T thesnow Senior Member Joined May 9, 2012 Messages 131 Reaction score 1 Sep 13, 2013 #1 Making Zinfandel from grapes, for the secondary fermentation (MLF), what type of ML Bacteria (Malolactic Cultures) would you guy's recommend? also do I need to use Nutrient? if so what type? thanks
Making Zinfandel from grapes, for the secondary fermentation (MLF), what type of ML Bacteria (Malolactic Cultures) would you guy's recommend? also do I need to use Nutrient? if so what type? thanks
S ShawnDTurner Senior Member Joined Mar 18, 2011 Messages 537 Reaction score 38 Sep 13, 2013 #2 I used 4007 wyeast and Malo Plus nutrients. Cheers
P Pumpkinman Senior Member Joined Oct 20, 2012 Messages 3,433 Reaction score 650 Sep 13, 2013 #3 Lalvin 31 or VP41, if not Bacchus. I'd use opti- malo as the mlb nutrient. Last edited: Sep 13, 2013
Boatboy24 No longer a newbie, but still clueless. Joined Mar 18, 2012 Messages 17,319 Reaction score 31,341 Location DC Suburbs Sep 13, 2013 #4 You can also use acti-ml when you hydrate. It's equivalent to yeast starter, while Opti-malo is equivalent to yeast nutrient.
You can also use acti-ml when you hydrate. It's equivalent to yeast starter, while Opti-malo is equivalent to yeast nutrient.