That's my guess also. Just thought someone else had done the kit.

thanks. DAve

pp wrote:
> If it smells and tastes ok, then my guess is it's just how the kit
> comes out. I don't do red kits but noticed than on some whites the
> colour was pretty deep gold, which also doesn't happen for fresh white
> juice.
>
> Pp
>
> On Dec 5, 3:26 pm, Dave Allison > wrote:
>> Hi.
>> I started the above kit Nov 15, 2005 and bottled it July 2006. The
>> instructions said at least 6 months, so I just opened my first bottle
>> this month (December).
>>
>> The nose is ok, the taste is ok, but the color has a brown-ish base to
>> it. If I am reading the googling I did and the websites of experts -
>> this means it is oxidized and may not last much longer.
>>
>> Has anyone else done this kit and is yours a brown-ish base to it? Maybe
>> I did something wrong, I never let the airlocks dry.
>>
>> DAve
>