WM81 Fall 2024 Experiments

[VinesnBines]

FYI: don’t remove the sheet from the solvent and turn it over to get it to soak faster. You will foul the test and get nothing. Ask me how I know!

It isn’t complicated but it takes time and patience. Looking at you Bryan!!!

 

[wineview]

Which strain of bacteria did you use? Was it dry or liquid?

 

[winemaker81]

Which strain of bacteria did you use? Was it dry or liquid?

Lalvin 31, which is dry.

 

[wineview]

Lalvin 31, which is dry.

I have found the liquid doesn’t work very well.

 

[winemaker81]

I have found the liquid doesn’t work very well.

I've been following the successes and travails of folks regarding MLB. I was easily convinced to go with dry, due ot the rampant failures with liquid.

 

[wineview]

100% agree. Did the bacteria look freeze dried? The packages are typically fairly large. I suppose they would store well in a freezer.

 

[winemaker81]

100% agree. Did the bacteria look freeze dried? The packages are typically fairly large. I suppose they would store well in a freezer.

It was a small package, although sufficient to inoculate 66 gallons.

The funny part is that we have ~85 gallons. The F-A hybrids have better yields, so we produced 4 more carboys that expected. It was a scramble for a few days to figure out whutinthuheck we were going to do.

15 gallons is two Pinot Noir juice buckets fermented with Chambourcin & Chelois pomace. I figure the pomace was full of MLB and did not even consider reserving some to inoculate that batch.