Sulfur smell

[The_Dutch]

Hey guys here’s the recipe then I’ll go with the issue
Light Raspberry bochet
2 lbs honey (1/2 lb carmalized for 30 min 1 1/2 normal)
12 oz raspberries frozen then thawed primary
12 oz raspberries frozen and thawed in secondary
DAP
Energizer
71b
OG 1.090
FG 1.000

Last week I stabilized this mead and added some bentonite because it was very cloudy. Well I’m racking off the lees today so it can continue to clear. I took the airlock off and immediately noticed a sulfur smell. What would that be from. And will it go away? The fermentation was fairly healthy and the yeast did not appear to be stressed?

 

[CKuhns]

Sorry - Its from stressed yeast.

It will go away, but will take some time. Leave the airlock on it and check it in a month or two.

You could degass it. Rack from the lees, remove the airlock and shake the dickens out of it then let it sit some more. Some folks on the forum will cringe at this as it might oxidize the mead but does work.

 

[Seamonkey84]

Degassing and/or time will get rid of that funk.