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152 in electric stove at 37 [[degree symbol]] C. Distilled some of the old peach wine and find it contains 155 of alcohol (by volume). the following are the [[?]] obtained from 7000 c.c. [[left margin]] 2 runs in five hours [[/left margin]] [[bracket]] % 700. cc. Vol. weight. Sp gr 0.900 \ 62% 58% 700 cc. - 54 - 46 0.926 0.986 350 cc. 34 - 28 0.960 350 cc 21 - 17 0.975 210. 11 9 0.985 ---- 2330 or about 1/3 by vol Sp. gr. Hydrometer - 0.942 or 46% by vol. 39% by weight 46/3 = 15% vol. original Peach wine or 39/3 = 13% by weight [[underline]] Sunday. Sept.9.1923 [[/underline]] Very busy all morning belated correspondence and other matters. marvelous weather [[strikethrough]] Monday. Sept 10. 1923 [[/strikethrough]] George got 2 barrels of grape juice from Taylor Grape Juice Co. Hammondsport. N.Y type Porturne. He added the culture last Tuesday but there was no fermentation. The sugar contents [[end page]] [[start page]] 153 by hydrometer give sp. gr. cooresponding to 32% of sugar. In order to determine what is the matter I took some of the grape juice and put it in incubator at about 37 [[degree symbol]] C, it started same day Then put it in barrel but no result Sept 10 (Monday) bought an electric heater which I dipped in barrel to heat it to about 30 [[degree symbol]] C. Went to office afternoon. George has wired that he has grip and cannot come back Sept 11. All day in office. Copies of m article on Noah, Pasteur and homebrew are being made by mimeograph. Met Hays. etc: Lunch at Century. Supper at University Club Mr. Piet well again After supper spent evening with W.H. Nichols who was alone at U.C. Back home about 11 P.M. Smelled grape-juice. Fermentation had