Excess Sulphites
 

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.

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Excess Sulphites
 

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/

Excess Sulphites
 

In article > ,
(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.

Using standard 3% Hydrogen Peroxide, .333 ml / liter would be
approximately 10 ppm (weight to volume). .10 ml would be approximately
10ppm for a 375 ml bottle. .10 ml is roughly two drops. Make your adds,
and then wait a couple of days before tasting.

Good luck.
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Excess Sulphites
 

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.

Excess Sulphites
 

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.

Excess Sulphites
 

> 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/