Volume 74 Item 05: Sir William Macarthur memoranda regarding vintage, 1848: No. 07

March

2nd March

Riesling from New Vineyard nearly aliguite ripe about 90 gals Sp. grav. 1094º (with subsequent additions about 1116º

March 3rd commenced working (in pipe with head out) during night - at 8 p.m. added 40lbs fine pieces making gravity equal to about 1108º

March 4th working briskly at moderate temp.

March 5th same going on quite well temp 84º

March 6th 8 a.m. fermenting moderately added 18 lbs fine pieces total 58lbs

March 7th working moderately

March 8th Do but subsiding - Sp grav 1025º - at 5 P.M. racked off into Hogshead & 1 greater cask

March 11th Ans effervesced at bung briskly eversince Sp grav 1011º

March 20th Nearly quite still. Sp grad both casks 994:70

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