Chardonnay adjustment? What would you do?

[NorCal]

900 lbs fresh grapes, 24.0 brix, 14.4 abv, 3.14 pH, 49 gallons allows pre-settling.

Brix a little high, pH a little low for my liking. Thinking of adjusting; 3 gallons of water should yield 22.5 brix, 13.3 abv, pH should be 3.36' depending on buffering. Thoughts?

 

[ibglowin]

Sounds like a plan. Are you checking TA? Go slow and take readings.

 

[Treeman]

Yes, TA will give you some insights to amount of buffer capacity. Are you planning on doing MLF? Could also go with a malic eating yeast depending upon TA numbers.

 

[NorCal]

Have not taken a TA reading, plan on doing mlf

 

[NorCal]

After it settled overnight, the brix reading dropped. Ended adding 1 gallon, with starting brix of 22.5, 3.2pH.