Recipe: watermelon wine

Here's one for watermelon/peach wine and watermelon punch wine.....

Watermelon-Peach Wine


1/4 large watermelon
2 peaches
1/4 cup chopped raisins
3 limes (juice only)
5 cups sugar
water to make 1 gallon
1 tsp acid blend
1 crushed Campden tablet
1 tsp yeast nutrient
wine yeast


Extract the juice from watermelon and peaches, saving pulp. Boil pulp in one quart water for
1/2 hour then strain and add water to extracted juice. Allow to cool to lukewarm then add water
to total one gallon and all other ingredients except yeast to primary fermentation vessel. Cover
well with cloth and add yeast after 24 hours. Stir daily for 1 week and strain off raisins. Let
stand additional 24 hours and rack. Pour into secondary fermentation vessel, fit fermentation
trap, and set aside for 4 weeks. Rack and set aside another 4 weeks, then rack again. Allow to
clear, then rack final time and bottle. Allow 6 months before tasting, but improves with age

WATERMELON PUNCH WINE (2)


6 APPLES
6 LIMES
1/2 WATERMELON
1 TANGERINE
1 GRAPEFRUIT
2 CUPS FROZEN BLUEBERRIES
1/2 TSP TANNIN (4 BAGS TEA BOILED IN 1 CUP WATER)
4 CAMPDEN TABLETS (OPTIONAL BUT HELPS TO CLEAR WINE QUICKER)
2 TSP ACID BLEND (2 TSP LEMON JUICE OR OPTIONAL)
15 CUPS SUGAR
5 TBL. YEAST
1/2 LB. RAISINS

Extract juice from all fruits except raisins. Boil pulp in water to cover
for 1/2 hour. Strain and add to extracted juice. Cool to lukewarm and add
other ingredients. Cover loosely and protect from insects. Stir daily for
1 week leaving raisins. Let stand for 2 to 4 weeks then remove raisins and
siphon into another container. When siphoning, do not siphon the sludge from
bottom of container. Repeat standing and siphoning process until wine is
clear. Bottle and let stand for a couple of months. As in any wine improves
with age. Makes 3 gallons