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Bad Smell on grape juice/wine

PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:06 am
by bsteaves@yahoo.com
Hello:
My last attempt, the bottle had a bad smell of rotten eggs - just slightly.
Taste was good. I attempted to persere it by adding 1/16 tsp. of Sodium Metesulphite.
Transferring it to a glass bottle and refrigeration, the smell
dissipated to just barely noticeable. Was it the plastic bottle?
Prof. Bob

Re: Bad Smell on grape juice/wine

PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:25 am
by ezcaps
I don't think it was the plastic bottle. Did the grape juice have any additives?

Re: Bad Smell on grape juice/wine

PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 9:08 am
by bsteaves@yahoo.com
Probably, it was store bought grape juice.

Re: Bad Smell on grape juice/wine

PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:19 pm
by ezcaps
Sometimes grape juice has preservatives in them that slow the initial fermentation and that can add off aromas. Also, very high alcohol drinks sometimes produce aromas from all the additional yeast activity. Usually letting a fine EZ Capped wine like that "breathe" before drinking is all that is necessary.

Bad Smell on grape juice/wine

PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:08 pm
by WarnerHak
is it rotten eggs ?..ive read somewhere this is the smell you can get if the dpf has broken up or summit similar,give it a search