5:30 AM:
Caps are still at their highest. I have the exhaust fan off for the first time this week, and in the relative silence the fermentation vats are gurgling and snap crackle popping away like fools. Cal Blend 77 F and +5 Brix (estimate 6 - see my posting on calibration). Primitivo 74 F and 6 B (which might adjust to 8 or 9). Tasted some of the grapes and there's a definite change now - no longer sweet fruit.
5:30 PM:
Holding temps and caps. Am going to ignore Brix until morning and calibrate the hydrometers then. Neither wine a a true 5 B yet.
9:30 PM
One last punch down for the day.
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