Joe Sallustio wrote:
Wait,that's not good. You do NOT want MLF in the presence of sorbate,
it's too late to go for MLF if you used sorbate in any amount. Your
wine will smell like geraniums. Lysosome encourages MLF from what I
read, not discourages it. I never use it so can't speak much to it's
benefits.

You have no activity so that is good. I would suggest you use at least
0.8 molecular for the free sulfite value at pH 3.6, it's 50 PPM. I
would chill and rack off the lees if it clears when cold, if it doesn't
counterfine, gelatin is more effective with a little shot of tannin
first as I recall, or you could use sparkleoid or isinglass.

Joe


Free SO2 is up around 100 now, a bit high, but not outrageously so.
Have moved the carboys back out to the garage to catch a chill.
We've got some temps in the teens coming, so I'll let it cool down
for a few days, then rack it cold and see what happens.

--Lee