I have read conflicting numbers so I am planning on adding 2 campden tablets now then two more when I rack again. This is a 5 gallon batch of wine. Does 2.5 teaspoons of sorbate sound right when I rack to my second carboy for aging?
There is no need to add sorbate until the wine is clear and ready to bottle. At bottling time, and only if you sweeten, add 1/2 tsp. per gallon.
Will just need to add campden after sg is same for 3 days to show finished fermentation. Then degass and add 1 campden per gallon, and then wait until clear then can rack off lees and will only need to add more campden every 3 months or so if bulk aging. There are tests that can be ran to see if more or less is needed, not but the above is just a general approach.
Good Luck
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