Thanks Ray, I go there quite often and didn't recall seeing the info - I will check it out now.

Jim

"Ray Calvert" > wrote in message t...
>I wish I could tell you exactly where to go but I know that somewhere on Jack's sight it discusses shelf life of
> winemaking chemicals and I think he gives it for campden as well serch arround on:
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> http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
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> I really do wish Jack would break down and write a book. He has so many good pieces of information and so many
> dificult to find recipies.
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> Ray
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> "jim" > wrote in message ...
>>I googled this one but didn't find any satisfactory answers. I 'inherited' some winemaking stuff my father used.
>>I've thrown most of the chemicals out as they didn't smell right, but the campden tablets all smelled as they should.
>>These are 7 -20 years old though.
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>> I know, I know, campden tablets are cheap so I probably should chuck them too and not try to save money on these
>> things, but they were in sealed containers and as I say, they smell like my new ones do. I only use campden tablets
>> on initial must anyway.
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>> So does anyone know if campden tablets keep thaaat well?
>>
>> Jim
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