Campden Tablets - LARGE TABLET SIZE
(X4 LARGER THAN REGULAR TABLETS)
For Home Brewing Sterilising & Other uses
Benefits
Principle
Sodium Metabisulphite is a permitted derivative form of sulphur dioxide and is a well established proven preservative which is used in the brewing, wine and food industries. It is also known as E223. Added to beer at the pH range of between 3.6 and 4.4 it prohibits the growth of wild yeasts, bacteria and fungi giving effective prevention of biological spoilage. In addition to this its antioxidant properties confer increased physical stability and prolonged shelf life to beer.
Application
Campden Tablets are added to the cask at racking or to the fermenter when used as a beer preservative. When used to keep surplus casks sterile in quiet periods, CAMPDEN TABLETS are added to the cask after the cleaning cycle has completed. Campden Tablets can be simply mixed into the beer or water as required and needs no further preparation.
A source of sulphur dioxide in easy to use tablet form. Campden Tablets provide an easily measured method for addition of sulphur dioxide.
One tablet per hectolitre gives a theoretical addition of 11.5ppm of SO2. Can also be used to remove chlorine from mains water.