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J Dixon
 
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Default Niagara stats was what's fermenting?

Ken, Fallbrights Niagara was at 8.5 brix this year! Definitely not a great
year for the Niagara there. I think it was 17 Brix last year at the same
time. Untimely rain and unusually cold conditions in the New York
Fingerlakes region this year.

"Tom" > wrote in message
...
> I'll have to check when I get home, but it'll be a far cry from Portland,
> OR. Harvest condition were fabulous for the last two weeks. My Pinot

came
> in huge as did the Gewurtz.
>
> Only problem is the Reisling isn't ready and we had HUGE storms in the

last
> 72 hours, rained buckets for hours. Thats gonna set the Brix back a bit.
> Hopefully we'll get a shot of that Indian Summer soon. But right now its
> cool and cloudy.
>
> I'll see if I can't get those numbers up tonight.
>
> Tom
> "Ken Anderson" > wrote in message
> . net...
> > Tom, did you get the numbers on your Niagara? I'm wondering what I can

eek
> > out this year in NE Ohio.
> > Ken A.
> >
> > "Tom" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Well Dar, lets take a peek.
> > >
> > > 5 gallons of Pinot from 02 harvest that needs to be bottled
> > > 5 gallons of Peach
> > > 5 gallons of Strawberry
> > > 11 gallons of Pinot from 03 harvest
> > > 9 gallons of Gewurtz from 03 harvest
> > > 5 gallons Brew Kings Verdichicci (sic) kit
> > > 3 gallons Niagra
> > > 2 gallons mystery blue seedless grape from a friend.
> > >
> > > I'm going to need some more bottles.....sigh.... What a wonderful

> hobby!
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > "Dar V" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I was just wondering what wine(s) everyone was working on right now?
> > > >
> > > > I just finished transferring my rhubarb to the secondary. I bottled

a
> > > > strawberry-banana a week ago. And I'm thinking about my plum wine

> > recipe,
> > > > which I'll start about November 1 or so.
> > > >
> > > > Happy fermenting!
> > > > Darlene
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

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