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Hello all, I need your help/advice. I have wines that are about one month past primary fermentation. I’m concerned my Reds did not complete malolactic fermentation, so instead of paying to have them tested, I’m just going to add more cultures. This is where my question lies… What if I take a...

Thank you, I will keep an eye on it!

Thank you. Not a kit. Juice. I started in April timeframe. Racked from primary fern to carboy. Then again to degas and clarify. Then this last time to sit. Looking to bottle in September.

Interesting that the temp and pressure will affect the air locks. I never thought of that. With that in mind over the last week the temp of my basement has risen 2 degrees and we have had on and off rain. Thanks.

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Can you Degas a second time? I racked my wine (a Sauvignon Blanc ) and degassed it, added Potassium Metabisulfite, and then a clearifier. Even added a bottle to top off. Days later I see my air locks with pressure. Not bubbling. I fear I might have not degassed enough. Before I bottle, can I...

Picked up two pails of Sauvignon Blanc. As I begin primary fermentation I bloomed the yeast and added .48g of Fermaid-O. When I did this the juice irruptdid and I lost quite a bit as it fizz way over the pails. Going forward everything seemed fine. When I racked into my 6 gallon carboys I...

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When you say squirt sanitizer solution near by what do you mean? And I should have said I don’t soak them. I sort of dip them in the solution. Is that still not a good thing?

I’m a newbie here. Can you just take the amount of corks you need and put them in a StarSan solution for a few minutes at bottling?

A company that sells filters and filtering equipment says 2microns is basic finishing, but it takes a 0.5micron filter to remove ALL dead yeast and really polish the wine. I make Red & White and rack 3 times before bottling. Are those micron levels accurate? What’s your recommendation? Also was...