Hi Gang,
Bear with me on this one. About a month ago, I made a batch of hard cider using Whole Foods Organic Apple Juice. I made two gallons. My process was to put in one campden tablet (crushed) per gallon, wait two days, yeast it (I added some sugar to one of the gallons). When it finished fermenting, I bottled it in some swing top bottlles and in to the fridge it went. It was pretty good, albeit a little sour, and lacking a bit of carbonation.
Fast forward to my second batch. I used Wal Mart brand apple juice (no preservatives) and used the same process. This time, I decided to back carbonate with some brown sugar that I liquefied in boiling water. I lbottled it and let the bottles sit in the same cool dark room that it fermented in and after 4 days I put it in the fridge and when cold I drank it. The cider had a sulfur smell and taste. It wasn't undrinkable, but it was definitely there. Did I do something wrong? Did I not wait long enough after back carbonating? I still have 6 more bottles (32 oz each) in that room waiting.
Thanks all!
Bear with me on this one. About a month ago, I made a batch of hard cider using Whole Foods Organic Apple Juice. I made two gallons. My process was to put in one campden tablet (crushed) per gallon, wait two days, yeast it (I added some sugar to one of the gallons). When it finished fermenting, I bottled it in some swing top bottlles and in to the fridge it went. It was pretty good, albeit a little sour, and lacking a bit of carbonation.
Fast forward to my second batch. I used Wal Mart brand apple juice (no preservatives) and used the same process. This time, I decided to back carbonate with some brown sugar that I liquefied in boiling water. I lbottled it and let the bottles sit in the same cool dark room that it fermented in and after 4 days I put it in the fridge and when cold I drank it. The cider had a sulfur smell and taste. It wasn't undrinkable, but it was definitely there. Did I do something wrong? Did I not wait long enough after back carbonating? I still have 6 more bottles (32 oz each) in that room waiting.
Thanks all!