The Cabernet Sauvignion is a red and since it was such a low pH it is coming in very much on the purple side of a cab. It has been really cool here so we are still fermenting. The must stayed around 70 degrees throughout the fermentation. The sg is around 1.022 and it's really starting to taste like wine. I'm a little concerned that it has been on the skins now for 12 days, but it probably isn't a problem.
I would like to press on Sunday, since I will have a press available and technical assistance. The specific gravity should down around 1.01 if it continues the same. Here are a couple of questions..
Is there a problem pressing, pumping to the barrel and using a bung with a trap prior to completing fermentation?
Is now a good time to innoculate with the ML culture?
Without paying for another set of lab results, what should I do about adding sulfite to the wine... when and how much for a 60 gal barrel?
Thanks,
Eno