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I am aware of the questionable accuracy of titrets, however I used them for the first time recently. It is showing I have 50ppm already in my wine (which I do question). I only racked once after pressing at which time I added 2g/5gal.

Any thoughts what I should do at bottling time? I was going to rack today in preparation for bottling in a month or so.

TIA

patrick

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pjyakker
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oh, and while I don't know the final pH it started as 3.21 and went through ML

TA is .67 from original .97

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pjyakker
2g of K-Meta in 5 gallons is a dose of about 60ppm SO2 so a reading of 50ppm is not out of the question but is likely higher than what you actually have. I use Titretes as well and I keep my SO2 level at a minimum of 40ppm for reds and 60ppm for whites. For wines with reasonable pH's, even if my titrets are giving me the often quoted "20ppm too high" reading, I know I will still be OK.

CHEERS!

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Aaron Puhala

That's just over 50ppm.

Sounds like you have plenty in there for racking anyway. That gives you a month to figure out what you _really_ have, as well as how much you actually need.

What is the pH of the wine? It's not possible to say what the correct level of free SO2 is unless you know the pH.

Tom S

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Tom S

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