Watermelon Wine Recipe D.I.Y.

Hey Guys and Gals! A light summer wine from pure watermelon juice. Makes one gallon. Watermelon spoils quickly, so have everything ready before you cut the melon.

Ingredients

Step 1

• 1 large watermelon, enough for 1 gallon of juice
• 2 lb sugar
• 2 tsp acid blend
• 1 tsp yeast nutrient
• 1 Campden tablet, crushed

Step 2

• 1 pack champagne yeast

Directions

1. Cut the red flesh from the rind, remove the seeds and blend or mash. Strain to get 1 gallon of juice.
2. Stir in the sugar until dissolved, then the acid blend, nutrient and Campden tablet. Cover and keep cool for 24 hours.
3. Hydrate the yeast in 4 oz of warm water for 15 minutes, add it, take a hydrometer reading and fit an airlock.
4. Ferment 5 to 7 days in a cool spot.
5. Siphon off the sediment into a secondary carboy and let it finish.
6. Rack again when clear. Sweeten to taste once it is still.
7. Bottle. This wine is best young, within a year.

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