Using Old Malolactic Bacteria

[RottenGrapeJuice]

Hey all, just realized I never bought malolactic bacteria for this year’s wine and won’t be able to receive it until probably 4-5 days after pressing. I do have CH16 in the freezer from last year, think this is any good still? Or do you all think I should just get a fresh batch and inoculate slightly later?

 

[BarrelMonkey]

Is the packet open? If so, I doubt it's any good. In any case I would just order new - it shouldn't matter if your wine sits a few days after pressing before adding ML.

 

[RottenGrapeJuice]

Is the packet open? If so, I doubt it's any good. In any case I would just order new - it shouldn't matter if your wine sits a few days after pressing before adding ML.

Yea I used some of it last year but put the rest into a zip lock and into the freezer. I tend to agree with you though