Hi,
I have managed to get primary fermentation going and am thinking ahead to MLF which I was planning to start towards the end.
pH was 4.2 (now corrected to 3.5) and I added 18g K meta to 82.5l of Merlot must.
Happily my free SO2 is ~52ppm but do I have too much total SO2 to stand any chance of MLF, even if it reduces during primary? Also how do I ascertain total SO2 at the end of primary (my Accuvin kit only tests free SO2 I think...?).
Many thanks in advance!
I have managed to get primary fermentation going and am thinking ahead to MLF which I was planning to start towards the end.
pH was 4.2 (now corrected to 3.5) and I added 18g K meta to 82.5l of Merlot must.
Happily my free SO2 is ~52ppm but do I have too much total SO2 to stand any chance of MLF, even if it reduces during primary? Also how do I ascertain total SO2 at the end of primary (my Accuvin kit only tests free SO2 I think...?).
Many thanks in advance!