Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
My Chilean grapes and juice should be here in a couple weeks, and I just want to run my plan by some pros before I pull the trigger on my order. I'm doing Malbec and Carmenere juice buckets, both supplemented by a lug of grapes. My plan is as follows:
1) Primary fermentation to ~1.000 SG, rack to secondary
2) Conduct chromatography test to set a baseline
2) Hydrate MLB using Acti-ML (I'm using Bacchus)
4) Add OptiMalo to must
5) Innoculate must with MLB and wait
I've got an order ready to go with MoreWine consisting of my MLB, OptiMalo, Acti-ML, and a chromatography kit. Anything else I need?
From what I've read, MLF can take a week or two, up to a couple months. During this time, how often should I plan on re-doing the chromatography? The wine will be kept between 68 and 72 degrees.
1) Primary fermentation to ~1.000 SG, rack to secondary
2) Conduct chromatography test to set a baseline
2) Hydrate MLB using Acti-ML (I'm using Bacchus)
4) Add OptiMalo to must
5) Innoculate must with MLB and wait
I've got an order ready to go with MoreWine consisting of my MLB, OptiMalo, Acti-ML, and a chromatography kit. Anything else I need?
From what I've read, MLF can take a week or two, up to a couple months. During this time, how often should I plan on re-doing the chromatography? The wine will be kept between 68 and 72 degrees.