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Is there a problem using isopropyl alcohol to sterilize things like hydrometers and wine thieves before immersing them in the must? This seems it would be more effective and faster than dissolving k-meta and waiting a few minutes for it to dry. Or maybe there are other proprietary sanitizers...

I've just started my first few batches and all of them smell disgusting. One 1-gallon batch was made from pasteurized store juice -- after fermenting great for a week, lotsa bubbles etc, I drank a sample and it doesn't taste like much of anything, but the smell of it is overpowering. Like...