Ferment Log
Started up our fermenting log.
Added estimated dates for planning. Will replace with actual events as we go. Must be in barrel by 21st, as I am out of town for three days starting on the 21st!
Day# | Date | Day | Time | Punch | Temp | Brix | Comments |
0 | 10/5 | Fri | 12 | nj&es | 58 | - | Crush day – finished up about noon. Added dry ice and ice jugs |
1 | 10/6 | Sat | 11AM | nj | 53 | - | Cold soak; mixed juice; replaced ice jugs; added dry ice pellets to must. |
2 | 10/7 | Sun | 9AM | nj&es | 49 | - | Cold soak; replaced ice jugs |
3 | 10/8 | Mon | 12PM | nj&es | 51 | - | Cold soak; mixed juice, replaced ice jugs; added tray of dry ice pellets. |
4 | 10/9 | Tue | 8AM | nj | 45 | - | Take sample to Vinquiry; start warm up; no more ice; added dry ice pellets to tray sitting on top of must. |
5 | 10/10 | Wed | 8AM | nj | 50 | - | No signs of ferment. Add last of dry ice pellets to tray. Mixed juice. Took window covers off to let in sunlight. |
6 | 10/11 | Thu | 8AM | - | - | - | - |
12PM | all | 60 | 26 | Added yeast slurry. Punched down. Covered with sheet. | |||
5PM | est | 60 | - | - | |||
9PM | nj | 60 | - | No sign of cap. All smells good. Mixed well | |||
7 | 10/12 | Fri | 8AM | est | 60 | - | |
12PM | est | 60 | - | ||||
1PM | nj,es | 61 | 26.5 | Added 53 g FermaidK; mixed well | |||
5PM | est | 62 | - | ||||
10PM | nj | - | 25.5 | Solid cap; smells great | |||
8 | 10/13 | Sat | 8AM | est | 64 | - | |
12PM | est | 66 | - | ||||
1PM | nj | - | 23.5 | very slight h2s maybe but not sure; blew off with punchdown | |||
5PM | est | 70 | - | ||||
9PM | nj | 70 | 22 | good cap; smell same as earlier; I think no h2s | |||
9 | 10/14 | Sun | 8AM | es | 70 | 20 | solid cap 13-14″; smells good; slight whiff of H2S |
9AM | es,nj | - | - | Delestage operation; closed windows, allowed sun in side window | |||
4PM | nj | 76 | 19 | Same nose; everything good; warming up fast; left windows open for night | |||
9PM | nj | 78 | 16.5 | Added 53 g FermaidK;Nose good; left windows open. | |||
10 | 10/15 | Mon | 8AM | est | 76 | - | |
11AM | nj | 77 | 13 | smells great | |||
12PM | est | 78 | - | ||||
5PM | est | 78 | - | ||||
10PM | nj | 82 | 11 | nose good; all good | |||
11 | 10/16 | Tue | 8AM | nj,es | 78 | 9 | Cap temp 86F; juice 78F; Delestage operation; a lot more juice this time |
12PM | est | 80 | - | ||||
5PM | est | 82 | - | ||||
9PM | nj | 82 | 6 | Good cap; good nose | |||
12 | 10/17 | Wed | 8AM | nj | 78 | 5 | Cap 85F; solid cap; nose good; 55F in room |
12PM | - | - | - | Pressed sweet @ 5 brix; moved to cellar | |||
13 | 10/18 | Thu | 12PM | - | 68 | 3.5 | Free run very slow bubbles, 68F, 3.5 brix; Press run bubbling faster, 69F; 1 brix |
14 | 10/19 | Fri | 8AM | - | - | - | Racked free run off of gross lees into barrel.Combined all of press run into one tub.~3 on free run~1 on press run |
15 | 10/20 | Sat | 2PM | - | - | +1-1 | Free run in barrelPress run in white tub |
16 | 10/21 | Sun | - | - | - | - | No visit; went to Carmel |
17 | 10/22 | Mon | - | - | - | - | No visit; went to Carmel |
18 | 10/23 | Tue | - | - | - | - | No visit; went to Carmel |
19 | 10/24 | Wed | 8AM | - | - | 0.5 | Racked press run off gross lees into glass (6 gallon + 3/4 gallon + 3/4 gallon)0.5 in barrel; -2 in glass |
21 | 10/26 | Fri | 8AM | - | - | 0.5 | 0.5 in barrel; -2 in glassI put a lit bulb under barrel and partially covered with blanket. Need to finish this ferment. Airlock still bubbling, a little slower than 1/second. |
22 | 10/27 | Sat | - | - | - | - | |
23 | 10/28 | Sun | 3PM | es;nj | 68 | 0.0 | |
24 | 10/29 | Mon | - | - | - | - | |
25 | 10/30 | Tue | - | - | - | - | |
26 | 10/31 | Wed | 1PM | nj | 72 | -0.5 | Still bubbling in barrel, but slow. At 0.5 brix/3days, it will take 9 more days to finish! |
27 | 11/1 | Thu | |||||
28 | 11/2 | Fri | |||||
29 | 11/3 | Sat | -0.8 | ||||
30 | 11/4 | Sun | |||||
31 | 11/5 | Mon | |||||
32 | 11/6 | Tue | |||||
33 | 11/7 | Wed | -1 | -1 via hydrometer; 1% via Clinitest; Pretty close to a stuck ferment | |||
34 | 11/8 | Thu | |||||
35 | 11/9 | Fri | |||||
36 | 11/10 | Sat | |||||
37 | 11/11 | Sun | |||||
38 | 11/12 | Mon | Sample to Vinquiry for a sugar test. Results glucose + sucrose = 477 mg/ml, or ~0.5% | ||||
39 | 11/13 | Tue | |||||
40 | 11/14 | Wed | 0.5% | Clinitest | |||
41 | 11/15 | Thu | |||||
42 | 11/16 | Fri | |||||
43 | 11/17 | Sat | Leave for Cancun |
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