Also known as Potassium Sorbate. Added to a wine to stop the fermentation and prevent a re-fermentation after bottling. Should always be used together with campden tablets, otherwise wine will get a smell of ‘Duranium’.
Used mainly to stop fermentation at end of winemaking process, prior to bottling, also to remove ‘wild’ yeast prior to introducing wine yeast to fruit based wines and Cidermaking. May also be used as steriliser for equipment, 1 tablet treats 5 lt