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Default Volume of must or volume of expected juice for calculating sulfite/acid/yeast needed


> wrote in message
ups.com...
> With all respect....300 liters must and 200 liters juice from 22 lugs
> of grapes seems to me to be a bit high. Not by THAT much but enough
> that you might want to be careful adding that acid.


If the "lugs" the op mentioned are 36 pound boxes that some CV grapes are
shipped in, then it is not unreasonable.

There are also different size "Lugs". The ones I use hold about 25 pounds
but there are larger ones that hold over 30 pounds.