I am too thoroughly ignorant and newbie to have noticed

I added the sulphite as you suggested Joe and 12 hrs later the bubles
have nearly but not quite completely stopped.

Sean

Joe Sallustio wrote:
> There is an 'opps' in my post, apologies. They are Clinitest tablets,
> not tables.
>
> Joe
>
> snpm wrote:
> > Thank you, sir
> >
> >
> > Joe Sallustio wrote:
> > > Apples are malic acid, ML turns that to lactic and that may taste
> > > 'funny'. 0.994 sounds dry, you can prevent ml with sulfite. A better
> > > test of dryness is to use clinitest tables, is there a wine shop near
> > > you that will test it or can you get some? They are made by Bayer and
> > > are available in some pharmacies by special order.
> > >
> > > If you think the wine is dry maybe add 25 PPM (1/8 teaspoon/ 5 gallons
> > > wine) potassium metabisulfite and see if it stops. I would not go
> > > higher than 50 PPM. It could just be slow in finishing too; 995 is not
> > > necessarily dry. Hydrometers really measure dissolved solids and each
> > > wine is different.
> > >
> > >
> > > snpm wrote:
> > > > Thanks Joe,
> > > >
> > > > The SG is 994 currently.
> > > >
> > > > What kind of issue might the mf represent, and if you were me how would
> > > > you proceed?
> > > > Thanks as always
> > > >
> > > > Sean
> > > >
> > > > Joe Sallustio wrote:
> > > > > That may be no big deal. What is the SG?
> > > > >
> > > > > If you don't use sulfites it could be malolactic fermentation and that
> > > > > might be and issue in apple wine. The bubbles of ML are tiny usually.
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > > >> Why is this still visibly bubbling away after a month in the secondary?
> > > > > > > >> Is this a problem? If it is, is there something I should do?
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Again, I'm not in a hurry, but Im not used to seeing such a long
> > > > > > > >> fermentation at such a rate of bubble production. It's made me curious
> > > > > > > >> to ask the group what you all think.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Any thoughts/advice/observations?
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Thanks
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Sean
> > > > > > > >