Egg smell

kendo · May 7, 2014

Getting a little egg smell from juice buckets!, 3rd day of fermenting, it's fermenting away nice,, when I stir it up the smell is faint not strong but still a sulphur smell is this normal with these juice pails?..

JohnT · May 7, 2014

Did you add any yeast nutrient? If not, I would add some now.

kendo · May 7, 2014

What should I add to it for nutrients ? I have go ferm, I have opti red will this help.. Thk u

sour_grapes · May 7, 2014

Wherever you got the GoFerm should also carry Fermaid O or Fermaid K. One of those is recommended.

kendo · May 7, 2014

I have fermaid k, how much should I add to each 6 gallon pail? And can I add opti red? Thk u

sour_grapes · May 7, 2014

The Fermaid instructions say:

For normal winemaking applications, the recommended addition rate of Fermaid K is 5 grams per 20 liters.

kendo · May 7, 2014

Just added A little over a tsp of fernaid k to each, and I packet of opti red to each, hope all go' s we'll with this.

kendo · May 8, 2014

Can I use fermaid k again for nutrients to my juice bucket I put 1 tsp in at 1.70..my ferment is at 1.30.. Can I give this ferment 1 more dose of fermaid k or not a good idea.?thk u

ncwine · May 8, 2014

That egg smell is hydrogen sulfide. It appears when fermentation either is lacking nutrients or oxygen. My best recommendation would be to either add fermaid-k or stir or stir the must with to allow oxygen to be introduced this usually does the trick

Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

supplex · May 10, 2014

ncwine said:
That egg smell is hydrogen sulfide. It appears when fermentation either is lacking nutrients or oxygen. My best recommendation would be to either add fermaid-k or stir or stir the must with to allow oxygen to be introduced this usually does the trick

Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

The egg smell can be due to any number of things. But basically your yeast are stressed in some way.

Fermaid is a good idea. You can run a quick trial by pulling two glasses off and treating one glass, cover both, let sit for 30 min, then compare the two. If the one with fermaid smells cleaner then add fermaid

Egg smell

Help Support Winemaking Talk - Winemaking Forum:

kendo

Senior Member

JohnT

Moderator

kendo

Senior Member

sour_grapes

Victim of the Invasion of the Avatar Snatchers

kendo

Senior Member

sour_grapes

Victim of the Invasion of the Avatar Snatchers

kendo

Senior Member

kendo

Senior Member

ncwine

Junior

supplex

Junior

Similar threads

Latest posts

Egg smell

Help Support Winemaking Talk - Winemaking Forum:

Senior Member

Moderator

Senior Member

Victim of the Invasion of the Avatar Snatchers

Senior Member

Victim of the Invasion of the Avatar Snatchers

Senior Member

Senior Member

Junior

Junior

Similar threads

Join the conversation!

Join today and get all the highlights of this community direct to your inbox. It's FREE!