Smelly Cider

[irishbrew]

Hey guys,

I had a batch of turbo cider that we drank over the weeked which was really nice; was about 7% and tasted lovely. But... the smell off it was not so lovely , it smelled a bit like sulphur (I think).

Is this normal? And how can I make it smell nice....?

Cheers :

Ben.

 

[tubby_shaw]

Sulphurous smells are quite normal with cider fermentations :sick:
But the smell will dissipate given time.
Also some yeasts are more prone to sulphur production than others, which yeast did you use?
Also lower temperature fermentations produce a cleaner end result :thumb:

 

[irishbrew]

I used a Young's Cider Yeast...

It fermented for about 7 days then I kegged the whole 25 litres into a plastic keg. The taste was fine (we drank the whole thing)

 

[Wez]

So the sulphor smell was at drinking stage rather than fermenting :hmm:

I've used youngs cider yeast and not had that before :wha:

 

[irishbrew]

Yea at drinking stage... The taste was lovely and, as we got through the keg the smell magically went away! :rofl:
I think I may have racked a tad early though which may explain it (was still cloudy when drinking).