N nlg Member Joined Feb 27, 2013 Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Mar 22, 2013 #1 I'm brewing my second ever batch of hard cider and it has a strong bad smell. Is it suppose to smell that way? My first batch didn't smell at all.
I'm brewing my second ever batch of hard cider and it has a strong bad smell. Is it suppose to smell that way? My first batch didn't smell at all.
E-Mursed Well-Known Member Joined May 24, 2011 Messages 876 Reaction score 131 Location Westland Mar 22, 2013 #2 Do a search for "rhino farts"....
Pickled_Pepper Well-Known Member Joined Nov 14, 2011 Messages 1,245 Reaction score 79 Location Atlanta Mar 24, 2013 #3 If it smells like eggs or sulfur, totally normal. (rhino farts, see above) If it smells like old tube socks...you might have additional issues. Can you describe the smell a little more? Also how far along into primary fermentation are you?
If it smells like eggs or sulfur, totally normal. (rhino farts, see above) If it smells like old tube socks...you might have additional issues. Can you describe the smell a little more? Also how far along into primary fermentation are you?
B betzbrew Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Jan 25, 2013 Messages 29 Reaction score 1 Mar 24, 2013 #4 Don't sweat it, it'll go away in a day or 2. Totally normal.