Campden Tablets

Some home wine recipes require the use of Campden Tablets. Campden Tablets contain sodium metabisulphite and release sulphur dioxide which acts as a sterilant & antioxidant. In other words, they are a pretreatment for fresh fruits and juices used in wine making. In wine making these tablets will kill any wild molds or bacteria in the fruit that might cause off-flavors in a finished wine. Campden Tablets are added directly to the fresh fruits and juices 24 hours before adding the wine yeast, allowing them to vent off before the fermentation process begins. These tablets increase the purity and flavor of your homemade wine. Campden Tablets are also used in stronger doses with water as an equipment sanitizer. Use on fermenting vessels, hydrometers, wine bottles, hoses or any other glass, plastic or wood that comes into contact with your wine. Being sanitary is one of the keys to great home wine making. Four crushed Campden Tablets to each quart of water makes a good sanitizer. Just follow the directions provided with the Campden Tablets.

Used in small doses with fresh winemaking juices to destroy wild molds and bacteria. Used in stronger doses with water to sterilize your winemaking equipment.

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