Cellar Dweller- mlf this month

[grapeman]

November's Cellar Dweller issue from the Cornell Viticulture program features some topics on malolactic fermentation. It covers the basics of getting it going and then how to test for completion, using progressively complex and costly methods. I found it intersting and enlightening so figured I would share it.


Please remember this is put out by their program and all credit goes there
http://grapesandwine.cals.cornell.edu/cals/grapesandwine/outreach/enology/upload/CelDwel2-1.pdf

 

[ibglowin]

Good article!

 

[Waldo]

Thanks for sharing it appleman

 

[Wade E]

Great read there my friend! Thanks for sharing.

 

[wine_wizard]

Thanks for the link Appleman,

Im trying my first ever MLF this year (got a pail of some fresh Chard juice )
Its the accuvin strips for me .....

On a related subject, this year Im trying to do MLF on
a whole carboy ( but in racking down after primary I have
a 1.5 L bottle that I did not inoculate. )( thinking i could do some bench trials with blending. But that got me to thinking, if I blend (MLF with non-MLF) on a larger scale and then bottle a blend, am I risking making "champagne" at best ? ie: Does sorbate inhibit the mlf part from digesting the non-mlf part ? Or does one need to go the "sterile" filter route on this ?

Duane

 

[grapeman]

like stated in one of the articles, sorbate inhibits yeast not bacteria, thus it will not prevent it from working with the untreated amount. Use some lysozyme on the untreated portion to prevent mlf from working on that.

 

[wine_wizard]

Thanks Appleman,

With your informative keyword, I have found some good info on the subject.
Lysozyme article

 

[Tom]

Any way you can make it so I can print 3pages 8 1/2 X 11?

 

[Wade E]

Copy it and paste it into Word.

 

[grapeman]

I'm not sure why it comes out in the weird format. It may even print on three pages if you try it- not sure. I may try it tomorrow.