Jethro,

How long ago did you actually make the wine, and how long did you bulk age
it? Did you follow the kit instructions when you made it?

Kit wines are well balanced in terms of acid, so I doubt that's what you're
tasting. Did you degass it well? If not, you might be tasting CO2.

If you're going for "6 weeks and it's ready to drink" then it's just too
young. The earliest I've bottled a red kit wine is 8 months, and then it
still needed a few months to finish smoothing out and taste good.

Ed


"Jethro" > wrote in message
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> I have some young (bottles 3/5/04) red wine I made this from a kit.
> According to the kit instructions, it is supposed to be drinkable by now.
> I just tasted it and it has a tart flavor, I assume this is too much acid.
> Will it mellow with age, or should I chill it. If I were to chill it,
what
> temp and for how long?
>
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