thing, the juice and grape solids we still mixed together just like the must would be after crushing the grapes. The juice did not separate since the morning and the grapes solids were not rising to the top like usual. Left it like that for another day and still the same so I decided to salvage some of the little clear juice that had managed to separate and pressed the rest of the grapes. The grapes I pressed were very liquid and what came out of the press was a very funny color juice, like some kind of purple juice. I transferred everything to carboys and I'm just hoping everything will clarify. Funny thing is the dryness of the wine is good and the taste is ok for now. Has anybody ever encountered this before??
However when I got home that night I noticed a funny thing, the juice and grape solids we still mixed together just like the must would be after crushing the grapes. The juice did not separate since the morning and the grapes solids were not rising to the top like usual. Left it like that for another day and still the same so I decided to salvage some of the little clear juice that had managed to separate and pressed the rest of the grapes. The grapes I pressed were very liquid and what came out of the press was a very funny color juice, like some kind of purple juice. I transferred everything to carboys and I'm just hoping everything will clarify. Funny thing is the dryness of the wine is good and the taste is ok for now. Has anybody ever encountered this before??