Add sulfites after racking?

[LGpdx]

Did a batch of Pinot Noir this year. At crush time (10/21/2010) I added sulfites up to 60 ppm. I have not added any sulfites since then. Primary fermentation went perfect. Malo fermentation is about done. I am ready to rack again. I am wondering if other people add sulfites (campden tablets) at this point?

Also, when would you bottle, and how much sulfites would you add at that point?

 

[Wade E]

Dont add any sulfites until Malo is done or youll kill it. I add 1/4 tsp per 6 gallons (approx 3 1/2 campden tablets if thats what you have) and do so about every 3 1/2 - 4 months there after while aging.

 

[J-Gee]

I've only made 60-70 gal. in the past one and a half years,but have never added increments of sulfites throughout the bulk aging period.I have not experienced any problems with this practice thus far.Might I encounter problems in the long term?

 

[abefroman]

I've only made 60-70 gal. in the past one and a half years,but have never added increments of sulfites throughout the bulk aging period.I have not experienced any problems with this practice thus far.Might I encounter problems in the long term?

You might, you might not, its a general rule of thumb to add right after you rack after secondary, and then every 3 months.

 

[Tom]

I've only made 60-70 gal. in the past one and a half years,but have never added increments of sulfites throughout the bulk aging period.I have not experienced any problems with this practice thus far.Might I encounter problems in the long term?

You are risking an infected batch. It's cheap insurance

 

[Wade E]

S02 both gets bound over time and also dissipates meaning that over time your wine becomes less and less protected making the chance of your wine becoming oxidized or infected greater. Personally I dont greatly recoomend adding sulfites blindly and would much rather you test it be it an expensive S02 tester or just the Accuvin test strips. Ive found that approximately 1/4 tsp per 6 gallons added about every 4 months gets you in a fairly decent range and every 3 months over a year can actually get your S02 PPM a little high.

 

[FTC Wines]

Wade, I add campden every 3-4 mo. when under airlock. But then I bulk bottle after 6-9 mo. into 4 liter jugs that I wax seal over the screw top. I assume I do not have to add more campden while sealed. some of these jugs I store another 1-2 years before bottling. Roy

 

[Wade E]

If its sealed then you dont need to add any or at least not nearly as often.