Potassium Metabisulphite in Realemon. So... question.

[reddportleft]

So, one of the ingredients in the Realemon product is potassium metabisulfite. This is a stabilizer for wine making and sterilization of wine equipment. Doesn't this stop fermentation? The recipes for the most part for Skeeter Pee calls for Realemon. Has anyone found a lemon concentrate that does not have this preservative in it? Or... How about real squeezed lemon juice? How many lemons for a five to six gallon batch? I really want to do this right.

 

[DoctorCAD]

K meta will not hurt a ferment. It is only in the juice to keep any wild yeasts or bacteria from starting bad reactions.

Wine yeast will work right through it.

 

[reddportleft]

Thanks, Doc!