"Ralconte" > wrote in message
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> Hi all, been browseing for a while, wanted to ask an off the cuff
> question.
>
> What is in Campden tablets? I use them instead of sodium or potassium
> metabisulfate, 'cause to date I haven't made more than 1-2 gal of wine
> at a time. People say they're sodum metabisulfate and a binder, but
> what's the binder?
>
Binder is a compound that makes the meta bisulphite compound stick together
in the tablet and must not be reactive in the tablet or when added to the
food.