Syrah fermentation notes
I finally put together a table to keep the ferment notes in. Here it is for the syrah:
| Day# | Date | Day | Time | Punch | Temp | Brix | Comments |
| 0 | 10/18 | Tue | - | - | - | - | Crush day |
| 1 | 10/19 | Wed | - | - | - | - | Cold soak; dry ice |
| 2 | 10/20 | Thu | - | - | - | - | Cold soak |
| 3 | 10/21 | Fri | - | - | - | Warming up | |
| 4 | 10/22 | Sat | - | NJ | 55 | - | Warming up; mild cap already; wild ferment started. |
| 5 | 10/23 | Sun | 8AM | - | - | - | |
| 12PM | nj | 59 | - | Added yeast – see notes; moderate cap | |||
| 5PM | - | - | - | ||||
| 9PM | nj | 62 | - | ||||
| 6 | 10/24 | Mon | 8AM | nj | 64 | - | |
| 12PM | x | 64 | - | ||||
| 5PM | x | 66 | - | ||||
| 9PM | nj | 67 | 23 | Smells good. | |||
| 7 | 10/25 | Tue | 8AM | - | - | - | |
| 12PM | x | 72 | - | ||||
| 5PM | x | 74 | - | ||||
| 9PM | nj | 77 | 16 | slight H2S; gone with punchdown | |||
| 8 | 10/26 | Wed | 8AM | NJ | 78 | 11.5 |
Definite H2S again. Vigorous punch down helped a lot, but did not eliminate. Decided to add a round of nutrients, in case that is what is causing the H2S. Added 50 g Fermaid K (0.5 g/gallon standard addition). This is going so fast that we will not be ready to press it off sweet. It will probably go dry before we can press. We still need a barrel plan! |
| 12PM | 78 | - | |||||
| 5PM | 80 | - | |||||
| 9PM | NJ | 82 | 6.5 | ||||
| 9 | 10/27 | Thu | 8AM | NJ | 81 | 3.5 | Pressed in the AM; finished by noon; 3.5 hours |
| 12PM | - | - | - | ||||
| 5PM | - | - | - | ||||
| 9PM | - | - | - | ||||
| 10 | 10/28 | Fri | 8AM | - | - | - | Still fermenting |
| 12PM | - | - | - | ||||
| 5PM | - | - | - | ||||
| 9PM | - | - | 0.6 | Measured sugar in 30 gallon free run container by Clinitest. All containers still fermenting. | |||
| 11 | 10/29 | Sat | 8AM | - | |||
| 12PM | Racked off the gross lees into barrels |