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Hello... I add a campden tablet 24 hours before brewing to take care of the chlorine. How do I handle this with the calculator?
Drop the amount down to about a quarter tablet and ignore it? I use a half tab and no wait time to dechlorinate 10 gallons of water (on average) for a 6-gallon batch. The reaction between metabisulfite and chlorine/chloramine is generally nearly instantaneous, results in a trivial addition of sodium, sulfate and chloride. In other words, the ion contribution is insignificant.Hello... I add a campden tablet 24 hours before brewing to take care of the chlorine. How do I handle this with the calculator?
Drop the amount down to about a quarter tablet and ignore it? I use a half tab and no wait time to dechlorinate 10 gallons of water (on average) for a 6-gallon batch. The reaction between metabisulfite and chlorine/chloramine is generally nearly instantaneous, results in a trivial addition of sodium, sulfate and chloride. In other words, the ion contribution is insignificant.
So you are saying to set the Cl level to 0 because I'm already cleaning it up beforehand?
Campden removes chlorine, NOT chloride. They are different things.
As long as you know why you're doing what you're doing, it's all good. Too many don't know why.Thanks for the feedback. The water report I have measures both Cl and Cl- . I've been using the campden to take care of the Cl (.47 mg/L).
Also, thanks for the note about the time. I use a Robobrew timed for the morning so when I get up the strike water is ready to go. I'll probably not be as anal and just get the water ready the night before.
Thanks again!