Everything I read on research into watermelon wine or brandy people mentioned to not bother and that it never turns out. Decided to buy and blend 6 watermelons and give it a shot anyways. I must say, my apple pie brandy was my go to crowd pleaser, but this? This easily overtook it! (Aside from the 3 hours of cutting watermelons, that was a pain)
For sure! Honestly even as a “wine” (it finished fermenting in a week) it tasted good, but it does require back sweetening. Without any sugar watermelon tastes like cucumber. Before the liquor fairies got their hands on it I added a small bit of simple syrup into a small glass of it and it still tasted awesome. I’m not sure how well the flavor would hold over time though, but with my quick test, it turned out great. I did ferment it rather warm, to get some esters to give it some sweetness to it, but it did require backsweetening to get it to taste right.