Potassium Metabisulphite (25 kg)

Description
Food grade Potassium Metabisulphite as a white crystalline powder, which provides a convenient way of adding measured quantities of sulphur dioxide.

Benefits

• Approved for use in food and beverage products
• Prevents microorganisms from growing and reproducing
• Prevents biological spoilage
• Has antioxidant properties
• Increases the stability and prolongs shelf life to wine and cider
• Can be used for the removal of free chlorine in tap water which can cause chloro-phenol off flavours in beer
• Can be used as an alternative to Sodium Metabisulphite where the potassium salt is preferred.

Principle
Potassium 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 E224. Added to wine and cider 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

Application
Potassium metabisulphite is added at any point in the process when used as a preservative.

Rates of Use
1.75 gms Potassium Metabisulphite per hectolitre → 10 ppm sulphur dioxide (SO2)