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[email protected] greg@testengineering.info is offline
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On Jul 4, 12:47 pm, wrote:
> Will it affect taste?


Yes. Although the degree to which it does is subjective.

> .. this wine is ...still working slightly & I want to kill the
> yeast for bottling.


Adding sorbate will not stop an active fermentation. It will only stop
a renewed fermentation from starting. Worse yet, adding sorbate may
slow down the fermentation and make it go on much longer. I stopped
using the stuff entirely.

Greg