Potassium Sorbate vs. Potassium Metabisulfite
If you are getting started in winemaking, you may notice that nearly any set of instructions involves the addition of both potassium metabisulfite and potassium sorbate. You may then ask... Are these really necessary? What do they do? Will they give me headaches? Like any new winemaker, you may even opt to just skip out on both of these additions, only to later find out that you have a real headache on your hands... exploding bottles and wine that smells like nail polis