Hi everyone,

Another question. Immediately following crushing of the grapes, I took
a hydrometer reading which (adjusted for temperature) indicated an S.G.
1.092, or about 23 Brix. My impression is that the must wasn't
well-stirred at that point, and it's possible it was inaccurate.

After 3 days in cold-soak, and after carefully stirring the must, a
second reading now shows around S.G. 1.098, or about 24.5 Brix (MUCH
more desirable, but...)

My question is, to what extent might disintegrated pomace in the sample
be artificially boosting the S.G. reading? I'm thinking that might have
something to do with the .06 jump in the reading, but could it also
have to do with the sample having been better mixed this time?

Thoughts?

Thanks so much!

David