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Potassium carbonate

Acids and deacidifiers

K2CO3

Deacidifier, stronger per gram than the bicarbonate.

Typical dose

Bench-trial; more alkaline than potassium bicarbonate, so easier to overshoot.

When to add it

Finished wine, then cold stabilise.

In practice

Does the same job as potassium bicarbonate and reaches further per gram, which also makes it easier to overshoot into a flat, soapy wine. Most home winemakers are better served by the gentler bicarbonate.

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