>Since the kit I am using is actually for 5
>Galons, the must only reaches the shoulder of the carboy. I have received
>conflicting information on wheter to worry about topping off at the start of
>seconday fermentation. Should I go out and buy a few bottles of
>commercially produced Zinfindel to bring the level to the neck, or should I
>be OK as long as I have an airlock installed?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris Hertling
>North Kansas City, MO
>
Are you sure that you're doing a secondary MLF type fermentation. I've always
been told that kit wines CANNOT undergo an MLF, due to some sort of
stabilization that they do.

Lee