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I expand my statement -- I expect any strong liquor will work. Many moons ago I had a bright idea -- I poured about 1" of K-meta...

I've had an issue with K-meta growing funky stuff in airlock, but never with vodka.

I add K-meta every 3 months during bulk aging, and since I'm pulling the stopper anyway, it's a good time to swap in a fresh stopper and...

EverClear is exempt, but pretty much everything else will eventually grow something, including K-meta solution. I swap airlocks...

For a port, stabilization can be as simple as adding spirits to get the ABV up to 20%. You can still add sugar without worrying about...

I have found that vodka (and, presumably Everclear) evaporates more quickly than sanitizer in water. It's only a problem if you keep...

welcome to WMT I am a K meta sanitizer user. We all put meta in the wine so it wouldn’t matter. For those that get nice vacations...

Worked for a few months maybe, but things can grow in water. Kmeta is highly recommended if you use water, replenish frequently by...

been forever for me. foots healed up. now taking the time to let the skin toughing up. shouldn't be all that long to sanitize complete...

Thanks!

If you shake off the excess, we're talking a few drops of Star San in gallons of wine. It's not enough to have any effect on the...

I never even considered it. Spray it, leave it for one minute and shake off excess. Such a small amount shouldn’t be a problem.

I worry a little about the very low pH of Star San affecting my pH determinations. Do you think that could be a problem?

San Star or kmeta solution no rinsing. Never a problem.

You are doing a mead. This means that there are non-fermentable sugars and dextrins in the mixture. You should not use 0.990 as the...