It only "eats" malic acid. When its all gone it will basically peter out on its own without food but it is not "dead" really only waiting around killing time looking for favorable conditions so that it may start up again. If you drop the temps it will stop but then it would start back up if the temps rise to a favorable condition and there was still malic acid present. You must add Sulfite and Lysozyme to have any chance of keeping it from happening on its own