Two Questions (attention Mark L), strange colors and new math for the group
 

Thanks for the input Mark . Im going to take your advice and start the
mlf .Its hard to find out here on Long Island (correction:
impossible)so i had to send away for it. My opinion is that a few more
days shouldnt matter since the numbers i have at the 1st racking(from
primary into carboy) are as follows:
PA 3%
SG 1.021
brix 7
...according to my reading (and confusion) I should have a few
days of play till i get a steady SG reading of .995. This is when I've
read ML bacteria should be started. Care to add anything? Is there
still a good chance that there'll be wine for Easter??

This 2nd question is a little harder to explain. I opened up a
Merlot that was started in March of this year. It was a kit wine from
Brew King and all instructions were followed to the letter. Its been
sitting in a carboy , sealed up since April. It was opened today for
the first time.It tastes very good except for a slight aroma that I
cant seem to place. I have a feeling that it should be sealed up again
and forgotten about till xmas 2004. Would that be too long for a kit
wine? It should be also duly noted that this wine has also discovered
a new shade of blue. While rinsing out the siphons and wine thiefs
theres a reaction with the sanitizer and wine that turns
everything a shade of navy blue that looks like it'd would be great
for tatooing. Any idea what this is a sign
of?????...................jb

Two Questions (attention Mark L), strange colors and new math for the group
 

Two Questions (attention Mark L), strange colors and new math for the group
 

Two Questions (attention Mark L), strange colors and new math for the group