Used too much sulfite in developer

JPD said:

I went to the darkroom to mix up a liter of Agfa 44 film developer. Since I was also going to mix D-76 later I had "100g Sodium sulfite" in my mind.

Agfa 44:
Metol - 1,5g
Sodium sulfite - 80g (I used 100g by mistake!)
Hydroquinone - 3g
Borax - 3g
Potassium bromide - 0,5g

What would you have done? One option is to use the developer as normal, 1+1, but cut the time by maybe a minute. The other option is to go back and make another 500 ml with no sulfite tomorrow and mix it with the developer I've already made.

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David Lyga said:

I always modify my D-76 because I find NO NEED for as much sulfite that they 'require'. Maybe, as a result, my grain is sharper. Your 'mistake' is only wasteful, not a cause to throw away the solution. Use as normal, maybe the extra sulfite will slightly increase the alkalinity, but simply make a minor adjustment. Next time, do the frugal David Lyga thing by using ONLY half the 'required' sulfite. - David Lyga

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JPD said:

That's the reason why I chose to start using Agfa 44 in the first place, the sharper grain and using less chemicals compared to D-76. I'm leaning towards to option to correct the mistake by mixing up more of the developer and compensating for the sulfite. I'm not sure I want to risk the sheets to be overdeveloped because they were taken in strong sunlight.

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Anon Ymous said:

In which case you need to mix 250ml of developer without sulfite, not the 500ml you mention in the original post.

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