2025 Pinotage
updated 10/25/2025
October 2025
Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir.
Ingredients
| Fruit | 8 lugs Pinotage |
| Maceration Enzyme | xx ml Colo Pro |
| Nutrient | xx g FermAid-O xx tsp Fermax + DAP, divided |
| Yeast | 2x 5g packets RC-212
5 tsp Renaissance Bravo |
| Starter | 15 g Go-Ferm Sterol Flash |
| K-meta | as required |
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Notes
| Yield | ?? bottles |
| Alcohol | ??.?% ABV |
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