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Hi,
I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate. Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any other suggestions. -- Thanks and regards, Shane. "A closed mouth gathers no feet!" Email: Beware the invalid word! shane at wonk dot demon dot co dot uk Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/ |
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This is an extremely desparate technique but you could use hydrogen
peroxide. I'm not sure of the dosage and you could oxidize the wine if you use too much. I'd rack vigorously instead. On Feb 10, 3:13*pm, (Shane Badham) wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide > taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate. > > Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any other > suggestions. > > -- > Thanks and regards, Shane. > "A closed mouth gathers no feet!" > Email: Beware the invalid word! shane at wonk dot demon dot co dot uk > Website:http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/ |
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Shane Badham wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide > taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate. > > Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any other > suggestions. > It would be good to first determine if it is sulphur dioxide or H2S. Does it smell of rotten egg? If it does, it is probably not sulphur dioxide. I can't imagine a kit wine having you add too much sulphur dioxide - unless you ignored what was in the kit and did your own thing. |
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I was thinking the same thing. Paul is correct. Is it SO2 or H2S?
On Feb 10, 9:12*pm, "Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote: > Shane Badham wrote: > > Hi, > > > I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide > > taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate. > > > Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any other > > suggestions. > > It would be good to first determine if it is sulphur dioxide or H2S. > > Does it smell of rotten egg? *If it does, it is probably not sulphur > dioxide. *I can't imagine a kit wine having you add too much sulphur > dioxide - unless you ignored what was in the kit and did your own thing. |
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> wrote:
> I was thinking the same thing. Paul is correct. Is it SO2 or H2S? > > On Feb 10, 9:12 pm, "Paul E. Lehmann" > > wrote: > > Shane Badham wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide > > > taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate. > > > > > Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any other > > > suggestions. > > > > It would be good to first determine if it is sulphur dioxide or H2S. > > > > Does it smell of rotten egg? If it does, it is probably not sulphur > > dioxide. I can't imagine a kit wine having you add too much sulphur > > dioxide - unless you ignored what was in the kit and did your own thing. It's definitely SO2 - I am familiar with the smell of bad eggs! I used the standard sachet of "preservative" supplied. I think I may have introduced extra sulphite when I sanitized the container, but I usually make sure that it is well drained. I will try a vigorous racking. -- Thanks and regards, Shane. "A closed mouth gathers no feet!" Email: Beware the invalid word! shane at wonk dot demon dot co dot uk Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/ |
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