Out of Sanitizer

[Jericurl]

Well, actually what happened is that I spilled all the sanitizer all over my dirty floor.

So, I need to rack a one gallon batch and a 6 gallon batch into new carboys.

I have campden tablets and household bleach.
I'll be racking into a glass 1 gallon and a better bottle 6 gallon.

What would you do?

 

[Julie]

use the campden tablets and stay away from the bleach.

 

[Jericurl]

Ok, I'm guessing at the 1 tablet per gallon ratio?
Will it clean on contact or do I need to let water/campden sit in the carboys for awhile?

Or were you saying to add the campden tablets to the wine after I rack?

 

[keahunter]

I'm not sure of the exact measurements (I think I remember reading 4 tabs per quart of water to make a sanitizing solution) but you asked if it cleaned on contact. The solution you're making is a sanitizing solution, not a cleaning solution so you have to make sure you clean first. Once cleaned, let the sanitizing solution have contact for 2 minutes (is what I also remember reading somewhere). I am a star-san user so I am not an expert at all on the k-meta for sanitizing.

 

[mmadmikes1]

If carboy is well cleaned using something like dish soap that kills germs(Dawn) just add campden to wine as you normally would. It will be fine.

 

[Tess]

Its more then that Jeri, its been a while sense I used campden tabs but seems like it was more like 8-10 tabs per gallon. I only use a gallon of sanitize solution when I sanitize anything. Swirl swish, spray