White Wine Kit Smell

[chevs15]

Hey everyone!

I degassed and topped off my Vintner's Reserve Italian Pinot Grigio today. The wine has a slight sulfur smell... Doesn't smell good, but tastes pretty good. What do I do about the smell? I read adding campden tablets will help?

Thoughts???

 

[Wade E]

If this is a kit which by reading your post it is it came with a powder called Potassium bisulfite or k-meta for short and that is Campden tablets in powder form. You are most likely smelling that. Its very very very rare to have a H2S problem with a kit. You probably just added thois powder and it needs to settle in.

 

[chevs15]

Ok thanks! Well that makes me feel better. How long would the smell last?

 

[Wade E]

Probably about 2 weeks give or take.

 

[chevs15]

Ok thanks!!!

 

[chevs15]

I racked my wine yesterday and I'm excited to say that it smells like wine should! I had a taste and it's not bad. I'll probably bottle in 30 days or so.

 

[Wade E]

Let it sit in the carboy longer then directions state as it will still drop very fine sediment over time!

 

[chevs15]

Will do! I'm at the point that the instructions say I can bottle. But I'm
Holding off for at least another 30 days.