Saturday, October 1, 2011

2011 Muscat, day 8

6:00
  • Room 72, must 68.5, Brix 4.
  • Iced, but this will probably be the last change in the 100 liter poly tank - fermentation is quiet enough and throwing off little enough CO2 that we should move the must to carboys with much less airspace. 
12:00
  • Moved the must from the 1-- liter tank to carboys and jugs: 5+5+5+1+1.  Made the transfer with less air-mixing than last year.  Next year, if we put the 100 liter tank on the workbench before filling it, I'll have the method nailed.
  • Same off custard color as the last two years
  • Fermentation very active, even at this low sugar level.

21:00
  • Room 71, must 70, Brix 3.3.
  • Must temp is approximate - need to switch to a different thermometer that will let me take temp more easily in carboys.
  • Close to zero head-space in the carboys and jugs - just enough to keep the foam out of the bubblers - and even then I've had to clean them out a few times already.

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