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    Pressing question

    In red wines, Meta is counter productive to MLF which will help your wine.
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    Merlot MLF

    Accuvin Malic Acid Quick test strips work and are an indication of where you are. The chromotography kit sold by Presque Isle is good and easy to use. On You tube there are several videos on using the kit that take the guess work out of it. Sounds like you are doing great work with yoru wine...
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    Secondary Fermentation Duration

    once wine finishes primary fermentation, and an airlock is applied thus eliminating the introduction of oxygen malic acid can be converted to a much less bitter and acidic lactic acid. This happend by bacteria. Seeding with bacteria can help the process speed up, but it will hapen one way or...
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    Secondary Fermentation Duration

    You said Secondary Fermentation which is MaloLActic Fermentation (MLF). Thisis the process that can take from a few weeks to a few months. You can check the SG all you want and it should be 1.000 or less from the point you put it in your carboy and put an air lock on it. If you rack and treat...
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    Freezing to stop fermentation does not work

    COld Stabilization Is this the same process as cold stabilization, which I was under the impression stopped the bacterial process of MLF not yeast fermentation
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    Wine Cellar Cooler

    New to this so I may be posting in the wrong area, sorry. I am trying to decide which wine cellar cooling unit to buy. I can only have a unit the si 14.5 inches to beplacedbetween studs. My cellar is 490 cu ft. Wine enthusiast sells the N'finity and the Whisper Kool that fit my plans but...
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