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Hi there, This has almost certainly already been discussed. But our wine was reading 1.000 on the hydrometer so we pressed and racked into the carboy for Secondary. It immediately started bubbling through the 3-part airlock we have on it. Perhaps it needed a little longer in Primary, but what...

Okay thanks jgmiller1!

Hi there, We were also wondering whether it would be safe to assume MLF was finished when the bubbles stopped? Do we need a chromatography kit? They seem pretty pricey.

Hi all, My partner and I have added MLF nutrients to initiate MLF, this was a week ago now. We took a small sample yesterday for smell and flavour changes and noticed there was a very very mild sulfuric aroma. This went away once the wine had air for 20secs. The sulfuric acid smell was...

We started from fresh grapes, crushed them with sanitised hands and a sieve and then pressed them with muslin cloth. We transferred them from primary ferment with a siphon, whereby we had to suck the wine through a few times. That's the only thing I can think of that we've done out of line...

Hi there, So we splash racked last night and this morning the smell has largely gone! Should we wait for add MLF nutrients and wait to add sulphites? Or should we add sulphites immediately to avoid oxidation? We added sulphites before the primary ferment, but not since then. Is it safe to...

I don't think that link is working for me?!

Thanks Yooper. I've read elsewhere, that we need to wait for MLF to finish before adding anything. Given our wine is at SG 1.000, is it okay to proceed with the splash rack, wait until tomorrow to see if still smells, and then would you add copper sulfate, or kmeta/campden tablets? We...

Hi there everyone, My partner and I have transferred our Shiraz into our carboy for the secondary ferment. It was at the Goldilocks temperature the whole Primsry and was at 1.000 SG when we transferred. It's been in the carboy for 4 days but there is no bubbling, nor is there bubbling in the...