It was wet and stormy today so we decided the press and rack the Rondo must. Fermentation stopped a while ago. The hydropress worked very well this time leaving behind relatively dry dregs. We got about 12.5 litres of juice which we transferred to two demijohns, two litre bottles and one 750 ml bottle. To finish and clarify. There was a good deal of particulate matter in the juice.
It concerns me that we had a Brix reading of 8 (1.035 SG) which would translate to only 4% potential alcohol. It certainly smelled and tasted like it had more alcohol. But I tested with the refractometer as well as the hydrometer with similar results.
The white Solaris has clarified beautifully and should be bottled soon. It's a lovely golden colour.
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