Hi Droopy. From a "newbie" perspective what I read as a 6 was actually
the amount of the test liquid required to turn the juice sample black.
I used a TA kit and started with the specified 10cc and had 4 left when
the color change stabilized in the juice sample.
You might get a chuckle in the number of times we did the test to get a
number that occured more than once. Soooo, we called it a six.
I am amazed at the strong reaction in the fermentor.
It is trying to climb out of the bucket !!
The solids from the juice are forming a cap somewhat like the
consistency of a loose ricotta cheese and actually pushing up a dome in
the towel I have draped over the bucket.
I stir it down each morning and wipe down the inside of the exposed
bucket with a clean damp cloth. I am concerned that the sludge residue
might get funky if left exposed to the air with no liquid surrounding
it.
I am going to test the SG tonight as woodwerks suggested in his recent
email.
I am leery though of putting this animal in a glass closed jar until it
calms down a good bit.
Thanks to all of you from a "newbie".