http://www.fennelandfern.co.uk/blog/2009/05/25/elderflower-champagne/ The Stylish Gardening Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.fennelandfern.co.uk/blog/2009/05/25/elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-870 bobbie john stringer Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:07:30 +0000 http://www.fennelandfern.co.uk/?p=4514#comment-870 I have made my first batch of elderflower champagne and just bottled it. The only thing I think I have done wrong is put in the pith of the lemon to make it more cloudy and bitter. It taste fab before bottling it and the fizz is already building up nicely and I am relieving the pressure when built up. the only thing that is bothering me is there is a slight smell of egg in the gas when I open it. Is this just methane mixed in with the co2 from the fermentation of the natural yeasts and sugar?? It is worrying me as I have my next batch in (minus the pith of the lemon and dont want to find i am doing something wrong. any help or advice would be appreciated. many thanks, Bobbie :) I have made my first batch of elderflower champagne and just bottled it. The only thing I think I have done wrong is put in the pith of the lemon to make it more cloudy and bitter. It taste fab before bottling it and the fizz is already building up nicely and I am relieving the pressure when built up. the only thing that is bothering me is there is a slight smell of egg in the gas when I open it. Is this just methane mixed in with the co2 from the fermentation of the natural yeasts and sugar?? It is worrying me as I have my next batch in (minus the pith of the lemon and dont want to find i am doing something wrong. any help or advice would be appreciated. many thanks,
Bobbie

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