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The last MLF thread was great. So as to not disrupt that line of thought I've posted my concerns here. My experience is limited to the last 3 vintages, and haven't had the confidence to do a Cromatograhy test yet. I never really know whether it's actively working or not. I understand now...

Just after my MLF I racked my wine to clean containers. As I didn't have enough to fill another carboy, I allocated the wine to various 10L, 5L and 2L containers. The variety is Sangiovese. It's winter here in Australia and just about a month ago I noticed the formation of a white film...

Just put my Sangiovese and Syrah through MALO soon after completion of alcoholic fermentation. At crush I added 35ppm of SO2. Fermentation completed in about 7 days. MLF has now been active for 10 days and appears to be active. I have topped up all demijohns and containers right up to 1/2 inch...

Just picked some Shiraz and took some readings. Baume was 13.5. pH came in at 3.92 which is out of the ideal range. Also took readings for Sangiovese which came in at 3.55. I'm using a Hanna portable pH Meter, and, I may add might have to be re calibrated. So I targeted a pH of 3.6 at crush...

I'm going to have a go at a Riesling this year. My plan is to try and make a batch of 30L in a dry style and a batch of 30L in an "Off Dry" style. My problem is I've no idea how to achieve this off dry style. So here's a few questions - at what SG do you stop fermentation to achieve this. How...

I'm relatively new to winemaking from grapes and I am only now getting a handle on all the major concepts. The more I read about racking off lees the more questions I seem to raise. So, for red wine, is it best to rack off gross lees after 24 Hrs or 1 - 2 weeks after pressing. Are there...

Looking at bottling in a few months & so need to get serious about closures. There are so many choices these days that's it's hard to decide what's best. I like cork but getting a high end quality seems hard to find since most supply low end corks based on a cheap price. What should one pay for...