16 ENOLOGICAL STUDIES. 



April 17. Examined ciders Xos. 1,2, and 3. All have now become 

 clear and practically the same brightness, condition fine, show some 

 gas in liquor, are approaching each other in aroma and flavor. Spe- 

 cific gravity on No. 1, 1.012, Brix 3.1; Xo. 2, 1.010, Brix 2.6; and 

 Xo. 3, 1.011, Brix 2.9, Westphal balance at 15 C. (59 F.). Appar- 

 ent discrepancy in reading of Xo. 2 on this date, compared with 

 February 26, must be due to inaccuracy of previous reading. 



May 5. Cider Xo. 1, filtered, bottled, and sterilized January 21, 

 1908, is clear and bright, fine amber color, sediment very compact on 

 side of bottle. Opens perfectly still, flavor sweetish without char- 

 acter, rather unpleasant aftertaste, aroma stale, not desirable. 

 Specific gravity 1.021. 



Bottle of same date not sterilized shows very light flocculent matter 

 all through liquor, lees not deposited to any extent, liquor paler than 

 Xo. 1 but not bright, looks badly in bottle. Opens with high pres- 

 sure, foamed over, deposit rushed out with liquor, fairly good color, 

 not bright, heavy foam in the glass; flavor good but with an undesir- 

 able aftertaste; aroma strong, fruity. Specific gravity 1.017. 



June 22. All casks passing gas, Xo. 1 as before, but Xos. 2 and 3 

 very slowly. 



June 25. Began final bottling of the ciders. 



Xo. 1, specific gravity 1.006 at 15 C. (59 F.),Brix 1.6, liquor is 

 quite highly charged with gas, color opalescent, dull straw amber, 

 but no visible particles, aroma slightly rank, like that of fungus 

 growth. Flavor, good, fruity, not delicate, aftertaste still slightly 

 unpleasant, not easily defined, but less agreeable than Nos. 2 and 3. 

 Drew about two-thirds of the cask direct into bottles, then filtered 

 the remainder bright; lost all gas in filtering. This is a promising 

 cider. Marked Xo. 1A and Xo. IB. 



Xo. 2, specific gravity 1.008 at 15 C. (59 F.), Brix 2.1; liquor 

 is not charged with gas like XT>. 1, but is saturated. Color about like 

 Xo. 1, possibly a trifle brighter. Aroma good, clear, fruity, no smell 

 of fungus; flavor clear, delicate, finely acid, agreeable. Bottled about 

 two-thirds of a barrel direct, retaining gas. 



Filtered remnant, barely enough to cover the large asbestos filter 

 used, but got it through fairly bright, lost all gas. This is a very 

 good cider. Marked Xo. 2 A and Xo. 2B. 



Xo. 3, specific gravity 1.006 at 15 C. (59 F.), Brix 1.6. Liquor 

 not charged, but fairly saturated with gas. Color a decided shade 

 brighter than Xos. 1 and 2, aroma delicate, neutral; flavor sprightly, 

 delicate, neutral, very good, no aftertaste. Finest cider ever handled 

 here. Bottled about two-thirds direct and ran remnant over the filter 

 as in case of Xo. 2 ; but there was not enough to secure the best results. 

 It bottled retaining more gas than the others. Refiltered last por- 



