CIDER 101

[Tom]

No bad aroma from the au naturalers I presume?

[Eoin]

I got jittery at the slow start and tried it. It can't harm anything.

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[Eoin]

Wow, the house smells of cider this morning. Let's hope the fart smell holds off or I'll be in trouble.

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[Rossa]

Sulphur. Fecking awful.

[Garry]

I think we should add the smell issue to next years Cider 101. Maybe a note saying "ferment outside in the shed/garage if possible, unless you like the smell of fart."

My garage stinks with the last few days. I can't imagine what would happen if I was doing it inside. All the Yankee candles in the house wouldn't mask the smell!!

[johnrm]

My missus called and mentioned a stench in the house today.
"It will be worth it!" I told her.

Need to buy flowers now, dammit.

[Shanna]

After three days of inactivity I cracked open the fermenter and gave it a 10 minute stir. I also added a 2nd pack of youngs cider yeast and moved it to a warmer room. Finally on Sunday night the fermentation started and now its going great guns. No bad smell yet of farts or other.

Shanna

[Eoin]

I'd not describe the smell in the house as bad, just pervasive..... It's actually quite a nice smell of fermenting apples.

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[irish_goat]

California Ale yeast gives off an awful fart/rotten egg smell in the starter. Nearly chucked it until I read online that it was normal.

[Greg2013]

Once you does this stuff with campden at 10-15 tabs per drum how long will it keep until you have to pitch the yeast ?

[Ciderhead]

Not sure I like the sound of that question
You are creating an environment where you are suppressing natural in favour of your own, for god sake dose! I even gave you the packets!!

[Greg2013]

Not sure I like the sound of that question
You are creating an environment where you are suppressing natural in favour of your own, for god sake dose! I even gave you the packets!!

Just pitched into both FV's, used EC-1118 in the 25 ltr batch and SN-9 in the 20 ltr batch. Sorry CH but i wanted to keep the young's for something else and i wanted to try that SN9 again after the great rwesults i got last time. Added pectolase to both about 4 tsp in each.

[Ciderhead]

I would have got you another one!

[Greg2013]

I would have got you another one!

Many thanks CH, i have been wanting to try it on a cider anyway so all good.

[johnrm]

Sulphur/Eggs is what I've got going on.
I keep telling herself to put the dog out...