Brown Juice in a kit wine

[KLjones]

I had a Wine Expert Italian Pinot Grigio given to me. The juice in the kit is a very dark brown. I have no idea how old the kit is or if it is still good. The code is 0413806 0017.

 

[Brian55]

I had a Wine Expert Italian Pinot Grigio given to me. The juice in the kit is a very dark brown. I have no idea how old the kit is or if it is still good. The code is 0413806 0017.

2006, probably not good.

 

[bkisel]

In my opinion it is old and has gone bad.

 

[ibglowin]

Just in case you have never made a white wine from a kit, the juice is a murky brown to start with even on a brand new one so that fact that the juice is brown is not the problem so much as the date of manufacture.

 

[richmke]

Buy a new yeast from your local LHBS ($1), and give it a try. Nothing to waste, except for your time.

 

[bkisel]

"Deep golden color with some slight shades of pinkness"

"As for color, Pinot Grigio is typically a pale, straw-like yellow with some golden hues thrown in."

Maybe the WE kit is different...

The above are two quotes describing the color of Italion Pinot Grigio juice. I've done 3 RJS Italian Pinot Grigio kits in the past two years and the juice color I recall fits the two color descriptions quoted above.

 

[ibglowin]

Here is a snap of one of my many kit PG's I have made over the years. This is a typical color for the juice towards the end of fermentation.