Crushing Campden Tablets

[MedPretzel]

I bought a pill crusher at the dollar store and use it to crush/pulverize those Campden tablets.


It works great!

 

[OilnH2O]

I don't want you to think no one ever looks at your stuff, M! But, as an aside, other than exact measurement, what's the advantage of one or the other of a camden tablet versus the 1/4 tsp of k-meta?

 

[pkcook]

Martina,


Where did you get the pill crusher? I've been using two spoons and that is getting old

. I almost ordered a 20 dollar mortor/pistle from a chemical place. The pill crusher sounds like the very thing.

 

[usafcajun]

I found one in the Pharmacy section of Wal-Mart the other day. I got it because that whole two spoons thing got old fast.

 

[geocorn]

1 campden tablet = 1/8th tsp of sulfite, not 1/4th.

 

[MedPretzel]

I got mine at the "Dollar Tree" Dollar Store.

 

[pkcook]

Got a "Dollar Tree" just down the street. I'll check it out and if not, hit Wally World. Thanks Martina/USAF Anything will beat the spoon method.

 

[masta]

Powder K-meta = no crushing needed!

 

[dfwwino]

Although I have plenty of powder-form sulfite, I for some reason still have an affinity for using a Campden tablet, especially for one gallon batches. I just throw the campden in a coffee cup with a little water, let it soak 15 minutes todissolvewhile I'm doing some other task, swirl it and then pour it in. Edited by: dfwwino

 

[Funky Fish]

Here's something I do to make measuring the k-meta powder into gallon batches easy. I take 1/4 tsp of k-meta and a little water and mix it up to make a very small, potent solution with a volume of 5 tsp. If you don't have a small, handy measuring cup to do this in, you can always put 5 tsp of water in a shot glass and mark a line. Then, when I am ready to add it to my batch, I just add 1 tsp of the solution per gallon.

 

[summergirl]

if you have a kitchenaid mixer and have the meat grinder attachment the wooden thing that comes with it works great sorry I don,t know correct name for it.I put my campden tablets in a bowl and pound away

 

[PolishWineP]

Are you talking about the pusher? The thing you use to push your unground product into the grinding portion of the machine with hopes that you don't hurt your fingers?

 

[bmorosco]

I put them in a plastic lunch baggie and take a rollin pin to them works great...

 

[Wade E]

I put them in a little ziplock bag and bash em with a hammer, what did you expect, I'm a woodworker!

 

[rgecaprock]

I put one in a teaspoon and crush it with the back of another teaspoon....just like my mom used to crush baby asprins for us.
Ramona

 

[peterCooper]

Me too

 

[NorthernWinos]

I saw a beautiful marble mortar and pestle, had to have it....it works like a charm....

.....sometimes I put them in a little bit of warm [not hot] water and then crush and smear them around with a spoon later...they do soften up...wonder if I am loosing some of the goddness by soaking them like that?????

 

[Wade E]

If you are its probaly fine as 1 tablet per gallon is actually to much
anyway. It equals 100 where as we usually shoot for 35 - 50.

 

[scotty]

Here's something I do to make measuring the k-meta powder into gallon batches easy. I take 1/4 tsp of k-meta and a little water and mix it up to make a very small, potent solution with a volume of 5 tsp. If you don't have a small, handy measuring cup to do this in, you can always put 5 tsp of water in a shot glass and mark a line. Then, when I am ready to add it to my batch, I just add 1 tsp of the solution per gallon.

Im also switching to liquid.
Heres the info. Corrections if any apply please.


To prepare a 10% stock solution of sulphite, dissolve 1/4 pound of sodium metabisulphite in 1 pint of hot water. Top it up to 1 quart with cold water. This solution will keep for many months in a well-stoppered container.
((((((1 teaspoon of solution is equal to 1 campden tablet.))))))
50 ppm sulphur dioxide = 1 campden tablet per gallon = 1 teaspoon stock sulphite solution per gallon


I will cut the batch size down bit still have plentyin inventory for now.