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[wineview]

I’m with you. I keep a heat belt on the carboy to keep it around 75F. Inoculate with MLF at around SG of 1.020, and keep it under airlock for 1 month. Then rack and add Kmeta.

When you inoculate with MLF, do you do this in conjunction with maceration?

 

[Mekpdue]

With Grapes, I ferment then MLF for 6 weeks to 8 weeks and then add Sulfite. Interestingly, I'm now thinking of holding off adding Sulfite until after the two week clearing phase.

 

[Ohio Bob]

When you inoculate with MLF, do you do this in conjunction with maceration?

Yes. I add skin packs from Label Peelers to juice buckets I get from my LHBS. I leave the skin packs for the 1 month after SG gets low.