What to avoid when buying juice?
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Brewkowski
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Stay away from anything that says sorbate, I think normally it's potassium sorbate, which is what you'll use in winemaking to stabilize wine late in the cycle.
i do this a lot, and hophead is correct. if you see potassium sorbate, it's the main preservative and will prevent fermentation (which is what it's supposed to do). ascorbic acid is vitamin c, and is fine. i tend to use Great Value brand (wal mart's juice) as they don't use preservatives, and to me, it's just as good as the more expensive welch's, mott's, etc
Stay away from sodium benzoate, also!
CampFireWine
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It's fine but put it in the primary for 24 hours before pitching yeast.
So I just mix up my wine batch with the potassium metabisulfate juice concentrate, sit for 24 hours, then pitch? Thanks for the info.
