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Can I ferment mead without campden tablets?
I think that campden tablets lend an odor to my mead that requires my letting the wine breathe for a while. I get headaches from this too.
Assuming I'm right about this, would pasteurization of the ...
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Will Campden disinfect flavoring additions in a primary?
I know that adding Campden kills yeasts. But I read recipes for beers that talk about soaking additional flavoring agents (like coffee beans and chocolate nibs) in vodka to disinfect them, before ...
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Campden Tablets to Control Final Sugar Content
I've used Campden tablets per a recipe for cider to prepare the unpasteurized cider before pitching yeast, but recently came across the following in Wikipedia:
Campden tablets are also used ...
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Alternatives to campden tablets
I'd heard (3rd-hand information, don't know how reliable it is) that aspirin (Bayer's original brand) can be used as a suitable substitute for campden tablets. Does anyone know how well this works? I ...
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How much Potassium (or sodium) metabisulfite to remove chloramine?
I have a small jar of powdered Potassium Metabisulfite and Campden tablets that are Sodium Metabisulfite. The tablets are 550mg. I have seen on this forum that these chemicals, when added to your ...
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Possible failed ferment: re-boil or campden + re-pitch?
On Saturday I brewed my 89th batch, an all-grain Irish Red Ale, SG 1.049. Pitched Wyeast 1084 from an "Activator" smack pack dated May 2012 that I'd struck around eight hours earlier, then aerated ...
