Wine Help

[blackspanish777]

Hey guys, I am working on two different batches of wine right now. I came home to two very different issues this evening.

First my Chenin Blanc: Receipe Link Here: http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f60/2014-chenin-blanc-44748/

So I came home late tonight and my pantry smells like rotten eggs, I had a moment of panic and search for a solution and came across a post on here that said to add yeast nutrient because the yeast may be stressed. I added 3 tsp (that is all I have) to a six gallon batch and it helped some. The SG at this point is 1020 (which itself is odd to me because I just started fermentation on Monday at 1070). Any other thoughts????

Now for my peach wine. Recipe Link Here: http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f2/peach-wine-44607/

I have a primary 5 gallon carboy (which I added sugar to after transfering from primary fermentation to help get the ABV up) (SG today at 1010) and a 1 gallon (did not add the sugar to, SG at 990) which I am planning to use for topping up. The 5 gallon is still fermenting away, however the 1 gallon is not. I am sure this is to me not adding sugar to the 1 gallon. I tasted the one gallon and it tastes awful. Not sure if I did anything wrong. I added a Campden tablet to the one gallon because it seems to be done fermenting and I wanted to prevent the wine from fermenting further. Does the peach sound like it is on track?

Any help is greatly appreciated as I am at a loss in general right now.

 

[sour_grapes]

I am posting in your original threads. It will get very confusing if you start multiple threads asking the same questions about the same wines.

 

[JohnT]

Rotten Eggs: Yup nutrient is the way to go to stop further H2S production. You may need to do a splash racking just as fermentation ends.

1 Gallon not fermenting: Do you have any type of hydrometer readings? If you do not have a hydrometer, taste the wine instead. Does it taste sweet?

 

[sour_grapes]

John, go to the original threads. It has been hashed out there at length.

It will get very confusing if you start multiple threads asking the same questions about the same wines.

Hmmm, strangely prescient.....

 

[JohnT]

OOPS,

Sorry about that SG..

Why not close this thread?