So, it has been a year now and my 08 Cab never went through MLF. The test strip tells me so, as well as the tart "granny apple" finish to it. A few weeks ago I added new MLFculture and nutrient in hopes that it would start up again. I have put limited sulfites in it so far, and that was a while ago. i have it in the basement with the heat on at about 75 degrees right now. Does anyone out there think I have a chance with this??
Additionally, I have been drinking it, and the tartness does mellow once I put it in the keg, and less so in what little I have bottled. However, this is 60 gallons I have left to go and would hate to see it go to waste. In about 2 weeks I will need to get it out of the demis and bottle it to make room for the 09. So I have 3 questions:
1) does it have a chance? 2) if it is not finished in another 2 weeks and doesn't show progress on the strip test, is it ok to bottle? 3) if it is showing progress on the MLF test, but I need to get it out of the demis to make room, what do I do? i was thinking of putting it back into a primary fermenter and putting some plastic down on the surface and seal it up for a while. Any thoughts?thanks