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Creator:: Watson, Barney, Specht, Anna, and Hellman, Ed
Abstract:: Stuck and slow fermentations are a major concern of winemakers. If the levels of fermentable nitrogen in juice are too low, fermentations will be slower and may stop or 'stick' before all the fermentable sugar is utilized by the yeast. Sluggish and stuck fermentations are also sometimes accompanied by production...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Watson, Barney and Price, Steve
Abstract:: Different fermentation practices are generally believed to affect wine composition and wine quality of Pinot noir. Oregon winemakers, for example, commonly attribute differences in color and phenolic extraction to differences in processing. There is, however, little information from replicated trials with controls demonstrating the cause and affect of these perceived...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Sreniawski, Mike and Watson, Barney
Abstract:: Traditionally, winemakers have relied upon 'spontaneous' malolactic fermentation (MLF) from indigenous species which may take weeks or months to go to completion depending upon the wine and the cellar conditions. Control of MLF has increased with the development of pure MLF bacterial starter cultures. Pure cultures started from slants generally...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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