Mosti Mondiale Gas smell?

[fivebk]

If you stir the wine too fast you will always get some bubbles . This does not mean that you still have co2 in your wine . A quick taste will tell you if there is co2 in the wine.

I have been told that if you degass with vacuum that if you go above 22 in you take a chance of drawing the k-meta out of the wine. I never degass over 22 in and it usually only takes 15 - 20 min tops. Small bubbles are co2 large bubbles are sulfite being released I think.

BOB

 

[Wade E]

Larger bubbles are just the vacuum being pulled through your wine. Could contain some S02 though. Youll always being pulling S02 out of your wine though.

 

[Mharris335]

I bottle my wine at 4-6 months. Maybe I am over doing the whole c02 thing. I try and get every little bit of c02 out before I bottle. I thought that was making it smell, but maybe its something else. I do leave the brew belt on the whole fermentation. Maybe I need to take it off after it starts going?

 

[ibglowin]

You have to still monitor your temps. You really only want your temps in the 72-78 range max. Even during the winter when it was 58 in the winery I could take off my brew belt during the height of fermentation and let the yeast provide all the heat. I would then put it back on at night and then kill it during the day. Rinse, repeat......

 

[Wade E]

As Ibglowin said, once fermentation starts going the fermentation creates its own heat which coupled with a brew belt can raise the temp into the danger area where yeast dont like it as it can get too warm. For reds I try and keep it between 7u2-76* and with whites I get it going good at around 74* then once its going good I drop the temp down to around 64* until the sg is around 1.020 and then I bring it back up to make sure the yeast are happy at the end and finish. Fermenting cooler with whites helps to keep the fruity esters in the wine and not burn them off as they are very delicate. This will also help keep the bouquet or nose of the wine also.

 

[Mharris335]

Well, I think I just found out why my kits smell like that then. Thank you both! I have another red kit that I need to make this weekend. I will leave the brew belt off this time.

 

[Mharris335]

An update. I just tried the white kit that had the smell. It is gone now and the wine is tasting good. Thanks.

 

[Wade E]

Glad all worked out!