hafmpty
Well-Known Member
So I seem to be finding conflicting testimony on HBT and the Internet (surprise!) on how much SODIUM METABISULFITE powder I should use to treat my strike and sparge water. For the sake of simplicity let's say I use 20 gallons of water total.
I've been reading that ONE .5gram Campden Tablet is 1/16tsp of Sodium Metabisulfite and will treat 20 gallons of water.
So why am I reading on here that people use 1/8tsp, 1/4tsp, or even 1/2tsp to treat 10 gallons of water. Based on my numbers at least that's overkill. Or is it? Are my numbers wrong? At most, people should be using like 1/32tsp for treating 10 gallons or 1/16tsp for treating 20 gallons. Is is just not that big of a deal? I'm going to be adding brew salts and I know they have to be pretty exact. Maybe Sodium Metabisulfite isn't the same as that?
I'm trying to figure out how much I should use to treat my water. Thanks!
I've been reading that ONE .5gram Campden Tablet is 1/16tsp of Sodium Metabisulfite and will treat 20 gallons of water.
So why am I reading on here that people use 1/8tsp, 1/4tsp, or even 1/2tsp to treat 10 gallons of water. Based on my numbers at least that's overkill. Or is it? Are my numbers wrong? At most, people should be using like 1/32tsp for treating 10 gallons or 1/16tsp for treating 20 gallons. Is is just not that big of a deal? I'm going to be adding brew salts and I know they have to be pretty exact. Maybe Sodium Metabisulfite isn't the same as that?
I'm trying to figure out how much I should use to treat my water. Thanks!