Watermelon Wine, Strawberry Wine and Strawberry Watermelon Wine - The Only Recipe You Ever Need - 1

This video is all about the watermelon and the strawberry to make watermelon Wine Strawberry Wine and Strawberry watermelon wine. It is the only recipe you will ever need to make fruit wine. All Wine Recipes listed below. Make sure you comment if you make this or any combination using watermelon/ This Part 1 Preparing your fruit and fermenting to get it to the Secondary.
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Watermelon Wine 1 Gallon Recipe
1 Medium Watermelon
2 Pounds Sugar
1/2 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
1/2 Tsp Acid Blend
1/2 Tsp Wine Tannin
1 Campden Tablet
1/2 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1/2 Pack Wine Yeast
Watermelon Wine 3 Gallon recipe
3 Medium Watermelon
6 Pounds Sugar
1.5 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
1.5 Tsp Acid Blend
1.5 Tsp Wine Tannin
3 Campden Tablet
1.5 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 Pack Wine Yeast
Watermelon Wine 5 Gallon Recipe
5 Medium Watermelon
10 Pounds Sugar
2.5 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
2.5 Tsp Acid Blend
2.5 Tsp Wine Tannin
5 Campden Tablet
2.5 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 Pack Wine Yeast
Strawberry Wine 1 Gallon Recipe
3-4 Pounds Frozen or Fresh Strawberries
2 Pounds Sugar
1/2 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
1/2 Tsp Acid Blend
1/2 Tsp Wine Tannin
1 Campden Tablet
1/2 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1/2 Pack Wine Yeast
Strawberry Wine 3 Gallon recipe
9-12 Pounds Frozen or Fresh Strawberries
6 Pounds Sugar
1.5 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
1.5 Tsp Acid Blend
1.5 Tsp Wine Tannin
3 Campden Tablet
1.5 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 Pack Wine Yeast
Strawberry Wine 5 Gallon Recipe
15-20 Pounds Frozen or Fresh Strawberries
10 Pounds Sugar
2.5 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
2.5 Tsp Acid Blend
2.5 Tsp Wine Tannin
5 Campden Tablet
2.5 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 Pack Wine Yeast
Strawberry Watermelon Wine 1 Gallon Recipe
1 Small Watermelon
2 Pounds Sugar
2-3 Pounds Frozen or Fresh Strawberries
1/2 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
1/2 Tsp Acid Blend
1/2 Tsp Wine Tannin
1 Campden Tablet
1/2 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1/2 Pack Wine Yeast
Strawberry Watermelon Wine 3 Gallon recipe
1 Medium Watermelon
6 Pounds Sugar
6-8 Pounds Frozen or Fresh Strawberries
1.5 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
1.5 Tsp Acid Blend
1.5 Tsp Wine Tannin
3 Campden Tablet
1.5 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 Pack Wine Yeast
Strawberry Watermelon Wine 5 Gallon Recipe
2 Medium or 3 Small Watermelon
12-15 Pounds Frozen or Fresh Strawberries
10 Pounds Sugar
2.5 Tsp Pectic Enzyme
2.5 Tsp Acid Blend
2.5 Tsp Wine Tannin
5 Campden Tablet
2.5 Tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 Pack Wine Yeast

[@HowToDoneRight]

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[@timothyhutchins354]

Hello my friend, I just started 3 gallon batch of the strawberry watermelon wine, I use three medium sized round watermelon and two bags of 3 lb each frozen strawberry I used black tea for my wine tanning I used yeast nutrient and fermiad o, acid blend three Camden tablets approximately 7 and 1/2 lb of sugar. And with all the fruit 3 gallons of water the black tea all the additives it nearly filled up my 6 gallon plastic carboy.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thats awesome... you are going to love that wine. 👍👍

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

Just what I needed: watermelons are hitting the stores and I’ve got massive amounts of strawberries in the freezer. I’ve also been eyeing recipes for rhubarb-strawberry wines and meads. My neighbours are hounding me to come and get rhubarb off them: they can harvest until June 21st because after that, the levels of oxalic acid will start being too high for comfort. They’ve got lots of plants and need to harvest in order to prevent them from growing too big. Looks like I’ve got my work cut out for me! 😊

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yeah. That sounds like you have some great options. 👍

[@cicadaskoan6260]

This is exactly what I needed you to upload. I'm going to set aside 2 to 3 bottles of dry orange wine from your recipe to top off any gallon carboy to the watermelon wine. Similar to when you used banana wine to top off the orange. Super excited.

[@HowToDoneRight]

That's perfect. Always good to have a few bottles of dry wine around to top off. And can get some unique flavors too. Fun to experiment.😁😁

[@kellybrockington4553]

How do you make a stronger wine?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Add more sugar simple syrup or less water when checking abv.

[@kellybrockington4553]

@@HowToDoneRight ok. Thanks

[@kerelman995]

I am a massive fan of your videos! Quick question: in the banana wine video you didnt make a pulp from the bananas before doing a hydrometer reading. But if the sugar of the banana's (or other fruit) is still in the fruit, how can the hydrometer take an effective measurement? Doesnt it only measure the added sugar then?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks so much for watching us. 😃😃 That is correct you are only measuring the sugar added for the most part... but.... there is very little sugar in most fruits to adjust abv much. From my research it is just fractions so natural sugar will not affect abv all that much. Great question. 👍👍👍

[@omiliapascal7823]

Hello i like the way you do your are things and your are best teacher ,i have learnt are lot from your are videos

[@HowToDoneRight]

That is so nice!!!!! You made my day and you have a fantastic day. 😊😊👍👍

[@KeraLousGarden]

One of my new found fave channels on YT!!! I’m a gardener and have two watermelons left, I’ve grown this past grow season. I was going to do my best to improvise making wine with the watermelon fruit, but behold! I’ve found the recipe!! Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents! I’ll let you know how it goes 🤞🏽

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks for finding us. And yes keep me posted on your process I'm here to help you. 👍👍❤️❤️🍷🍷

[@JLKJUNKLIVE]

Big thanx for the video!

[@vijaysgill]

Totally enjoyed the video! 👍 Subscribed your channel. One question though - Are you usually this excited in your videos or are you high on the fumes (off the wine)?😅 Great stuff. Keep it going!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Lol... Excited... you need to watch my other channel. That's just me.👍👍 youtube.com/@alongforthejourney?si=A_TcqsWimAIfF6HT

[@Authenticallyher1]

Sweet I love it

[@jasonm887]

Sir You have inspired me to give this a go. Thank you for the guidance! I'll let you know how it turns out!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Please do. Just have fun with it. 👍👍

[@stanleygrover1685]

Great batch!👍

[@kenpflueger1967]

That's going to be delicious Todd 😊

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yes.

[@pitchinwoobbq7627]

Love your content and energy! Subscribed!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Awesome thanks and welcome to the channel. 👍👍

[@timothyhutchins354]

PS for your information. I also made 3 gallons of the Skeeter p lemon wine and I just transferred that to secondary today. There's still some sugar to eat up and I may of wracked it a day or two early but I just wanted to get it off the fruit and get it into my three 1 gallon car boys I tasted it and it tasted amazing. So even if it didn't ferment anymore I would still be happy with the results but I do believe it will probably ferment a little bit more.

[@grantr9255]

The grandpa I never had, making my first batch this week

[@chloedevlin6544]

You, sir, must be from texas! I can tell by the way you say "wooder" water. 😂

[@HowToDoneRight]

Lol. Nope from Pennsylvania. 😀😀

[@chloedevlin6544]

@HowToDoneRight dang! Well now I know!!

[@johnplump]

Does freezing the watermelon have any advantages? I bought your wine corker on amazon, That thing is bad ass,

[@HowToDoneRight]

Love the CORKER. No need to freeze watermelon that will go to nothing.

[@toddyoungdahl763]

I am really interested in trying the wine making. Currently i brew my own beer. However I am Curious as to ferment temp and storage temps. I am in the south and do not have cellars. Appreciate your channel

[@HowToDoneRight]

You will love making wine.. so much more variety than beer. Ferment Temps can be just about anything there are high tolerant yeast out there... the cooler storing the better but consistent temp is the most important no light. Put in a dark closet.

[@jordanmartens1666]

These videos are really helpful. Can you leave a link to the gear you have? I see a bunch of options but don’t know what’s the best quality gear to use. Thanks

[@HowToDoneRight]

I have links in the description for all the additives and supplies I Use.

[@steverowlands8028]

Hi Todd, Do you use brewing sugar or normal granulated sugar for your brewing? Great channel

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks so much for watching. Just regular granulated sugar works perfect. 👍👍

[@williamholbrook4632]

Is the Wine tanning what causes the dry taste? I’m wanting to make a sweet wine

[@HowToDoneRight]

Nope. Tannins add depth. Watch part 2 that is when you sweeten you wine before bottling.

[@kubill2637]

can you make wine using drinking powder?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Never tried it

[@kubill2637]

@@HowToDoneRight ohh okee sir

[@stanleygrover1685]

Have a honey, ginger and black grape in second!

[@BlueTitNestBox]

What kind of water do you use? Tap, filtered, osmosis, distilled? Is there a difference for the taste of the wine?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Always use tap water unless you have very poor water quality. Wine needs minerals.

[@michaelmohrman111]

Hi there. Great videos, very helpful!! I noticed you use Premier Classique yeast nutrient. I am new to this and I have Premier Blanc and Premier Cote Des Blancs. Will either of those be a good substitute? I am not well versed in my yeast yet. Thank you!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes those will work just fine.

[@michaelmohrman111]

@@HowToDoneRight thanks so much! Love the channel.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks Michael👍👍🍷🍷

[@michaelmohrman111]

I will be trying a strawberry next week and plan to use your tutorial as a guide.

[@veganhippiesol]

Hi! I’m current making a strawberry batch. Just added my yeast to my one gallon container and it’s been 24 hours. I want to add a little more simple sugar or water because although my potential alcohol percentage is 11% it doesn’t seem like my 2 gallon primary fermentation tank is filled up enough. Can I add more liquid since I’m early in the fermentation process? Or should I leave it alone? Hopefully this all makes sense. Thank you so much in advance. Just finished a pineapple batch and it’s delicious. 😋

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yeah you can add some more at this point. But oxygen not critical with headspace in primary stage so it is fine if want to let it go... I use a 7 gallon bucket to make 3 gallon batch and works fine. A good seal bucket is most important.

[@sabin97]

this video came out at the perfect time. i recently bought a watermelon and cut it and bagged it in 1lb bags. it's in the freezer waiting for my carboys to be available. about how much pulp do you get from a medium watermelon? would you say 10lbs is enough for 1 gallon of wine(just watermelon, no strawberries)? also do you think adding a bit of lemon extract at the end(during the backsweetening) would match well with watermelon wine? also i wanted to contribute something to the channel. i'm a maths geek, and i looked around the internet for calculators to determine the exact amount of sugar for the desired levels of alcohol by volume. i ended up with the following table of wanted abv and amount of sugar per gallon of water: wanted abv cups of sugar per gallon of water 8% 3 1/16 9% 3 1/2 10% 4 1/16 11% 4 1/2 12% 5 1/16 13% 5 1/2 14% 6 1/8 15% 6 3/4 1/16 of a cup is a tablespoon what i do is that i prepare the syrup with a bit higher abv than i want, and then before i add the yeast i measure it, and add water as necessary to bring it down to the desired level. it's always easier to water it down a bit than to have to make more syrup to bring the abv back up. thanks for sharing your knowledge freely.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Thanks for some great info. Yes 10 pounds watermelon is plenty. After fermentation you will have very little pulp left. It will disappear for the most part when I Make it. Keep me posted.

[@Sincere2MeT]

I just got my wine kit today I plan on making just watermelon wine. When do you add the extract to make it more watermelony tasting. I'd like for it to taste like watermelon!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Add right before Bottling... I got a whole video on it coming out next weekend so perfect timing. 👍👍

[@Sincere2MeT]

@@HowToDoneRightthank very much however it's not watermelon season so it will be a while before I can make it. I will NOT miss the video

[@SanthoshKumar-ye3sh]

@HowToDoneRight Is there an alternative to strawberries that pairs well with watermelon for winemaking?

[@HowToDoneRight]

There are so many. Amy berry such as blueberries blackberry raspberry. Mango peach i would use anything in season or even frozen fruits.

[@SanthoshKumar-ye3sh]

@@HowToDoneRight Thanks

[@KyleLavergne]

Hi Todd. I have a question. So I followed your recipe for apple, strawberry, & watermelon wine. 1 gallon each. The apple did everything during fermentation as it should. On the other hand the strawberry & watermelon never made any bubbles come out of the air locks. Both smell as tho they have been fermenting when I open them to stir. Both had very little bubbles in the must. Nothing like the apple. I measured specific gravity after a week & all of them come out the same. 0.99 Do you think I should just rack them & let them keep going in secondary or discard them? Looking for a professional opinion beings I’m never to all this. Lol. Any help is appreciated!!

[@HowToDoneRight]

That's perfect .99... some will not bubble like others. Id get them all in secondary. I would also taste they should be very dry with this recipe at this point. They sound delicious. 👍👍

[@derrickhybarger8515]

How many gallons is your fermenting bucket? I started my very first batch a week ago after watching your other videos but I still have so many questions.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Lol... that's a 6 or 6.5 gallon bucket. Great for 5 gallon recipes. But I Make 3 gallon batches in it too.

[@derrickhybarger8515]

Just curious if you count the fruit as part of your 6 gallons. Six campden tablets for a 6 gallon recipe but the fruit will displace a lot of water and take up a lot of space. I was just a little confused on the amount of ingredients used. I know you’re not using that much in this video. I was gonna comment on the other one but it’s kinda old and wasn’t sure if I’d get a response. Not trying to be critical or anything. The video was a HUGE help.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Usually when remove the fruit it takes about a gallon of pulp leaving 5 gallons of wine. It is a 5 gallon recipe that is why i have a 6 gallon bucket.

[@MarkGreen-le5kg]

You didn't tell us how crazy it gets trying to rack wine by yourselvesor . I had wine every where. And I was afraid to set anything down on counter. How do you stay so calm

[@HowToDoneRight]

Lol... you will get better each time you do it. Remember it's a hobby and have to have fun doing it. 😄

[@waynegarmonphotography]

Is it ok to add bentonite on the first racking? Or is it better to wait a few days? Thanks

[@HowToDoneRight]

You could do that. Your going to see me do it very soon video working on now.

[@kenpflueger1967]

I don't know how to share just a picture, but I have to rack my raspberry, raspberry rhubarb strawberry, and rhubarb wine very soon

[@HowToDoneRight]

Omg Ken those sound amazing.

[@BlueTitNestBox]

Hi, I have been fermenting for 14 days. The bubbles are still only 30 sec apart. Do I keep waiting for the 1 minute mark, or do I rack the wine now?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yeah. Do not rush it. Can go over 21 days sometimes. Your Making wine. 👍👍🍷🍷

[@TeronzoTurden]

I'm on day 8 from pitching yeast making pineapple wine from your recipe and my airlock is still fairly active, it's slowed a bit but still popping every 15 seconds and about every 10 seconds after just stirring. Is the fruit being in it past today ok?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yeah your just fine... can take 7 to 14 days in primary. Don't rush it.

[@TeronzoTurden]

@@HowToDoneRight thank you 🙏

[@terrycuyler5659]

My strawberry wine and mead never tastes like the stuff I get at the liquor store. It always ferments dry and comes out tasting like watered down whiskey. But what I make is often 18% ABV.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Then you ain't doing it right... first have you followed my recipe.. it uses extra fruit for bold fruit flavor... number 2 is a must. You got to backsweeten even if just a little.. it brings back all the fruit flavor in your wine... truly it is amazing when you do that. 👍👍🍷🍷

[@aksmitka]

I'm on day 18 and still haven't reached 1.00 in my primary. Yeast is still pretty active. Did I do something wrong?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Nope. Let it go until bubbler slows to about 30 60 seconds apart. Some fruits take longer and temperatures can slow the process down. Don't rush it.

[@joeyengle7529]

Hi! I have a question, I'm trying to make a 5 gallon strawberry banana wine and i was wondering what ratio of fruit I should be using. And are the ingredients amounts the same if i use 2 different fruits for the 5 gal? The 3tsp acid blend, 4 tsp yeast nutrient, 6 Campden tablets, 1.5 tsp wine tannin, and 3 tsp pectic enzyme?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes the ingredients exactly the same.. the ratio of fruit is up to you. As long as you are using 3 to 4 pounds per gallon. Great question

[@EricJames-f8x]

After you add potassium sorbate and campden tablets when backsweetening, do you bottle right after? Does it dissolve fast?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes I have always bottled right after just stir it in.

[@EricJames-f8x]

@@HowToDoneRight Thank you

[@Sincere2MeT]

Hi can I freeze the watermelon to use later in the year

[@HowToDoneRight]

Oh yes for sure👍👍

[@Sincere2MeT]

@@HowToDoneRight Thank you so much I'd like this to be a winter project

[@autoarmor6947]

what is the brand name Hydrometer ? where can i get one?

[@HowToDoneRight]

This one is great on Amazon. amzn.to/47pKrHy

[@MarkGreen-le5kg]

Still waiting ona tour of your wine cellar

[@matthewlehman9496]

With something like watermelon that has lots of water inside of it like you said, could you not come back and add water after letting it sit for the first 24 hours if you were still too high? I bet your reading would have been lower the next day.

[@HowToDoneRight]

You sure could.... but the amount of sugar in fruit is very minimal and abv will not change very much. Give it a try that's what the hobby is all about experimenting.

[@matthewlehman9496]

@@HowToDoneRight thanks. I’ve never done this before but I’ve been learning from your page and want to start soon.

[@HowToDoneRight]

You will love making homemade wine.. you will never buy wine again it's that good.

[@jordanmartens1666]

Hey Todd, how many pounds of sugar do you use for your strawberry watermelon recipe? Thanks!

[@HowToDoneRight]

2 pounds per gallon.

[@MarkGreen-le5kg]

I have a 1 gallon batch fermenting in my 6 gallon bucket but it stopped bubbling after 1 day. Seems to be fermenting otherwise. Any idea what to do.? This is your bannana recipe

[@HowToDoneRight]

This will give you ideas. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqG9oaOnfqaLpNE

[@munch15a]

how do you know how much sugar the strawberries and watermelon adds would not your OG not take that in account ?

[@HowToDoneRight]

The sugar in fruits does not change abv much at all. It is minimal that's why it's not measured or taken into account.

[@munch15a]

@@HowToDoneRight fair enough

[@therealguru9019]

How many days did it sit in the primary fermenter? You said to stir every 5 days but did not say how many days it took to get the SG to 1.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Takes 7 to 14 days.

[@MarkGreen-le5kg]

Yo. My one gallon batch always ends up as two gallons. Should or can i use 2 Camden tabs

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes that is fine. 👍👍

[@50adrod]

@@HowToDoneRight why did you add camden tablets again?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Kills wild yeast in primary fermentation upfront and sanitize for fruit.. before Bottling bacteria control.

[@cathymccoy8005]

I made cherry wine yesterday, I forgot to wait 24 hours after using campden tablet (1 gallon batch) and added the yeast, Can I re-add the yeast today after the 24 hours have passed? I'm thinking it cant hurt.

[@HowToDoneRight]

Yes you can. Might want to wait 24 more hours to see if gets started but won't hurt. And that sounds amazing I want to hear about that when it's done. 👍👍

[@cathymccoy8005]

@@HowToDoneRight I did wait another 24 and I'll be, it was foaming away. Thanks!

[@HowToDoneRight]

Sure thing. I've found patience works in this hobby. Lol

[@EricJames-f8x]

Do you have a video recipe for your blueberry wine? 3 gallons

[@HowToDoneRight]

I do not... but most of my wine videos have a 3 gallon recipe that can be used for any fruit.

[@EricJames-f8x]

@HowToDoneRight how many pounds of blueberries do you suggest for 3 gallons. I love your videos by the way.

[@HowToDoneRight]

3 to 4 pounds per gallon.

[@EricJames-f8x]

@HowToDoneRight Awesome, thank you. One last thing. I made some banana why but I think I added too much banana extract And I already bottled it period. If I let it age for a while do you think it will dissipate?

[@HowToDoneRight]

It might a little

[@jinnyjanesik9881]

Why did you wait 24 hours to add the yeast? Every other recipe or video has me adding yeast in the first part of the recipe?

[@HowToDoneRight]

If you use Campden tablets which you must, you will kill the yeast you put in. Have to wait 24 hours or fermentation may not start. I go over this in many videos. Read all the comments. we win awards and this recipe is bullet proof.

[@jinnyjanesik9881]

@@HowToDoneRight I'm not doubting you. I follow some homesteaders, and those recipes never mention Camden tablets (so I'm now worried about the first 3 batches I made), and they never mention back sweetening. I am so grateful for discovering your KZbin channel. Now I have to go out and get more fruit using YOUR recipes... My first 3 batches in question are Lilac, Blueberry, and strawberry ---I plan on back-sweetening the 2 fruit wines,- in your opinion, should I back-sweeten the lilac too? BTW, I'm obviously a noob winemaker, and I love your videos! You make me want to make more.

[@JakeFriesen-sl9lc]

How many gallons of water do you need to add to the 5 Gallon strawberry / watermelon batch?

[@HowToDoneRight]

Watch entire video. No magic number. You will add water until reach abv you want to be at.

[@JakeFriesen-sl9lc]

@@HowToDoneRight ok I must have missed it. I recently started making homemade wine, and one of the batches I made was 3 Gallons of pineapple / strawberry. Fermented for about 9 days after the air lock no longer bubbled, alcohol test should like 20% which is a bit high but anyway my question is.. after I added potassium and let it sit a couple days I feel like it needs to be sweeter then it is… how do I make it sweeter since the fermentation is over and already added potassium?

[@HowToDoneRight]

@JakeFriesen-sl9lc I would add more simple syrup to taste and add additional potassium sorbate.

[@JakeFriesen-sl9lc]

@@HowToDoneRight how long in between from the syrup added to the potassium?

[@HowToDoneRight]

I always have done it at the same time.

[@Chemist1076]

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