Sodium Metabisulfite tastes awful.

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JohnF

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I'm using it to sanitize everything including my racking cane/siphon
hose and during transferring I get a slight taste of this junk.
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It says this cleaner is fine to use without rinsing but I'm
wondering if it would be better to use bleach and just rinse with hot
water after.







I'm drinking a glass of commercial wine now (20 min later) and I can
still taste the S.M. Does this stuff ever wind up in the finished
wine or does time "wash it" out?







John F
 
As long as you don't use too much, most people won't notice the taste in the finished wine. Some people are extremely sensitive to sulfite and, as a result, will always taste it.


I only use the Postassium Metabisulfite (K-Meta) as I don't want salt in my wine and it is only 8% less effective than the sodium counterpoint.
 
I use bleach, postassium meta, sodium meta,C Brite. when using bleach I rinse three times with water, when using sodium meta or cC Brite once with water. Never had any problems.
 

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