Sodium Metabisulphate

[Piers]

Apart from a chemist, where would I buy this at a good price?

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[Vara]

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/item935.htm>Here?</A>

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[snowleopard]

used for sterilising equipment for home brewing. so any shop selling that sort of kit...

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[geoffatstanpit]

No - that is metabisulphite. Bisulphate is a slightly safer alternative to sulphuric acid for things like cleaning steel prior to soldering.

Geoff

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[VicS]

Perhaps you should clarify what is is you want, vital before you order anything. What do you want it for?

Sodium metabisulphite is the stuff wine makers use for sterilising their (winemaking) equipment. Often sold as campden tablets. (Spelling?

Sodium bisuphate (aka sodium hydrogen sulphate) is an acid salt equivalent to a mixture of sodium sulphate and suphuric acid used, apparently, for cleaning steel and in (some ) lavatory cleaners

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[Piers]

For sterilising water tanks and the water maker.

Alwasy bought it from the local chemist in the past, but it seems so much less expensive from the recommended wine maker on this thread!

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[VicS]

Sodium metabisulphite it is then. Just over £4 / 500g from a laboratory chemical supplier.

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