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Beer with Metabisulphite rinse
An interesting question.
1- metabisulphite is usually regarded as an oxygen scavenger and thus a preservative by virtue of inhibiting bacterial (and yeast) growth (but not so much the metabolism). ...
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Fermenting grape juice with Potassium Metabisulfite without adding anything
It is possible it could work, but you have to be pretty lucky. The chance of getting some local acetobacter or wild yeast that could survive and spoil the wine would be high.
If you have a bunch of ...
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Beer with Metabisulphite rinse
1) Yes, it's true. It's not a sanitizer.
2) This is dry sodium or potassium as a by product after absorbing oxygen. Can give off flavors.
3) NO
Metabisulfites (potassium and sodium) are not ...
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Percentage of SO2 in Kedem grape juice
It is possible he is correct. The reason they have the message required for 10ppm is that probably the mean is 2-3ppm, but if something happens in manufacture that requires a large dosing then the ...
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Can I use sodium metabisulphite and potassium sorbate together before bottling?
Not only can you, but you should! Especially if you sweeten it.
It effectively can kill all the life in a wine, which improves stability.
On the other hand, if you want effervescence, or a small ...
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Is potassium metabisulfite necessary for sanitizing the fermentation bucket?
Sanitation is critical with each and every batch. Anyone can get lucky a few times. But eventually you will have problems if you don't properly sanitize your fermentation equipment.
Metabisulfite ...
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Fermenting grape juice with Potassium Metabisulfite without adding anything
The chances of this working are about zero. It will eventually ferment, but the results will probably be bad. If you want to get yeast into the grape juice in a natural way, you can put a piece of ...
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Beer with Metabisulphite rinse
It's kind of a poor sanitizer in general with that concentration. It's not that it is bad for beer, it takes 5 minutes to sanitize. It will work, but you're going to have to be extra patient and ...
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Beer with Metabisulphite rinse
Let me answer your questions...
metabisulfites (potassium and sodium) in strong enough concentrations can be a very effective sanitizer. In stronger doses, potassium metabisulfite works well to ...
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