I'm sure there are tons of threads like these so I apologize in advance if I sound like a broken record, but I have done my homework and just want to ask for an opinion on what might be the real culprit out of a few things I suspect.
I cleaned all my equipment in an IO Star solution, but had to juice all the apples for my cyser which took a few hours, so I put in 6 campden tablets for the 6 gallons I was making. I also added in yeast nutrient.
for the first 48 hours the odor the airlock was letting off smelled exactly like the must all be it on the second day it smelled a little more cider like. On the 2nd day the fermentation was very active, but now on the third day in it has slowed ever so slightly and just smells like straight sulfur.
So, my question to the more experienced would be do you think this could be from the campden tablets or do you think my batch has gotten an infection despite my efforts? And do you think it could be tied to the slowed fermentation? In either case could this sulfur issue be solved in about a months time when I rack it and let it splash around? my house is typically at a temperature between 70-80 degrees if that helps too.
I cleaned all my equipment in an IO Star solution, but had to juice all the apples for my cyser which took a few hours, so I put in 6 campden tablets for the 6 gallons I was making. I also added in yeast nutrient.
for the first 48 hours the odor the airlock was letting off smelled exactly like the must all be it on the second day it smelled a little more cider like. On the 2nd day the fermentation was very active, but now on the third day in it has slowed ever so slightly and just smells like straight sulfur.
So, my question to the more experienced would be do you think this could be from the campden tablets or do you think my batch has gotten an infection despite my efforts? And do you think it could be tied to the slowed fermentation? In either case could this sulfur issue be solved in about a months time when I rack it and let it splash around? my house is typically at a temperature between 70-80 degrees if that helps too.