Droopy wrote:
>
> If you really want to know each will affect the wine, you could get a
> chardonnay kit, allow one gallon to go through MLF, sur lie and oak;
> another MLF and sur lie aging, another only sur lie, another only MLF,
> and another only oak. The last gallon you could leave untouched.
>
> Of course there are variations that we did not cover (sur lie/oak and
> malolactic/oak), but unfortunately, kits do not come in 8 gallons.

Good idea with one caveat - kits are not a good source for this
experiment because the manufacturers tweak their acid balance to
contain more malic acid than the juice would normally have. MLF on kits
would then result in a really flabby wine. Get fresh juice instead.

Pp