Thread: MLF Completion
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Joe Sallustio Joe Sallustio is offline
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Default MLF Completion

> Has anybody tried gently putting a couple of drops of potassium
> metabisulfite (k-meta) solution on the surface of the MLF-ing wine?
> This could inhibit the candida yeast film.


That is about what I do after removing the film. Whatever sulfite I
add gets washed along the neck to make sure I kill all of it. High
concentrations actually change the color of the wine. I can't imagine
it not getting into suspension very quickly though...

Joe