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Hi,
Before bottling some red Zin, I tested the SO2. The titret shows the SO2 is 100 ppm. I know that titrets are not really accurate for red wine but in the past I have used them and not had readings like this before. I have not tasted it yet but there is no sulphur oder. PH is between 3 and 4, maybe 3.5. (I only have some test paper strips) The test was just after racking wine that had been fined. It was racked into a just sulfite washed carboy. The solution was 1 tsp for about 2 gallons of water and I drained it but did not rinse it. Could that be the cause of the high reading? Note that I did not add any sulfite in the process and thus why I am unclear why the reading is so high unless some wines have higher concentrations than others. The alcohol measures on my viometer at 15% but I do not know how accruate those little things are. |