"Why would anyone want to add 50ppm SO2 to their wine?"

I don't know, maybe because that is the right level. Someone who
thinks SO2 gives you a headache is a moron. They don't know their ass
from their elbow.


On Jan 18, 8:43*pm, wrote:
> On Jan 17, 6:14*pm, Wildbilly > wrote:> In article
> > >,
>
> > wrote:
> > > I just use 1/4 tsp of Potassium Metabisulfate per 5 gals of wine for
> > > approx. 50ppm of SO2. Seems to work fine.
>
> > I'm glad it works for you, but can you define "fine"? I have never seen
> > a commercial winery add potassium metabisulfate powder directly to wine
> > (grapes, yes; wine, no). It is always hydrated first. Maybe they are all
> > just dumb.
>
> "I have never seen
> a commercial winery add potassium metabisulfate powder directly to
> wine
> (grapes, yes; wine, no). It is always hydrated first. Maybe they are
> all
> just dumb. "
>
> Maybe they are. I know there is oxygen dissolved in water and I also
> know the amountr can vary. If you make a SO2 solution some of that SO2
> can bind with the SO2 in the water and become less effective. By
> putting the SO2 in the bottom of the carboy before I rack and then
> slowly swirl the SO2 into the wine , whatever oxygen that binds with
> the SO2 is oxygen in my wine, not in the water I used to make the
> solution before I add it to the wine.
>
> *> Why would anyone want to add 50ppm SO2 to their wine?
>
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> > Besides being bacteriostatic, SO2 will bleach your wine, so you always
> > want to use the minimum. At around 100 ppm, it will give you a sever
> > head ache. For sensitive people, it may give them an asthma attack in
> > the suggested 30 - 40 ppm range.
>
> > But if it works for you. Go for it.
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