Topic: Campden Tablets

[Doris_Pinks]

How necessary are they? I have run out and there isn't a home brew shop within miles of us, so it will have to be online ordering and I don't fancy paying the postage on 1 tub!! (got plenty of everything else of course!!!)  I see Jennym's post on it, but don't fancy (actually can't be bothered!) to sterilise my wine!
 DP

[Derekthefox]

The are only sodium metabisulphite, used to sterilise the wine.

A lot of  supermarkets now stock stuff like that, you may get them from a pharmacy.

I read somewhere that you can use a drop of milton, it is the same stuff.

Hope this helps you,

Derekthefox :D

[Doris_Pinks]

Thanks Derek, it just so happens I have some of that for sterilising my equipment! :o  Now how much to use I wonder, will have a read on the packet.

[Travman]

Campden tablets are on sale in our local Wilko's stores as well as Morrisons supermarket around here.  Have you looked in your local stores?
Milton :-\ what about the strength though ,Surely this will be higher .When added with potassium sorbate problems at the end  of fermentation i would have thought it would very be hit or miss ???
for the sake of a £1 and p+p is it worth ruining your wine?

[Doris_Pinks]

Oh didn't know Morrisons sold them, would that be in the Pharmacy bit per chance?  Will have a look next time i am in! Thanks for that travman

[Derekthefox]

I think they have a section where they stock winemaking stuff . . .

Derekthefox  :D

[Doris_Pinks]

not in ours sadly  :'(  :'( No one round these parts seems to do winemaking stuff anymore >:(

[jennym]

I suppose that's one of the reasons I sterilise.  ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

  ;D  ;D  ;D  Jenny