A few notes about what was occuring at various points of this graph above. The first jump in
tank temperature on 3/28 was due to stirring fining agents into the Traminette. This tank, like
it's two adjacent sisters, is a rather tall (16ft), skinny (3.5 ft) 990 gallon tank, so there
can be quite a temperature differential from top to bottom.
The second, dramatic jump in temperature of this tank on 3/30 was caused by cleaning the
tank just after filtration.
The drop in temp on the 31 was from filling the tank with wine, then the wine was switched
with a slightly warmer wine on April 1st. The following relatively gradual temperature drop
is from the ambient temperature. Those three anti-peak days was the great grape freeze of '07
The final jump in temperature on May 8th was warmer wine being switched again.

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