Acti-Mil and CH16

[Steve_M]

Do you use Act-Mil with CH16?
Reason I ask is they recommend to not inoculate with OptiMalo but to add directly to wine?

 

[ibglowin]

I do use OptiMalo (MLF nutirent) but no Act-Mil with CH16 and yes they both get added directly to the wine.

 

[Boatboy24]

Do you use Act-Mil with CH16?
Reason I ask is they recommend to not inoculate with OptiMalo but to add directly to wine?

Just curious: who is 'they'?

Maybe that's why I was not successful with my Chilean wines this spring - I rehydrated with Acti-ML first.

 

[Steve_M]

Just curious: who is 'they'?

Maybe that's why I was not successful with my Chilean wines this spring - I rehydrated with Acti-ML first.

Manufacturer and posted on MoreWine website product description.
Jim I did confuse the two in my original question. What I was unsure of was whether or not to use Opti-Malo.

 

[Steve_M]

I do use OptiMalo (MLF nutirent) but no Act-Mil with CH16 and yes they both get added directly to the wine.

Mike your right I mis spoke about Acti-Mil/ Opti Malo. Of course after I purchased enough Acti-Mil to inoculate is when I read with this strain of ML you add directly to wine. It was the Opti-Malo was unsure of. I added ML last night will need to add Opti-Malo now.

 

[Boatboy24]

If your nutrient regimen was spot on during alcoholic fermentation, there won't be much left for the MLB. Were it my wine, I'd be adding the Opti-Malo.

 

[ibglowin]

I have always added the Opti Malo first, stirred well to get int dissolved into the wine, then poured in the CH16 and stirred gently to get it suspended.

 

[Steve_M]

I'll get this right one of these times. I added CH16 last night, with a good nights sleep realized I should probably add Opti Malo. Which I did just now on my lunch break,so hopefully those little buggers are happier now.

 

[MisterEd]

If your nutrient regimen was spot on during alcoholic fermentation, there won't be much left for the MLB. Were it my wine, I'd be adding the Opti-Malo.

I thought the nutrient requirements for bacteria were different from what yeasts require?