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I have a tub of campden tablets that are about 18months old. They have no best before date on them unlike most other items so do i assume they are still ok to use?
 
If you aren't asthmatic and have no other breathing problems, remove the cap and waft the pot a few inches underneath your nose. If they still tickle the hairs or make you cough, go ahead and use them. Don't try to take a good sniff!
 
Mine are probably older than that and are still fine. :thumb:

A mate brewed with me last week and was sniffing things that went in, which made sense with malts and hops - he regretted the camden tablets - turned round to see him pulling a great face and then reading the pot though :lol: So pretty sure mine are ok
 
I have used campden tablets from the age when boots where selling homebrew equipment, they were still fine and did their job :thumb:


Hawks said:
Mine are probably older than that and are still fine. :thumb:

A mate brewed with me last week and was sniffing things that went in, which made sense with malts and hops - he regretted the camden tablets - turned round to see him pulling a great face and then reading the pot though :lol: So pretty sure mine are ok

I have done the same!!! Never again :lol: :whistle:
 
Moley said:
If you aren't asthmatic and have no other breathing problems, remove the cap and waft the pot a few inches underneath your nose. If they still tickle the hairs or make you cough, go ahead and use them. Don't try to take a good sniff!

Did what you mentioned Moley and no tickle, decided to crush one from the bottom of the tube and still i could inhale. So shot them in the bin. Will buy some more these week ready for racking my WOW on saturday
 
I'm still using Camden Tablets that I bought when I first started brewing about 15 years. They've spent about 12 years in an old fermenter in the loft, along with a load of other old brewing kit while I wasn't brewing.

They still seem to work fine.
 
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