oaking during MLF

[spinelli01]

Has anyone ever oaked with the spirals during MLF? I heard it is good for the following reasons: impact of MLB helps the wood's contribution to blend into wine, the crevices in wood provide environment for microbial growth.

 

[ShawnDTurner]

Spine......Commercial Wineries generally conduct MLF in OAK barriques. You should be fine

 

[spinelli01]

would you sanitize spirals by spraying with a diluted solution of KMS (10 ppm) or steaming them? I've read some people will take this extra step. My thought is the ETOH will help kill the unwanted bugs

 

[ShawnDTurner]

I have never K-meta Chips, staves or cubes before use. Never had a problem.

 

[Runningwolf]

No Meta at all during mlf! As said above, my chips, spirals and sticks go in as is. No rinsing ever.

 

[spinelli01]

Ok. Great! Thanks. I actually just called the manufacturer of the oak spirals, and they said the same thing. No need to sanitize of clean. Thanks everyone

 

[sdelli]

Seen a thing on YouTube this guy steamed his wood for a few minutes before using it to sanitize..... Sounded like a great idea! I'm gonna try it.....

 

[Runningwolf]

Seen a thing on YouTube this guy steamed his wood for a few minutes before using it to sanitize..... Sounded like a great idea! I'm gonna try it.....

That would be like unwrapping a lollipop and running it under hot water before putting it in your mouth. Just saying...

 

[mjrisenhoover]

I have some cabernet sauvignon and some pinot noir, both from frozen must, going through mlf right now, and I am thinking that I will wait until it's through before I put in some oak so I can see how it's going to taste. I am not that experienced so taste is my one of my best testing methods and while going through mlf the taste is constantly changing and a little strange sometimes. I think I will stick with waiting until it's completed.