Calcium chloride

[Mr_S_Jerusalem]

Hey guys,

So this morning I was chucking together 2 gallon of tinned pear wine. 6 tins of pears in syrup.

after I’d chucked it all together I happened to be looking at the back and saw that it had this calcium chloride as a firming agent which I hadn’t realised from my brief Ocado glance was in said pear tin.

so, my question is, will this bit of calcium chloride affect my yeast, and also, having utterly forgotten chemistry lessons, what is calcium chloride?

 

[Clint]

It won't affect the yeast...it may change your water chemistry but I doubt there's any amount to worry about.
I used a bit today in my bitter..

 

[Mr_S_Jerusalem]

Excellent, thanks man. I wasn’t sure if I’d accidentally chucked a bit of salt in.

 

[Drunkula]

what is calcium chloride?

It's called 'Pickle Crisp' some places.

 

[johncrobinson]

Your wine will be OK.
Calcium chloride wont hurt the fermentation or greatly affect the taste.