Spontaneous Shiraz Eruption

[rjb222]

Ok how do you estimate or measure the SO2?

[lockwood1956]

Well, I'm a geek and so have paid stupid money for a test kit, but outside of that the standard proceedure is 1 campden tablet at every other racking (not terribly scientific, but its worked for UK winemakers for years.)

[rjb222]

Problem there is that titret (or other sulphite) test kits are not readily available here in the UK

I could send you a gift Bob. Leave me a msg if interested.

[rjb222]

Well, I'm a geek and so have paid stupid money for a test kit, but outside of that the standard proceedure is 1 campden tablet at every other racking (not terribly scientific, but its worked for UK winemakers for years.)

Ignore the previous post then LOL.

[goldseal]

OK, so I'm going to throw in 5ml of 10% meta per gallon. Any objections?

(and thanks for the help people)

[lockwood1956]

I could send you a gift Bob. Leave me a msg if interested.

Thats so kind Robert but I spent the stupid money on the kits available here (£55)

[rjb222]

OH Bob you guys pay through the nose. I sell a single Titrets Tube for $3.70 one seldom needs more than one or two To get set. I have boxes of ten vials for $33.30 a Box Taking into consideration exchange you would be paying about 13.30 LBS. Per box sorry computer does not do pounds.

[goldseal]

Update:

I had moved it all into 1gal DJs, adding lots of sulphite as per the manufacturer's advice.

After further racking, degassing and attacking with a copper pipe I bottled some of it.

Rich tried a bottle on some volunteers and pronounced it egg-free and generally OK.

I bottled another DJ today - the bit left over was suprisingly good - on a par quality-wise with Beaverdale's Barolo.

The remaining three DJs don't smell good - I have treated 2 of them but to be honest I have got so sensitive to the eggy smell that I'm smelling it when it doesn't actually exist.

Fingers crossed I can salvage the rest.

[goldseal]

Update:

I found a bottle of this lurking in a cupboard. Of course, it needed tasting, purely for research purposes ....

I reckon this is just as good at the Beaverdale Barolo, regarded by some as the best value for money kit on the market.

[ms67]

just read this thread for the first time with much interest as this is the kit i've done. Followed instructions and have an odd result that you may have read about elsewhere on this forum. about half of it is not right, at first couldn't identify what except it wasn't right, but after a while reckoned it was slightly geranium smelling. Next time i open one i'll look out for egginess. I'm keen to identify what is wrong as most folks rate beaverdale kits and many have done shiraz. Interestingly i started my kit around the same time as you started yours. i wonder if it was just a bad year's juice? or if its the MLF and sorbate, or some sulphur thing. Anyway good to know its turned out well cos i still have a gallon in a DJ in a cool space.