Campden Tablets
Campden Tablets
So when you bottle you add these to the fermented beer and it stops infection whilst bottling?
I bought some as they were fairly cheap as i have seen many people saying how useful they are.
I bought some as they were fairly cheap as i have seen many people saying how useful they are.
Campden tablets are sodium metabisulphate. THey're used when bottling wine to stop them from fermenting further and popping the corks.
Wouldn't it do the same to beer?
artofbrewing.co.uk tell me to add one crushed campden tablet to the wort ten minutes before pitching yeast to neutralize free chlorine and chloramines..
Wouldn't it do the same to beer?
artofbrewing.co.uk tell me to add one crushed campden tablet to the wort ten minutes before pitching yeast to neutralize free chlorine and chloramines..
I'd say that's wrong as by the time you have wort then the chlorine has already reacted with the wort to give off-tastes. Metabisulfate also kills yeast so addding just before adding yeast is a bit wierd toomaxashton wrote: artofbrewing.co.uk tell me to add one crushed campden tablet to the wort ten minutes before pitching yeast to neutralize free chlorine and chloramines..
Sounds logical, doc.
I just figured it woudl break down pretty quickly when it was actually in the wort, and that was what the 10 minute lag time was for.
I DID read on wiki that it was good for neutralizing chlorine in drinking water, so presumed this was correct.
That said, i didn't do so with my current batch.
I just figured it woudl break down pretty quickly when it was actually in the wort, and that was what the 10 minute lag time was for.
I DID read on wiki that it was good for neutralizing chlorine in drinking water, so presumed this was correct.
That said, i didn't do so with my current batch.
Sodium met generally only stuns things - it's not that good at killing them.
Iodophor is cheap and can be got from the chemist - but you may need to order it. It's called something like 'Aqueous Povidone-Iodine for post-operative sites'. It's the 10% version and is not the mouthwash nor the alcoholic version.
Iodophor is cheap and can be got from the chemist - but you may need to order it. It's called something like 'Aqueous Povidone-Iodine for post-operative sites'. It's the 10% version and is not the mouthwash nor the alcoholic version.