wine making

[streamer13]

Any tips on what to buy and where to get in online on how to get the acid level right in a red wine. I made my first red wine kit and it tastes a bit acidic. I don't think it's turning to vinegar but it is too strong an acid flavour and it's kind of heart burn material. I wondered if its just too young or if maybe I should have had some chalk in it when I was making it. Maybe it's just a flop.

 

[bandit081]

I just bottled a batch of wild cherry and it has come out quite sharp aswell, I am simply back sweetening with white grape juice and that is doing the trick! :

 

[corby_brewer]

I recently made a red wine from grapes, at the first racking it tasted bloody nice but when i tried a sample a couple of weeks later it didnt taste that good, like yours it was rather acid like. But i was told that with red wines you should let it mature. I would personly let it sit for about 6 months and then see what its like.

 

[Aleman]

If its a kit the odds are that the acidity levels have already been adjusted correctly. As Dave said Reds do take some ageing, personally I wouldn't touch it for 6 months at all . . . . . I really hate the way certain wine kits are sold as "Ready to Drink in 7/14/21 Days" . . . Yeah you can drink it . . . and it won't kill you . . . . but it will be better after three months . . . and with reds coming to its best after 12 . . . and sound for at least 2-3 years after that

 

[streamer13]

I am simply back sweetening with white grape juice and that is doing the trick!

: I do like it dry so it looks like I'm back on the beer for a few months. Thanks to all for your helpful comments. :thumb: