The Petit Sirah Brix were down to 12.5 this morning and we fortified it with 1.78G of 95% Everclear and 1.75 liters of 75% Everclear. That's enough to safely take it up to 18% and be able to press as hard as we want. We poured the must over the Ever Clear and mixed it well and then poured it back into the barrel and stirred well. The spirits definitely thinned it down and you can taste the higher alcohol. We will let it sit a day and press it on Saturday. That will give it 13 days on the skins.
The must temp dropped to 58 degrees because the Everclear was very cold from sitting in the garage. We've added some hot jugs of water to try and raise the temp as we still want to get another 2-3 brix reduction (our goal is 9 brix residual). We will monitor it and decide if we need to change the pressing date.
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