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Yes. K is the symbol for Potassium on the Periodic Table of Elements... and meta, well, it's shorten version of metabisulfite.

I don't juice the pears, I de-stem and core them, chop into roughly 1 inch pieces and use a straining bag. I do not remember the...

I’ve heard 71b is good for fruit wines.

The only thing I would recommend is to refrigerate the wine after finishing the fermentation process to help settle the acid crystals...