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> I added the sorbate and campden to the bottling bucket and then
> bottled. As to using pot meta powder, I am unsure of the measurement
> to use for one gallon batches (See post below).

1/4 tsp of the meta powder gives 50ppm for 5 US gals. For smaller
measures, like 1 gallon, my approach is to make the 1/4 tsp in 25ml of
cold water and then use a pipette or syringe to draw how much I want.
For example, for 50ppm in 1 gal, you'd need 5ml of the solution, for
25ppm 2.5 ml etc. There is a bit of math involved but very simple.

I don't use Campden but believe 1 tablet is supposed to give 50ppm in 1
gal, so the above should give you an equivalent measure with the
powder.

Other common approach is to use a 10% solution - if you do a search,
you should easily find tables that list how much of this solution is
needed per given amount of wine and desired concentration of SO2.

Pp