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Thank's bathman and AJ & John, everyone confirmed my thoughts My plan is to let it sit for another 30 days and than rack, taste,test, PH, TA and add the So2 treatment, put it to bed for another 90 days.

Fred, That's what I did for years, up until last year I decided to test for MLF, Since I'm making 160 gallons I feel responsible to do every thing I can to make a good wine, there's a lot of money at stake. In the past I made some good wine and some not so good wine, I even had a friend tell me...

This season MLF completion was just 2 weeks very surprised and happy with the results, especially that last year took 3 months. I plan to let it sit for another 2 week before I rack and SO2. What do you experts say? Left test was taken the first day after adding MLB CH16, Right test was taken...

2 Week into MLF with CH16 and its looking just about complete, keeping my fingers crossed this season has been absolutely perfect. I'm going to give it another 2 weeks and before I rack and So2. What do you think based on the test from yesterday. Right side from yesterday.

Yeah 160 gallons.... Should last a few weeks.... The color and skin maceration I got from the Llayzme EX-V and Opti-Red during AF was outstanding. Looking forward MLF completion will test on Monday to see progress. Good luck with your press tomorrow, looking good. Mike

Thanks John Good to know you had success at 90 temps, I used the Ice packs 2 time, once they defrosted the temp spiked back up the second round brought back down and from there it naturally dissipated. But with out the Ice it would have stayed at 92+ for 2 solid days. The room temp Garage was...

What kind of temps did you hit during fermentation? I have only used CH16 Chris Hansen, its always finished but has taken up 3 months and that's a long time without S02 Mike

This season I went 9 days from the crush, it went dry on day 7, SG was .99 first time I went below 1.00 at press. This was one really perfect fermentation from the start, great grapes, all good numbers. Keeping a strict regime with intro of additives, I feel made a major difference. This is fist...

AJ, You dropped the Malo dry yeast in the primary? I usually wait till after I rack the Gross less off, have you had any issues doing that way? What Malo are you using? i have been using Chris Hanson CH16 which they recommended not to hydrate. Last year for me it took about 2 months to complete...

Did you get the grapes from Gino Pinto? I have got grapes from them the last 2 season I never saw his private label. Grapes look good, what were the numbers Brix, PH TA? Mike

Where did you get those awesome large strainers? Mike

Thanks, my protocols are similar, I do use Lallyzme Ex-V after So2 addition,Might give Avante a tray next season. Mike

Brigitte, Thank you, I removed the marble bung and replaced it with a #11 silicon water-less bung. Seems to work fine.

That's what I thought, I have used these tanks for 20 years with no issues, someone asked me if I was using a inert gas system to blanket the wine before I put the top on it. So I just was curious if anyone was using gas, because I have not, and did not think it was necessary. Thanks for your...

Thanks, any other VC Tank users out there?

Agreed on the initial taste of the D254, however the D80 was softer and a bit more complex on my palate... We did a 5 person taste comparison of the (D254), (D80) and the (combined), even at this stage the combined was the clear winner. Time will tell. AS Mainshipfred has said it would have been...

I'm currently using 2-150L and 1 250L VC SS Tanks, I have not used any gas to purge the oxygen out or top is off (Purge) for those of you using these tanks do you use a inert gas system? Mike

I did the same, Why do you wish you hadn't combined them? Which do you like better?

My plan is to see my results with the split batches of D254 and D80 combined after AF, Absolutely No H2S with using Ferm-K or Ferm-O very impressed with the taste color and smell of both and the combo was outstanding. I might find it hard to beat. Curious has anyone compared the results, using a...

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