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Bossbaby

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I racked a cranberry wine about 2 months ago and added potassium sorbate because the plan was to sweeten and bottle but I put it off til now, does the sorbate lose its effectiveness over time or do I add more to be safe? any thoughts would be great..Thx
 
Agree with Rembee, if everything was done properly then the yeast should be neutered. I've had sorbate go bad on me (they have a shelf life) and create bottle bombs, so I always backsweeten and leave in carboy for a few weeks just to make sure there isn't any activity before bottling.
 

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