"Ralconte" > wrote in message
m...
> The tiny amount of benzoate mentioned worries
> me mildly, if I added campden at each racking (I don't), would I build
> up enough to inhibit yeast? If I added to little, would bacteria grow
> and make the geranium smell?

The geranium smell comes from having wine go through ML in the presence of
_sorbate_ - not sulfite.

> I think I'll
> switch to 5 gal amounts, and get a small gram scale for measuring out
> metabisulfate, anyway.

Good idea - and BTW it's potassium metabisulf_i_te.

Tom S