On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:20:00 +0000, Mark >
wrote:

>I have a question that involves the fact that I am on a well, and Septic
>system. I am not as concerned about the well water, if I were I would
>just buy bottled watter locally. The Septic system however relies on
>bacteria to function. Will the ingredients used in winemaking,
>especially the sanitizer affect the Septic system? Should I use a
>different way of disposing of sanitizer water?

The guy who pumps out my septic system recommends against any of the
commercial sludge reducers such as rid-x, he says the best thing for
the system is a shot of bleach once in a while. I use regular liquid
laundry soap, no bleach. I also told him I make wine, is the yeast OK
for the system. He was a bit skeptical. He said a little is OK, but
not if there is a lot.

For my sanitizing I first use a bleach solution, then the k-meta
solution. This is for glass. For my primaries, I rinse with hot
water and pour the heavy lees outside on the ground. The same with
any lees in secondary. I then just wash out my primaries with
regular dish liquid and rinse excessively, then finish with a swirl of
k-meta.

Greg, Erie, PA