On Oct 11, 4:11 pm, CheeseMonger > wrote:
> On Oct 11, 8:04 am, wrote:
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> > On Oct 10, 10:03 pm, CheeseMonger > wrote:
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> > > Hi,
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> > > I've been reading here and other sites/books, but I don't see the
> > > answer for my particular question. This is our first harvest year, of
> > > very small batches, and we pressed this morning, after acheiving 0
> > > Brix, and stable hydrometry reading at 1 for the past 2 days (pH =
> > > 3.2-3.4).
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> > > We have glass carboys ready for the different grape types, but....
> > > Airlock on the plug or no? I think yes, but I thought I'd run it by
> > > the more experienced.
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> > > Cheers!
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> > > Saxon
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> > Air lock can't hurt.
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> Excellent, thanks. We put the airlock on, and will leave it.
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I would airlock it too, MLF isn't looking for oxygen but that wine
sure is. If your pH is at 3.2 you are on the edge of too sharp an
acid but should be OK. Just don't sulfite now and top most of the way
up to keep the oxygen exposure lower, wait until your MLF completes.

Joe