Other 8 liter kit Momments Sorriso Zinfandel

[anodari]

Hello wine friends,
This was my first kit I made 40 days ago. its currently in a carboy bulk aging. I tasted it two weeks ago and it was acidic and thin. I tried it two days ago and the acidity went down notably but it still seems too thin. I really don't want to waste the time bottling it, and was thinking about leaving it the carboy for 6 months. I don't expect big things from it. I just wanted to start my first kit. I have a Cellar Craft Amerone. fermenting now.

Is there anything I can do to improve the body and take the acidity out.

 

[Wade E]

Yes, you can add wine tannins such as Tancor which will make a lesser quality wine better, how much really depends though. There are even bettter tannins available in the link below, most wine supply stores will have this stuff available.
http://www.scottlab.com/products/fermentation/tannins.asp

 

[anodari]

Thanks Wade, I appreciate your advice.
I added 1/4 tsp of tannin for every gallon. I also added two oak staves. i'll leave them in there for 6 weeks, rack the wine and then bottle.

 

[Wade E]

Sounds good, I tgink youll find it will improve substantially with that and time, what tannins did you add?

 

[anodari]

Gosh Wade I dont know the name but it was for red wine.
Do they make differnt tannins for different wines?

 

[Wade E]

there are many different kinds of atnnins, did you check out the link I gave you in an above post?

 

[anodari]

yes I did, but I bought what they had at my local brewstore.