Tusch
Well-Known Member
Campden tablets are potassium metabisulphite, just in tablet form. So you can just measure out the equivalent of 1 tablet per galon, which I will leave to yooper to inform you of since I use the tablets.
Your LHBS is correct.
Potassium Metabisulfite is the exact same thing as Campden tablets, only in powdered form, and much cheaper.
Use both, the metasulfite and the sorbate, for stabilization.
Do a search on this subject, it has been repeated many times in these forums.
Pogo
You generally use both sorbate and k-meta to stabilize a cider. This will prevent more fermentation, so it is generally done to allow for back sweetening. So if you are looking for sweet and still, but don't want to add enough sugar to overpower the yeast's alcohol tolerance, that's the way to go.
If you have slight carbonation, that is just dissolved co2, basically carbonated. But as it is in a fermenter still, you can get rid of it. More then likely don't worry about it, but if Yooper recommends degassing then trust in her, I always do haha. Are you talking about racking for the last time, as in is the cider completely fermented already? If it is done, go ahead and rack onto both.
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