ed montforts wrote:

> Good news, Charlie; there's life after death.
>
> Put some copper coins into carboy, rack back wine out of bottles into carboy
> and let splash as much as possible; oxygen is your friend now! Attach
> airlock. Rack after two weeks into secundary after testing smell of wine. If
> necessary, let wine splash again when racking. BTW: the one who racks can
> keep the coins. irlock again, of course. After another two weeks: bottle.
> Let rest for a few months. And now you have a good excuse for tasting your
> wine, every day. Good luck.
>
> Ed

I don't think they have pennies in Australia anymore...

A reputable winemaking shop can sell you Copper sulphate solution, which
can eliminate your H2S problems if used properly... if the copper coin
trick doesn't work. You've got little to lose by trying either solution.

--
charles

"Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
- W.C. Fields