Grape Mash Update Tuesday......

Ok.  Right now my house smells like a winery, which is good.  Fermentation was very active.  Outdoor temperatures have been in the 60's in the day and high 40's in the evening.

 The temperature of the must was 84 deg. today.  Fermentation generating more heat.

The alcohol reading was 4% today which means that we are more than halfway through the fermentation process.  Right now we are planning on pressing these grapes on Sunday.  The fermentation should be done long before Sunday at this rate.  We will continue to punch down the skins through Sunday in order to enhance the contact with the skins so that we develop good color in this red wine.