Hydrogen Sulfide Issue

[MyLastGamble]

So, I decided on a whim to brew my first cider. Well, its actually going to be AppleJack, as I have a few friends that enjoy sipping good liquor and I figured this would be fun to try with them on our next game night. I got a gallon of non-preserved organic apple juice (with apple bits in it) and some D-47 wine yeast (used about half a packet). Fermented for 2 weeks then cold-crashed in the fridge for 48 hours.

I transferred the hard cider to some sanitized plastic bottles to freeze so I can ice them, and one smaller bottle so I can taste it, and I noticed my cider had a smell to it. At first I thought it was a yeasty and that I used too much yeast in the fermentation however after researching online I found that the smell may be closer to rotten eggs (thinking back it does resemble that more than yeast). Some people suggested letting it sit for a week or two and the smell will go away, but it's a normal smell. The problem I have is it's already bottled up and currently freezing. Is it too late to get rid of that smell? Will it go away throughout the icing process? I would prefer to not take a step back in the process as I was hoping to try this soon (before I let it age) Any advice is much appreciated!

 

[DisturbdChemist]

You probably have to let it sit longer than 2 weeks for all the sulfur to get out of solution. I usually let my ciders sit for 4+ weeks before kegging or bottling

 

[DaMonkey]

You didn't put it in a secondary at all? Why did you cold crash it you are making apple jack? 1 gallon is a little low to make apple jack you are going to end up with about 1/4 gallon full of sediment. You need to defrost and let it sit in secondary for 2 weeks to let the sediment fall out and the smell will go away too.

Then you need to freeze the cider in a bucket and monitor the bucket break the ice as it forms and scoop out the ice to ensure not to take the apple jack with the ice. The ice can trap the apple jack in it.

But if its already frozen I guess you could take the ice off and let the apple jack sit for 2 weeks but plan on sediment to fall out.