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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.

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.

So does anyone know if campden tablets keep thaaat well?

Jim


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jim wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> So does anyone know if campden tablets keep
> thaaat well?
>
> Jim


Don't know Jim, but you could always use them for
sanitizing. Just crush them and dissolve in
water. A few ppm probably not that critical for
this use.
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Wise words, thanks Paul!
Jim

"Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote in message ...
> jim wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> So does anyone know if campden tablets keep
>> thaaat well?
>>
>> Jim

>
> Don't know Jim, but you could always use them for
> sanitizing. Just crush them and dissolve in
> water. A few ppm probably not that critical for
> this use.



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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:

http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/

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.

Ray

"jim" > wrote in message
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>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.
>
> 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.
>
> So does anyone know if campden tablets keep thaaat well?
>
> Jim
>



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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:
>
> http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
>
> 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.
>
> Ray
>
> "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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> So does anyone know if campden tablets keep thaaat well?
>>
>> Jim
>>

>
>



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