Great article. I'm new to the forum and not sure where to post my question.
The article leads me to believe that I have 2 carboys of wine that are showing signs of protein deposit. Both were slow to complete MLF. After 2-1/2 months of waiting and finally realizing they were not making any progress, I added more ML culture. A month later, things didn't improve, so I added a dose of Lysozyme to both. A month later I also added a dose of Tannin Riche Extra for a bit more body and oak flavor.
Three weeks later, I added some k-meta and bottled one carboy which is when I noticed that a persistent foam had formed in the bottles. I thought it would go away but now I noticed that at the bottom of each bottle there is a 1/4 inch layer of a white substance. The wine in the bottle taste fine but the foam is unsightly and I'm worried that it might make me sick.
The wine in the second carboy was put through a 5 micron filter allowed to rest some more to see what would happen to the foam. I noticed today some white particles throughout the wine.
I do not know how to proceed and hope someone on the forum would offer some help. Thanks in advance.
The article leads me to believe that I have 2 carboys of wine that are showing signs of protein deposit. Both were slow to complete MLF. After 2-1/2 months of waiting and finally realizing they were not making any progress, I added more ML culture. A month later, things didn't improve, so I added a dose of Lysozyme to both. A month later I also added a dose of Tannin Riche Extra for a bit more body and oak flavor.
Three weeks later, I added some k-meta and bottled one carboy which is when I noticed that a persistent foam had formed in the bottles. I thought it would go away but now I noticed that at the bottom of each bottle there is a 1/4 inch layer of a white substance. The wine in the bottle taste fine but the foam is unsightly and I'm worried that it might make me sick.
The wine in the second carboy was put through a 5 micron filter allowed to rest some more to see what would happen to the foam. I noticed today some white particles throughout the wine.
I do not know how to proceed and hope someone on the forum would offer some help. Thanks in advance.