Poppyseed Cellars

I ‘ve been lazy on the blog, but not with the wine. Here is my catchup…

1. We racked the 3 gallon container that had been Cu fined. We mixed the result with the other small containers so that the MLB would be in all containers. This is our current count:
   

   1	110 L barrel	30 gal
   2	55 L barrel	14.5 gal
   3	50 L barrel	13 gal
   4	11 L carboy	3 gal
   5	3 L jug	3/4 gal
   Totals	229 L	61 gal

    

2. We also set up a space heater in the wine room, as it was getting too cold for the MLF to complete. We have set the room temperature at about 64 F.
3. We have tasted several times. The new oak barrel is definitely having its effect on the wine. It seemed really strong after the first week, but somewhat less more recently. I am not sure why, or even if it was real!
4. We innoculated for MLF Nov 12, so tomorrow it will have been 4 weeks. It should be moving along. I just can’t tell with the wine in the barrels.

I purchased an Accuvin malic acid test kit. I’ll try it out this weekend. It would be nice to know without doing chromatography or a lab test.

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