Rack it off the lees into a sanitised carboy and then add the CRUSHED
campden tablet -- preferably by dissolving it in a little of the wine before
you add it to the bulk of the wine. From your question it seems as though
you are dealing with a single gallon lot. If it is 5 gallons(imp)/23 litres
you need to add more crushed campden before you bulk age -- without worrying
about actual SO2 levels -- as a beginner --then add 5 tablets.
BTW I would bulk age for 6 months and then bottle anyway!

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"Phil Wattis" wrote in message
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Hi all,

It's my first effort at making wine (kit form) so bear with me. I'm
ready to bottle and the instructions state that if ageing the wine for
more than 6 months, to dissolve a campden tablet in the wine before
bottling.

I'm going to do this, and give it a good stir in. I was wondering
though what is a safe period to wait before bottling after doing this,
as a big stir will mean all the sediment is disturbed.

I was thinking about a 24hr delay?


Phil.