sixdoubleo
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I have two 6 gallon carboys of Cab Franc that I made from 170lbs of grapes. Due to some family and work issues I wasn't able to tend to it as quickly as I'd liked and it sat in Secondary for about 4 weeks on about 1.5-2" of post-press sediment. It has a slight egg smell, so I'd just like to get some opinions.
I SO2'd the must at crush and did a two-day cold-soak with Pectic Enzyme. Pitched RC-212 yeast with Go-Ferm and Fermaid K per instructions. Fermentation went well. Here's a timeline...
10/18/2011 - Crush-Destem, S02'd must. Added pectic enzyme and dropped blocks of ice into must
10/19/2011 - Replace ice blocks
10/20/2011 - Measured 25 Brix, and 3.73ph. Adjusted with tartaric and got to 3.52ph. Pitched RC-212 with GoFerm and FermaidK
10/24/2011 - 10 Brix
10/29/2011 - 0 Brix. Pressed and transferred to Carboys. Added M/L Bacteria
(a bunch of family and work stuff happened...but about a week or so ago (3 weeks after press/transfer to secondary) I did notice a bit of rotten egg smell..not overwhelming, but certainly noticeable)
11/27/2011 - Splash-racked and added 1/4tsp SO2 to each carboy (today)
Thoughts? Was this far too long to sit in secondary before racking? Think I might be OK? How should I proceed from here? I was thinking about splash-racking again tomorrow just to get some more air into it.
I SO2'd the must at crush and did a two-day cold-soak with Pectic Enzyme. Pitched RC-212 yeast with Go-Ferm and Fermaid K per instructions. Fermentation went well. Here's a timeline...
10/18/2011 - Crush-Destem, S02'd must. Added pectic enzyme and dropped blocks of ice into must
10/19/2011 - Replace ice blocks
10/20/2011 - Measured 25 Brix, and 3.73ph. Adjusted with tartaric and got to 3.52ph. Pitched RC-212 with GoFerm and FermaidK
10/24/2011 - 10 Brix
10/29/2011 - 0 Brix. Pressed and transferred to Carboys. Added M/L Bacteria
(a bunch of family and work stuff happened...but about a week or so ago (3 weeks after press/transfer to secondary) I did notice a bit of rotten egg smell..not overwhelming, but certainly noticeable)
11/27/2011 - Splash-racked and added 1/4tsp SO2 to each carboy (today)
Thoughts? Was this far too long to sit in secondary before racking? Think I might be OK? How should I proceed from here? I was thinking about splash-racking again tomorrow just to get some more air into it.
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