Innoculate your first malo tank with the culture. When this one is going
you can trasfer a 1-2 % innoclation of this tank to the next tank you
need to seed to get them going. Also once you have a tank through malo,
rack off the lees, without adding SO2 to the tank you are racking from,
and then spread the lees about. This works well also.


spud wrote:

> Anyone started MLF starter culture using Wyeast MLF and more or less
> the directions on this site:
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> http://www.wyeastlab.com/com_w_malolacticstarter.cfm
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> I have one in process. Added Wyeast MLF to apple juice waited to see
> bubbles THEN added a little pinch of Cote 'd Blanc yeast. Seems to be
> ok.
>
> Any ideas how long is this good for? I'll be picking grapes for the
> next 6 weeks. Cab will be the last grape. How can I keep the culture
> viable for that long?
>
> Thanks
> Steve
> Oregon
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