Campden Tablets.

[Chris]

Righto, I have my tabs now. I add 1/2 a tablet to 23L of water. As I don't have a single vessel large enough to hold this amount, could I add it to a 1L measuring jug & dissolve it in there, pour it in my main FV then top the FV up with water as normal?

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[commsbiff]

Sure. The main point is that any water you use at any stage of the brewing process has been treated BEFORE it comes in contact with any wort/ingredients. You could dissolve it straight into your fv and top up from there. If you then need water to dissolve the contents of a kit for example, you just need to take it from your fv. You might consider topping up to 23L minus the volume of your kit liquids.

 

[damfoose]

How about filling a barrel with the water your going to use then adding the campden tablet to that ( campden's work pretty much straight away btw ) then use that water for your brew leaving you an empty barrel for when the brew is ready.

Another way you could do it is to get 4 or 5 buckets from B&Q as they seem to have a deal on them at the moment a bucket is £1 , half a campden in 2 buckets of water half fill an empty bucket from a treated bucket and fill up from another bucket , half empty treated bucket into half empty untreated bucket giving you 2 treated buckets of water if you want mix thoes 2 buckets between an empty bucket in the same way you just treated the 2 buckets.
Do the same with buckets 3 and 4 and re mix between the spair bucket you have should treat all the water for you.

TBh may be a little more expensive but will save a load of time use an empty FV ( get a spaire :twisted: )

 

[steveb]

Non food grade bucket!!!not very good advice. :nono: