Bad smell Beaverdale Kit

[ColonelPanic]

After 4 days in the bucket my Beaverdale Cabernet/Shiraz is smelling a bit eggy, not too bad, but worrying.

Temp is set at 21C +/- .5. The bucket temperature may have been a bit lower than that when the yeast was pitched but no less than 19C.

SG is currently 1035 - nowhere near the 1010 when it should be racked.

I have a pot of Youngs yeast nutrient (diammonium phosphate and ammonium sulphate). Should I put a teaspoon or two of that in now, or cross my fingers and hope it sorts itself out?

 

[Razor]

The fermentation won't be finished yet. The smell may be due to the yeast as some do make an eggy smell when they're working. Test the SG again in a week, 4 days is not long enough. Is that what the kit instructions said? Because they are usually a bit over ambitious with timings.


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[ColonelPanic]

Thanks Razor.

The kit instructions reckon to rack at SG1010 which should be in about 5 days, and on other Beaverdale kits it has usually been around that.

I usually get a lot more froth than I'm seeing. I thought it was getting going on day 2, when there was a bit of enthusiastic bubbling, but it subsided pretty quickly.

 

[Razor]

If it's usually ready by that time then you may have just got a dodgy pack of yeast which is likely if it's a kit yeast. That or you've been lucky the other times. :lol:


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[Saltrock]

every Beaverdale I have done takes at least 2 weeks, and they smell eggy sometimes. Don't worry it will be fine!

 

[Personal91]

You didn't re-hydrate and boost the number of viable active yeast cells did you

Basically - stop stressing yay east out man hahaha

 

[dad_of_jon]

if your beaver is smelling bad I suggest this....

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img...t7RAhVqDcAKHTqfCeUQMwgqKAcwBw&iact=mrc&uact=8

 

[Personal91]

if your beaver is smelling bad I suggest this....

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img...t7RAhVqDcAKHTqfCeUQMwgqKAcwBw&iact=mrc&uact=8

Just clicked on the link and it popped open.

Funny thing is there was a women sitting next to me on the train...she's now moved ahahaha

I wonder if she thinks I was hinting at anything...

 

[Vinotinto]

Just clicked on the link and it popped open.

Funny thing is there was a women sitting next to me on the train...she's now moved ahahaha

I wonder if she thinks I was hinting at anything...

Hahaha. Just guffawed out loud. Not on the train though.

I have a beaver at the 20 day stage and she smells like a fine pinot!

 

[Applesnmore]

Came across this article
http://www.eckraus.com/blog/sulfur-smell-in-fermenting-wine
Can't vouch for accuracy but had eggy smell out of a mixed berry wine. Could relate to the possibility of lack of nutrients.
Several transfers back and forth seemed to lessen the problem. Still maturing so can't say it's gone altogether.

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[Personal91]

Hahaha. Just guffawed out loud. Not on the train though.

I have a beaver at the 20 day stage and she smells like a fine pinot!

I certainly would do it again just for the laughs, but at he time was abut awkward!

+ have I misread your post hehe