When you conduct a healthy MLF, is there a predictable "pace"? That is, does it start slow, build up to a faster pace, then slowly decrease? I have a couple of batches that have questionably high acidities (pH's in the 3.2 range), and they're going VERY slowly 1 week after innoculation. I've used some Leucofood, and I've put the carboys in a warmer location, and that seems to help a little bit. But the last 2 MLFs that I did previously went like gangbusters for 1-2 months.
At the current rate for these new batches, it'll take months and months for completion. Any ideas?
Lee