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Thanks for your reply. This gives me a rough idea of how many pails and space I'll need to transport.

Hi... it's my first time picking up fresh grapes. I trying to figure out how many pails I'll need to to transport the must home. Is there an approximate lugs per pail equation? Thanks, Dave

Hi. Has anyone seen their carboy turn hazy/cloudy like this before and found a fix? I've soaked it with PBW, a pink chlorinated cleaner, vinegar, and also bleach with no improvement. I'm wondering if CLR is the next step or if StarSan as an acid would be helpful. Our town water is from a well...

So we racked it and the lees was actually bright pink. The bottle is green. When you mix those two colours together, you get gray. Who knew. Normally these demis are in a basket and no one notices the colour at the bottom. I don't have any baskets and being a newbie... I'm paranoid about everything!

Hi all. Has anyone seen anything like this before? It's a Merlot from grapes that were fermented in a primary to .996. Then it was pressed and then the next day racked into this demi. My Syrah in the other bottle has the normal pinkish colour I would expect. I'm wondering what I should do about...