Temple of Seth
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Dear Colleagues,
I have purchased a kit from the Annerly, Qld homebrew shop in order to restart my active brewing now that I've settled in Qld (couldn't bring the brewery with me from the US). I notice that theh sanitizer included in the kit is Sodium Metabisulfite. I understand that there is debate in the hobby as to whether this is at all useful for beermaking vs. winemaking. Is it useful for the preparation of sanitizing solutions to use with beer making equipment? If so, what is the best way to use it? If not, what are your preferred alternatives. In the past I have had good luck with old-fashioned bleach but also have used oxygen-based no-rinse santizers as well as iodophor, which became my favorite back home. Your input is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Cheers,
ToS
I have purchased a kit from the Annerly, Qld homebrew shop in order to restart my active brewing now that I've settled in Qld (couldn't bring the brewery with me from the US). I notice that theh sanitizer included in the kit is Sodium Metabisulfite. I understand that there is debate in the hobby as to whether this is at all useful for beermaking vs. winemaking. Is it useful for the preparation of sanitizing solutions to use with beer making equipment? If so, what is the best way to use it? If not, what are your preferred alternatives. In the past I have had good luck with old-fashioned bleach but also have used oxygen-based no-rinse santizers as well as iodophor, which became my favorite back home. Your input is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Cheers,
ToS