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Low pH malolactic
MalolacticLow nitrogen demand
Selected to work below pH 3.2 and at low temperature, where a standard culture simply will not start. The strain for cool-climate whites and for hybrids.
Alcohol tolerance
15%
10% - 15%
Temperature
16-25 C
16C - 25C
Works below
15% ABV
above which the bacteria will not start
Nitrogen demand
Low
Copes with a must short of nitrogen, which is what makes it safe for honey and fruit.
Sold as
Lallemand Enoferm Alpha
CHR Hansen Viniflora CH16
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Where it belongs
- Seyval Blanc
- Riesling
- Norton
Pitching it
Not a yeast, and it goes in after the alcoholic fermentation rather than with it. Malolactic wants 18 to 25C, free SO2 near zero and a wine that has finished; sulphiting first will stop it before it starts.