Malic Acid Test Strip Kit, 0-500 mg/L, 10 Tests
- Test to control and monitor Malic Acid and completion of Malolactic Fermentation in wines
- Quantitatively measures from from 0 - 500 mg/L
- Every kit comes with ten strips and ten samplers and requires no extra chemicals or instrumentation for accurate readings
- Accuvin strips have a unique construction enabling the removal of pigments from red wines making them usable on any wine
- No sample prep required, enabling you to get actionable results in a matter of minutes!
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Directions
Place a sample of wine in the sampler, dip the test strip in the sample, wait for a few minutes, and compare the color of the strip to the color chart provided with the kit to determine the malic acid level.
This kit can be used for winemaking
Works for both red and white wines
Each kit comes with ten strips and ten samplers
What makes this product unique
We have developed a membrane, built into each test strip, which selectively removes interfering color pigments. This enables all of Accuvin's tests to be used with red and white wines without interference.
The easiest and most economical means to monitor the decrease in malic acid during malolactic fermentation (MLF).
The industry standard since 1999
Our Malolactic Fermentation (MLF) Test Strip Kit is perfect for testing and monitoring Malic Acid and completion of Malolactic Fermentation in wines. It requires no adjustments or pretreatments, allowing for an accurate reading from 0-500 mg/L in minutes.
The purpose of Maloactic Fermentation
Malolactic fermentation, the secondary fermentation in winemaking, is a method of reducing total titratable acidity (TA) by adjusting the relative concentrations of L-malic and L-lactic acids, softening the wine and allowing it to develop mellowness and full-bodiedness.
Malolactic fermentation also results in microbial stability since one of the key ingredients of spoilage is removed.
Keeping track of the malolactic fermentation progress allows the detection of problems when they are small and require less intervention to fix. Our strips serve as an ideal method of determining the completion of MLF and provide many of the world’s most regarded winemakers an ideal primary method for testing. The highly portable nature of our tests as well as their rapid results make them a commonly used method for confirmation of MLF completion. It is also often used prior to paper chromatography and determination of which barrels are ready for a more precise but slower testing method.
Know where in the MLF process your wine is at any moment by monitoring with our Malic Acid Test Kit.
Track MLF by the barrel or at various depths of a large tank with our Malic Acid Tests, so you will not have to assume MLF is progressing similarly throughout with a combined sample.
Monitoring with Malic Acid Tests enables you to stop MLF at 75 mg/L, 50 mg/L or 0 mg/L, allowing you to choose how soft, mellow, or full-bodied you want your wines.
At harvest you can monitor with Malic Acid Tests to quantify decreasing malic acid as grapes approach optimum ripeness. Malic acid levels tend to decrease faster than tartaric acid levels, especially in warmer areas. This enables finer control over when to pick.
Our Malic Acid Test Strips monitors the decrease in malic acid from 500 mg/L to 0 mg/L indicating the completion of malolactic fermentation. No color indicates a malic acid concentration at or near 0 mg/L.
Product details
Specifications
| Main Specification | |
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| Manufacturer | Bartovation |
| Unit Count | 10 Count |
| Brand | Accuvin |
| Sterility Rating | 3.0-4.0 |
| UPC | 649985930652 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Winemaking |
| Included Components | Test strips and sampler pipettes |
| Technical Details | |
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| Part Number | 223 |
| Item details | |
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| Model Number | 223-10 |
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| Item Highlight | Made in USA, Malolactic Fermentation (MLF), for measuring red and white wines |
| Product Type | pH Test Strips |
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