[MR] Wine making question

[Randy Goldberg MD]

> I have been told that using Camden Tablets in winemaking creates Sulfur
> Dioxide which acts
> as a sterilizing agent.  My question is... how much of this remains in
> the
> must as Sulfites.  The instructions I have read indicate to use one
> tablet
> per gallons to prevent wild yeast and bacteria.
>
> I ask this since I do not want to serve a wine like this to a person who
> is sensitive to Sulfites.

Camden tablets are the source of sulfites in wine/mead. You can use far less
than the typical commercial winery, but I would nevertheless not give a
sulfited wine/mead to someone allergic to sulfites. I personally don't use
Camden tablets at all, and stick to very good sterile technique.

Avraham

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