Enoferm Alpha Dry Malolactic Bacteria - 2.5 g

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Enoferm Alpha Dry Malolactic Bacteria - 2.5 g

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Good for 66 gallons. This was the first improved ML strain that we carried and still the most popular with the commercial wineries and advanced home winemakers that we have been working with. When compared with the older Christian Hansend Viniflora strain of Oenococcus Oeni, Enoferm Alpha (which is a different strain of Oenoccoccus Oeni) will ferment at lower temperatures and at lower pH levels. This means it is superior for both red and white wines and can be added later in the wine making process than the Viniflora strain, with the ideal time being right after the completion of primary fermentation.

In addition to good performance in harsh conditions, Enoferm Alpha was preferred in blind tastings over the older Viniflora strain for its clean and fruity aromas, a decrease of vegetative and herbaceous notes and increased mouth-feel.

Alcohol tolerance <15.5% v/v.
SO2 tolerant <50 ppm
pH: >3.2
temperature: >57 degrees F

Now we are selling multiple strains of improved ML bacteria including Beta, VP41, 31, and Baccus, giving you lots of great bugs to choose from.

Alpha was selected as dominant strain that has the capacity to achieve reliable MLF and improve wine complexity. Alpha will help contribute to mouthfeel while lowering the perception of green and vegetative flavors. Its low production of biogenic amines respects health concerns.

You can't store malolactic bacteria once the package has been opened. Note: Malolactic bacteria added during the ferment will compete with the yeast for nutrients and are antagonistic to yeast, sometimes causing problems resulting in stuck or stalled fermentations. The best time to add an ML culture is after racking off the gross lees.
Click here for a PDF of the MoreWine Manual on Malolactic fementation. (Tip: Success begins during the hydration phase!)

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Having trouble getting both my reds and whites through MLF Been using Enoferm Bata and CH 16 & 35. Used this once before and had good luck with it. If it works on my chardonnay it will become my go to culture.

Bruce Bullen on Mar 2, 2018

How much of this bacteria should I use for a two gallon batch?

Gary Speck on Sep 6, 2019

BEST ANSWER: Hi Gary, 2.5 grams are used to dose 66 gallons of wine. That means that .038 grams are used per 1 gallon of wine. For 2 gallons of wine, you'd use .076 grams of bacteria.

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Graciela H Staff on Sep 12, 2019

BEST ANSWER: Hi Gary, 2.5 grams are used to dose 66 gallons of wine. That means that .038 grams are used per 1 gallon of wine. For 2 gallons of wine, you'd use .076 grams of bacteria.

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Graciela H Staff on Sep 12, 2019

Hopefully you have some winemaker friends to share the ML bacteria with. Doing the simple math will tell you to use about .04g per gallon, or for 2 gallons .08g. If you don’t have a scale that reads to that (mine only goes to the .1g accuracy), then use .1g. As you can see it does not take much since the 2.5g is good for 66 gallons. Unfortunately with ML bacteria, once you open the package you cannot store it, according to the manufacture. But maybe others have experience (good or bad) in trying to store it. Good luck Gary!

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Michael R on Sep 15, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

I think that package is for a 66 gallon dose so it’s hard to break up for a 2 gallon batch. That being said there’s really no disadvantage to overdosing a little bit with this product.
If you really did the math I think your end up using like a 64th of a teaspoon. But that’s not that helpful. I would just take about an eighth of a teaspoon which is a fairly easy measurement to take, dissolve it in a little bit of distilled water and go from there

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Anthony C on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

Gary, I’ve used this a couple of times. I normally do 10-15 5 gallon carboys at once. I take the number iof carboys and mix that many ounces of water to the bacteria. 10 carboys 10 ounces. This is made for 66 gallons and once it’s open it has to be used. So you could do the math , 66 gallons divided by 2 x the number of ounces in the bacteria package. I don’t think a little extra would hurt....... Larry F

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Larry F. on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

Hi Gary. We're not expert winemakers. We used 2.5 g for over 50 gallons so you can probably share this with some other winemakers. I'm not aware of any downside to putting 2.5 g in 2 gallons, but you might get better value with one of those liquid packs made for 5 gallons.

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Kathryn C on Sep 13, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

.08 grams. Good luck weighing and seperating that little out. It is kind of in clumps, if it were me and I was going to use the rest of it fairly soon, I'd take one or maybe two of the smallest clumps and use that. Seal the rest back up and put it in the freezer.

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craig M on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

One 2.5 gram packet will inoculate 66 gallons. So you’ll be needing 1/33 of the packet for the 2 gallons. Very difficult to measure. I’d say use a pinch, as you would when a cooking recipe says to add a pinch of salt. It won’t hurt your wine using a little more.

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Charlie S on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

The package says it’s good for 66 gallons andI historically I have only performed MLF on Chardonnay. So I usually use half of the package for 6 gallons. It’s not like you can save the rest of it for the future. So I go with the “more is better” mentality.

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Sue D on Oct 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

2.5g treats a 66 gal barrel. So you won’t need much, about slightly less than 0.1 g. Over inoculating will not be a issue. See if one of your fellow winemakers wants the extra bacteria as it will not keep.

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Bruce P on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

Since 2.5g will treat 66 gallons then for two gallons you will only need .075g. You can use a ratio to calculate it. 66 gallons is to 2.5g then 2 gallons is to X. So (2x2.5)/66=.075g.

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Bernard P A on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

If I remember correctly, one pack will work with 60gals. So probs just a pinch unless u want to hydrate it and measure 1/30th of the whole.

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Craig H. B on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

About 0.075g or let’s say 0.1 g for 2 gallons

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Jim C on Sep 12, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

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Rated 5 out of 5

Malolactic fermentation

This is the first time I have been successful with Malolactic fermentation. I followed More Wine’s recipe using MLF nutrients and temperature recommendations and paired it with Endoferm bacteria.
I ran paper chromatography to determine if lactic acid was present. My Chardonnay has tartaric, malolactic and lactic acid present-yippee

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Product was easy to work with and ran to completion without any issues. Much easier than liquid.

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Weak Batch

The Malo was slow to start and didn't finish well. Last year the batch was strong and worked well. Improvement needed

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