On Oct 17, 7:12 pm, "David" > wrote:
> 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

Could be either - take a sample in a bigger container and let it settle
for 1-2 hrs, then measure the sg.

Pp