Watermellon Wine

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Tom T. Hall, eat yer heart out!

I tried making some watermellon wine a couple weeks ago for New
Year's Eve. 1 cup of sugar in a 2 liter bottle full of Tropicana
Twister's Kiwi Watermellon and 1/8" tsp yeast. Didn't understand
why, after a couple of days, there wasn't the normal pressure
associated with fermentation.
Looked at the original bottle. 10% fruit juice... my heart sank.

No watermellon wine for Adam.

So, I forgot about it and let it rock on with the apple cider (which
turned out excellent and clarified beautifully w/o aid of a filter)
about seven days. I transferred them all after clarification and low
and behold I had Watermellon Wine!!!

It was fizzy and VERY sweet which turned out to be great for my wife
and her friend (who are more into the sweet wine cooler taste). Not
very ~alcoholie~ and almost like a soft drink (which compared to the
cider - it was...) it was a nice addition to my New Year's
celebration!

Have a Happy One, Y'all! (new Year that is...)
Adam



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