I've been making cider for a while now and have a good understanding of the procedure. But I just tasted a batch after transferring to secondary and the sulphur flavour is unbelievably strong. I used 3 tsp of fermaid k, which to my understanding is a lot. So I don't understand why it's literally undrinkable because of the rotten egg taste and smell. In the past with using pasteurized orchard fresh cider, I've usually used 2-3 tsp of fermaid k and had very drinkable ciders pretty quickly. I've read about using vitamin B1 and DAP in the book "the new cider makers hand book" but as far as I remember, he doesn't give specific amounts. This batch I just tasted was made using unpasteurized cider and it's my first time using raw juice, however, I don't see why that would make such a significant difference in nutrient requirements. Does anyone have a recommendation for amounts of B1 and DAP to use for a 5.5 batch of cider with an OG of about 1.045-1.055? The horrible sulphury batch was about 1.048 OG or so.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Any advice is greatly appreciated!