Date 10/24/2005
SG 1.09 pH 3.22 TA 0.69
2/22/2006
SG 0.995 pH 3.34 TA 0.675
I had a pretty good MF going on... I am sur lee aging this one.
Looks like my Chardonnay numbers are good..
Feb 23, 2006
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2/22/2006
That may or may not be dry; clinitest is a better test for the completion of fermentation. I'm surprised at your TA if it went through MLF, but if it tastes good leave well enough alone. I would suspect this might taste tart, especially if you try it at 65 or 70 F. Cooler temperatures seem to mask tartness.
Joe
My basement is around 66F I tasted it.. and it was not tart...
My TA is .675... what would you expect it to be??
0.675 usually tastes tart to me unless there is some sugar left in it. Those are good numbers, if it tastes good leave it be. I was surprised that the pH went up a little but the TA stayed around the same even after ML. Fermentation can create some acid too so maybe it makes sense, but i would have expected it to go down by 0.1% or so.
Joe
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