Here are the juice analyses results (Brix or sugar, pH and TA or acid) for berry samples collected Friday, August 28. Cultivar °Brix pH TA Chambourcin bc 20.8 3.16 1.013 Chambourcin gdc 20.8 3.22 1.061 Sunbelt 15.1 3.15 1.058 Vignoles - North 21.7 3.23 1.342 Vignoles - Research Block 24.4 3.29 1.084 Traminette … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
Archives for August 2009
The Concord grapes in the North Vineyard were harvested today. Average yield weight from the reference vines was 16.6 pounds per vine and average cluster weight from the reference vines was 0.31 pounds per cluster. … [Read more...] about Concord grapes harvested
We are picking the last of the Gala apples (the ones that were hard to reach) from the research block today. We will store several bushels to use at events such as the Ozarks Celebration Festival and the Fall School Tours. … [Read more...] about Picking apples in the tree tops
Here are the juice analyses results (Brix or sugar, pH and TA or acid) for berry samples collected Monday, August 24. Cultivar °Brix pH TA Chambourcin bc 20.1 3.10 1.096 Chambourcin gdc 19.6 3.09 1.087 Vignoles - North Vineyard 21.4 3.10 1.440 Vignoles - Research Block 23.5 3.22 1.136 Traminette … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
Brian Cowell, Balazs Kalapos and Michal Reut, summer students working on projects in entomology and grapevine biotechnology, were stargazing by the duplex. They spotted some meteors on August 13 and enjoyed an exciting night in Mountain Grove! … [Read more...] about Meteors falling in the hort garden