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Hey Yooper I read some were that some clerafying agents could cause that smell. Do you have any thoughts on that? Also a store I stoped at today in Saginaw called J D Carlson and asked about the smell. They told him Bosk Skin(what ever that is) would work, but they dont sell it. I cant find it...

Well after splashing/stiring for over 2hrs, the egg smell is still strong but i can now smell a faint apple smell. I will purchase a drill spinner attachment if you think using it will help. Or am I just spinning my wheels and this batch is dead. The whole problem started when my local brew...

And yooper, what part of upper MI are you from? Im in Lansing, and travel as far north for work as Claire and Midland

I think it was both Yooper. I used energizer not nutrient. I dont know why I did that. I have been stiring it for the past 2hrs. I can smell a faint apple smell behind the egg smell. Is there anything I can add to get rid of the H2S gas, or is my batch wasted? I poured it into my 5 gal bucket...

start date 7/12/09 5 gal cider no pres/not pasturized 1# extra DME 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup cane sugar 2 1/2 tsp tanin 2 1/2 tsp pectin 2 1/2 tsp yeast energizer mixed together in primary and added 5 campden tablets S.G. 1.072 7/13/09 added yeast starter(lalvin 1118) 7/17/09...

hey yooper. I just through this mead together and added the bread yeast. Went back online, started reading other forums when it dawned on me. I haven't taken an opening gravity yet. It was at 1.140. omg! I only had a 5 pound jug of honey. I didnt weigh, but it looks like there is atleast 2...

Hi all. I'm a newb, and just finnished fermenting my first win kit. It is a California trinity white. Ok my question is if the wine doesn't start to get its flavour from aging till about 3 months, then how can i sweeten to taste. I just sampled a small glass today and it is very dry, and not...