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"Vic Whirlwind" > wrote in message
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> By the way, I started with dessert apples, so what is in there now is much
> more like the acid profile of a normal wine. That's one reason I thought

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> could treat MLF like a normal wine's.
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> Thanks,
>
> Vic


Vic,
Grapes are the only fruit containing significant amounts of tartaric acid,
so your desert apples wont have the acid profile of grapes. A high sugar
content and the tartaric acid are the main reasons grapes unique for
winemaking.
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