Measuring Sorbate?

[malweth]

I've already added 4 tsp of sorbate to my wine when racking off the secondary (it was at 0.996-0.997 for a while). I also added about 1/4 + 1/8 tsp K-meta. (This was at 8.5 gallons before racking).

The sorbate looks like white jimmies (like you'd put on ice cream). A tsp of the sorbate out of the jar is MUCH DIFFERENT than a tsp of it after it's been crushed.

My questions are:

Should I be measuring teaspoons before or after it's powdered?
How many grams are in your tsp of sorbate?

Thank you!

 

[Wade E]

Ive never crushed it! You should be measuring it without crushing and then just dissolving it in water or wine.

 

[malweth]

Thanks! I measured without crushing, figuring I could always add more (can't un-add, after all).

I did crush it (with the k-meta), then dissolved it into a small amount of warm water... added wine to mix, then added all the wine. Crushing the sorbate doesn't break it in any way?

 

[Wade E]

Not to my knowledge so you should be ok.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Sorbate disolves quick just like the sulphite. All they need is a few drops of water/wine. For large batches I will use tablespoons to be a little more acurate . 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon.

 

[Tom]

Also, 1/2tsp per gallon. So, if 6 gal batch = 3tsp. Only need to add this once to your wine.