Ooops ! I meant "crush" and not "press".

I used the grapes from 4 boxes and then had a good foot stomping yesterday
and now have 5 gals+ (imp) in two fermentation bins fermenting away like
mad on the results. Quite cathartic really



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Trevor A Panther
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"Brian Lundeen" > wrote in message
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>> An update.
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>> Got 90 kg of Sangiovese today. They were in excellent condition and think
>> they were only picked last Friday in Puglia in Southern Italy.
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>> I have just finished destemming the lot by hand -- 4 1/2 hours of messy
>> work. I have bagged 6 boxes worth and they are now in my 16 cu ft chest
>> deep freeze. The other 4 boxes worth are in 2 buckets tightly sealed (and
>> mildly sulphited) till I have recovered enough to press then tomorrow.
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> Why are you planning to press the grapes before fermentation?
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> Brian
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