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Food & crafts => Home brewing => Topic started by: Sylvia on October 11, 2011, 02:42:16 pm

Title: Watermelon wine
Post by: Sylvia on October 11, 2011, 02:42:16 pm

Does anyonehave a recipe for watermelon wine?

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Dans on June 10, 2012, 02:02:25 pm

Did you find a recipe? I've just been left with a watermelon and nothing to do with it!

Dans

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Sylvia on June 15, 2012, 02:46:07 pm

No, I just recall the song "Old Dogs and Children and Water Melon Wine." Got the first two, need the third :) :)

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: HappyHippy on June 15, 2012, 03:10:18 pm

There's one on wikihow, but I've not tried it.
Think I might have to though  :yum:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Watermelon-Wine (http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Watermelon-Wine)
HTH
Karen x

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Dans on June 15, 2012, 03:12:19 pm

Will see if I can give it a go today, that watermelon is bugging me rolling around the kitchen work surface. Any idea how to get the juice without the pulp. Straining bag?

Dans

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: HappyHippy on June 15, 2012, 03:13:54 pm

I'd blitz it in a blender and put it through a sieve  ;)  You can always properly strain it again before bottling  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Dans on June 15, 2012, 03:37:19 pm

Bah, no blender. Potato masher and bowl here I come! Will report back with results!

Dans

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Sylvia on June 17, 2012, 09:03:19 pm

Have started mine today :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Dans on June 17, 2012, 09:22:11 pm

oooo. I've been distracted by a leaking pipe and subsequent redecorating. Hopefully have mine on this week!

Dans

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Bert on June 23, 2012, 10:14:53 pm

Is anybodies watermelon wine ready yet? :-J   
 I'd like to try some  :yum: :fc: .

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Sylvia on June 27, 2012, 07:55:53 pm

Come back next summer, Bert and I will find you a bottle (have you got the old dogs and children though? ;) )

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: goosepimple on June 27, 2012, 09:15:18 pm

My OH has just made spring oak leaf wine which has banana and watermelon in it - it smells fab, will ask him for recipe if you like but think he got it off the net.  First time on this particular flavour.

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Sylvia on June 28, 2012, 02:11:19 pm

I always used black bananas for "body" in a lot of my wines. Oak leaf, watermelon and banana sounds lovely :yum:

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: goosepimple on June 28, 2012, 07:58:54 pm

Yes it doesn't smell as tropical as it sounds - just really fresh and appealing - will let you know what recipe he uses when he comes in, think it was from the Cairn O'Mhor website (may have spelt that wrong).

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Dans on June 30, 2012, 06:35:08 pm

Ok my wine is finally on!

Not sure I'll be able to wait a year though!

Dans

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: goosepimple on June 30, 2012, 08:31:35 pm

Have a wee tester when your racking it, or a couple of wee testers just to make sure... :D

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Dans on October 21, 2012, 03:40:44 pm

So did anyone have any luck with this?

I've been stopping a few demijohns that I had neglected over the last few months, including the watermelon. Ours wasn't good for anything but the drain :-(

Dans

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: goosepimple on October 21, 2012, 09:15:39 pm

OHs spring oakleaf with watermelon in it as an ingrediant has turned out fine - not my favourite of the ones he makes but drinkable all the same.

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: Sylvia on October 22, 2012, 08:09:51 am

Leave it for another 6 months GP the difference will be unbelievable.  :yum: :yum:

Title: Re: Watermelon wine
Post by: goosepimple on October 24, 2012, 05:18:14 pm

oh good to know thanks - I'll pass that on to OH - sure that has helped with others too, many thanks :D