Thanks for the heads up on the Accuvin strips. I had a suspicion that
with stirring it twice a day pretty vigorously that the concentration
would be lower.

Dick



Doug wrote:
> Dick -
> Titrets are pretty much universally agreed to be useless for red
> wines. Some people feel they are reasonably accurate for whites.
> Others have concluded they are inaccurate for whites as well. There
> are test strips available now from Accuvin which are an alternative to
> Titrets, which are claimed to work with both red and white wines.
>
> Normally, much of the pre-fermentation SO2 dosage is lost during
> fermentation. ML bacteria are pretty sensitive to SO2, but all you
> can do is try. If fermentation was reasonably vigorous, and you
> haven't added any Campden tablets since, I'd think your odds of
> successful MLF are reasonably good.
>
> Doug