Trish Mickleborough
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Hey there!
I’ve made cider before from a concentrate which turned out beautifully. I decided to make my own cider from scratch using a recipe from a local wine supply store. Followed the instructions to the letter... it said to rack it then let settle and clarify for 2-3 weeks. Popped the wine thief in it today after 16 days and was met with a horrible eggy smell. There was about 3-4 inches of sediment in the bottom of the carboy which I now suspect is the culprit but the instructions said nothing about racking it a second time. We had it in a spot that was room temp which I suspect added to the issue. Am I correct in my suspicions? We had to toss the whole lot which was disappointing since the apples came from the trees at our farm and we were really looking forward to seeing what could come of them. If the issue was that it needed to be racked a second time and stored specifically I feel like the wine store that supplied the recipe needs to correct the it but if not I’d like to know where we may have gone wrong. Any tips?
I’ve made cider before from a concentrate which turned out beautifully. I decided to make my own cider from scratch using a recipe from a local wine supply store. Followed the instructions to the letter... it said to rack it then let settle and clarify for 2-3 weeks. Popped the wine thief in it today after 16 days and was met with a horrible eggy smell. There was about 3-4 inches of sediment in the bottom of the carboy which I now suspect is the culprit but the instructions said nothing about racking it a second time. We had it in a spot that was room temp which I suspect added to the issue. Am I correct in my suspicions? We had to toss the whole lot which was disappointing since the apples came from the trees at our farm and we were really looking forward to seeing what could come of them. If the issue was that it needed to be racked a second time and stored specifically I feel like the wine store that supplied the recipe needs to correct the it but if not I’d like to know where we may have gone wrong. Any tips?