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In my first wine kit I used B-Brite as cleanser. I used 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of water. The problem is I didn’t rinse it off. I then used 14 Campden tablets to ½ gallon of water as a sanitizer and didn’t rinse that either.<O></O>
The wine kit fermented fine 1.072 to .994<O></O>
I transferred into the secondary a couple of days ago. This time I also cleaned with B-Brite but this time Irinsed and used 14 Campden tablets in a ½ gallon of water to sanitize and did not rinse. When watching George’s video’s, I didn’t see or hear him say anything about rinsing.<O></O>
Our local wine/beer supply store person told me to just use B-Brite 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of water to clean and sanitize everything. Then rinse everything in cold water before starting.<O></O>
I can't find anything on line that says B-Brite is a sanitizer.<O></O>
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I tasted the wine after I transferred to the secondary and it was yucky. <O></O>
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I know I sound like an idiot, this is my first kit and I guess between reading the kit directions, watching George’s video’s on this site and my local wine/beer supply persons input I got confused.
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Should I start over?
Ron<O></O>
In my first wine kit I used B-Brite as cleanser. I used 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of water. The problem is I didn’t rinse it off. I then used 14 Campden tablets to ½ gallon of water as a sanitizer and didn’t rinse that either.<O></O>
The wine kit fermented fine 1.072 to .994<O></O>
I transferred into the secondary a couple of days ago. This time I also cleaned with B-Brite but this time Irinsed and used 14 Campden tablets in a ½ gallon of water to sanitize and did not rinse. When watching George’s video’s, I didn’t see or hear him say anything about rinsing.<O></O>
Our local wine/beer supply store person told me to just use B-Brite 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of water to clean and sanitize everything. Then rinse everything in cold water before starting.<O></O>
I can't find anything on line that says B-Brite is a sanitizer.<O></O>
<O></O>
I tasted the wine after I transferred to the secondary and it was yucky. <O></O>
<O></O>
I know I sound like an idiot, this is my first kit and I guess between reading the kit directions, watching George’s video’s on this site and my local wine/beer supply persons input I got confused.
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Should I start over?
Ron<O></O>