Anyone know where I can pick up natural sulfites?
I'd most likely be willing to do some 'sperimenting on it then.
I'm really just too sensitive and not a chemical fan. No, the sulfites from the store are not natural, they're synthetic = !Good.
How sensitive am I? Just to give you an idea I'll use my skin as an example...
Take 3 loads of laundry and wash them. Use 1 fabric softener sheet in two dryers and two(2) fabric softener sheets with the last load. Toss them all into a pile when they're dry and mix them all up.
I can pick out every piece of clothing from the dryer with 2 sheets... every time and in seconds. I can literally *feel* the fabric softener on my hands. I can also *feel* how the fabric softener affects my body and brain.... (I don't recommend chemicals for kids clothes at all)
Sorbates? Now that I've looked into it for a minute...
Here's a link that has other parents noting some of the same behaviors I've seen with my own child... also not fed processed food or foods wrong for their blood type. Chemicals have a serious mood/mental effect and it's blatantly obvious with my child.
Nope... gonna stick with no sulfites and no sorbates. Just have to have a 1 gallon for each 5 gallon carboy... so I can bottle from the 1 gal and warm it up... see if it's 'ready' or not.
As for lasting longer, tasting good longer? I really don't plan on making long term wines/meads... especially if I'm restricted to using a chemical stabilizer. It may just be low-level... but it's not good and it effects other things.
With the pollution levels in society and the environment being so high these days... I believe my immune system needs to be fully focused on keeping me healthy, not fighting off stuff I'm drinking/eating.
Happy Fermenting!