gross lees

I forgot to rack my cab franc and cab sauvignon off the gross lees after MLF was complete. Fast forward a few weeks and they smell as awful as you can imagine. I used Renaissance yeast which doesn’t produce H2S, so I guess I got over confident and didn’t check. Any hopes in getting rid of the...

I just finished racking an apple mead which has 1% aronia (choke berry). The top of the primary tested at 1.010. It has apple notes with a weak astringent / this was the target flavor. The yeast off the bottom of the primary surprised me. It has front bitter notes and a long and strong...

Hey all, love the great tips on here. Could use some help of my own. I pressed my Cab. Two days later, I carefully racked my carboys to the neck and I began MLF that day. it’s been just over 2 weeks since MLF has visibly been going on but some heavy sediment has accumulated...should I rack...