Watermelon Moonshine Recipe

 Watermelon Moonshine Recipe

Mashing Equipment

Making watermelon wine is pretty simple. You’ll want to have the following handy to make this mash:

• Cutting board and a sharp knife
• Blender
• A fine cheesecloth
• A couple of 5 gallon buckets
• Large pot for mashing
• Hot plate
• A large paddle or spoon for stirring
• Wort / immersion chiller (for cooling the mash)
• A hose for siphoning
• Thermometer
• A glass carboy or food grade plastic bucket for fermentation
• An airlock

Ingredients

• 5 large watermelons
• 2 pound of raisins
• 4 pounds of cane sugar
• 2 packets bread yeast (or wine yeast)

Add an airlock and ferment at 70F until finished. If you’re not sure how to tell when it’s done, read this article on fermentation.