Homemade Watermelon Wine Recipe

2 large ripe watermelons
5 lbs sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons acid blend
1 Campden tablet
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast nutrient
1 packet Champagne yeast

Extract juice from watermelons using juicer. Discard pulp. This should produce 1- ½ gallons of juice. Pour into primary fermentation container. Add sugar, acid blend, crushed Campden tablet, and yeast extract. Cover and let sit for 1 day. Uncover and add yeast. Cover again and stir once daily for 1 week. Let rest another week without stirring. Rack into secondary fermentation container a nd attach airlock. Let rest for 3 months. Rack into bottles and let age for one year.

Homemade Watermelon Grape Wine Recipe

1 10 lb watermelon
3 lbs green grapes
Juice of 2 lemons
4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pectic enzyme
1 Campden tablet
1 teaspoon yeast nutrient
1 packet wine yeast

Extract juice from watermelons using juicer. Discard pulp. Add juice to primary fermentation container. Add lemon juice. De-stem and crush grapes in bowl. Add crushed grapes to container. Crush Campden tablet and add to container. Stir in sugar and stir until dissolved. Cover container and let rest for 12 hours. Add pectic enzyme and yeast nutrient. Let rest for 12 more hours. Add yeast. Cover and let ferment for 1 week. Strain liquid into secondary fermentation container. Attach airlock and ferment for 1 month. Rack once a month for three months. Rack into bottles and age for 1 year.