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I'm thinking that maybe Petite Pearl has to much color in juice or I should have waited a day and repacked juice before freezing.

Making first rose from Marquette and Petite Pearl grapes. I crushed, destined, pulled off juice within half hour after crush. Put juice in buckets and froze. Started fermentation and noticed juice is very dark. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks

An update, confirmed mlf completion, bought new chemicals, put new batteries in sc300, ran test on 3 separate carboys, Results are ph 4.05 TA 5.4. Wine tastes really good. Thinking of adding 1/2 gram tartaric acid per liter and retest in 30 days. Also I pulled off some juice from...

Thanks to everyone for your advice. I will confirm mlf completion in 3 weeks. After which I will add tartaric acid in small amounts. Then retest and add small amounts if needed. I will taste each time. This is first time I had such a large jump in ph. I did let fruit hang an...

Another comment, this year I used 71b and past years pasture red. Also I took off 8 gallons of juice after crushing.

Thanks, I will wait until mlf is complete, retest and post results. I agree this jump is odd. In the past 5 years nothing like this has occurred.

55 gallons. Thanks to everyone for your help

Checked meter , seems ok. Wine actually taste good which isn't normal.

Just finished fermentation on cold hardy grapes. Marquette, petite pearl and verona. Prior to fermentation brix 23, ph 3.6 ta 8.5. Used 71b yeast and added mlf 2 days later. After fermentation sg .996 ph 4.05 and ta 5.25. I used new solutions for testing. In past years post fermentation...

Sad but very true.

I originally bought a Buon Vino electric version, it is sitting on a shelf collecting dust. I only use the A. I. O. Pump.

I really like petite pearl. However I also blend in verona. I get many surprised reactions from drinkers who try this blend.

I have my petite pearl insect netted, plan on harvest for Monday. Although netted some insects still get in.

I think I asked the same girl to go out.

Picked my marquette here in Southern Wisconsin on 9-4 brix 25.5 ph 3.47 t.a. 1.05.

Today, 71

Nice job

I just finished harvesting my frontenac blanc, which froze bad. Primary were 27 brix and secondaries were 20 brix. After pressing juice was 22 brix. Probably should have done 2 pickings. I am glad yours are very close. Hopefully my marquette are like yours.

16.5 and 21.5 inches.

You are correct, it's a long drive.