Watermelon Moonshine?!?!

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@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

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@SyBernot 10 месяцев назад

If you don't mind spending a bunch of money replace the sugar with watermelon jolly ranchers or the old time watermelon discs. The artificial watermelon doesn't wash out in the ferment. I never distilled it but it makes a nice wine.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

@@SyBernot I'll try it out:-)

@dbomber69 10 месяцев назад

How about cantaloupe or honeydew shine? Or a "Fruit Salad" shine? Canned fruit cocktail. Plus I'm "Still" waiting for a report on the Popcorn Shine. And what happened with your wood experiment with the different types of wood and char for aging?

@SyBernot 10 месяцев назад

@@dbomber69 The problem with watermelon and many other things is the experience is mostly retro nasal. If you hold your nose and dont breathe while eating watermelon it's not particularly sweet, and slightly tart but it isn't much else. 90% of it is aroma compounds and when you ferment it those aromas are either consumed by the yeast or driven off by fermentation so you get this mostly bland slightly tart water that tastes of cucumbers more than watermelon. Same thing happens with pears it just turns into this sour weird tasting stuff that is nothing like the original and the only way to get that experience back is to either back flavor it or use something artificial that is more stable that the yeast won't consume. The crazy thing to me is aromas like citrus, apple, pear, blackberry, banana and apricot are only like a atom or two different and they all behave very differently when you ferment them. Blackberry makes a fine wine, apricot not so much and the only difference is the oxygen group is moved over a bit. Here's a diagram that might make more sense media.cheggcdn.com/media%2F2b8%2F2b81aba6-56a1-40b2-846b-dc60f6df272e%2FphpFv40Wo.png

@FrugalShave 10 месяцев назад

I have been rocking 14 of their shirts for the last year and they all look damn near new. I work at a Museum with dinosaurs and space halls so they had a ton that immediately went into the cart. I get constant compliments about my shirts every day.

@wiseguysoutdoors2954 10 месяцев назад

I made a strawberry watermelon shine. My friend has several farm stands and had a couple of pallets of strawberries where some were bad, so they couldn't sell them, so they gave them to me and I sorted them. Ended up with 4 1 gallon freezer bags of strawberries. They also had 5 watermelons that were fine, but just had blemishes outside that they wouldn't sell. So, I blended the fruits, added 16 lbs of raw sugar. Fermented with DADY and cut the results with pure filtered watermelon juice instead of water, to 80 proof. Put 4 sliced strawberries in each quart. Strained after a month. Tasted like you had a strawberry jolly rancher in one cheek, and a watermelon jolly rancher in the other. It was so smooth that it would sneak up on you!!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Dude, that sounds awesome! I didn't even think of mixing other fruit with it. That, and the juice proofing sounds like a real winner. Thanks!

@wiseguysoutdoors2954 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored my friends wife and her friends didn't heed my warning. I told them it was 80 proof, so the 3 of them polished off a pint, straight!! My buddy just laughed

@MorganBrunson 10 месяцев назад

Watermelon and cucumber are family plants along with pumpkin and squash. ..cucurbits.

@jacobdeslattes3519 10 месяцев назад

I picked up 25 giant watermelons last summer. Made a wash without any added sugar. Og of like 1.034. About 30 gallons. Fermented for 3 days. Ran it. Tasted like bleh funkyness up front. But once you swallowed you got that fresh watermelon juice flavor all the way down your throat.

@nellynelson965 10 месяцев назад

I dont drink much, but I love watching the moon fairy polishes it till it shines. The stuff thats not used goes into a container and when its full, the moon fairy polishes that till its 90% and mixes it with a lill bit of petrol. My classic car loves it

@FFDfirechef 10 месяцев назад

I'd be thinking a great base for a Gin !!! Glad to see you back again.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

;-)

@kennyfoster9064 10 месяцев назад

int nobodies state in the US lets you distill, but great to see you still working with the fairy. My distilling god did cranberry, elderberry with some root beer and it was quite tasty after he was done

@jeredrice5594 10 месяцев назад

Not sure where your at in Texas but we’re I’m at we are covered up with mustang grapes… ran a batch this year and it is the best brandy I’ve made.. food for thought!

@stefanleijon9637 10 месяцев назад

Man I was just wondering, where the heck has bearded gone! Nice to see you again buddy!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yep, not dead, just busy with life stuff. Finally getting back into it and I have a bunch of videos I'm working on for this month:-)

@scottclay4253 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored Excellent!

@roytelling6540 10 месяцев назад

Just starting watching this video but had to put a message NICE to see another video from you, You and Barley and Hops Brewing got me back into moonshine, did my first run when I was 27, stopped when I was about 35 and started again after seeing Barley and Hops Brewing video call "How my PWM is wired" and your video called "Tasting MOONSHINE & RUM AGED for 12 MONTHS!" I am not as good as you guys but I have made some good stuff the fairies would be happy with LoL Just started a strawberry wine for Christmas (should of started it earlier)

@garyhelms2977 10 месяцев назад

Hi! Glad you are back, hope things are good. Used time to review old videos. Also made some really nasty rum. Thanks!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Gary. We've all made nasty rum. Sometimes that's the best way to learn;-)

@cantites81 10 месяцев назад

Cucumber flavor goes amazing in Gin...

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

So I hear ;-)

@tomblankendaal3228 10 месяцев назад

My thoughts exactly!

@Jmb-zz1qw 10 месяцев назад

Glad to see you back brother shine on

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks brother!

@johnkwesif 10 месяцев назад

Yea I have only run watermelon once and it did not come out good. I ended up adding it to another run that turned out better, but I had high hopes for watermelon. I mean I could have used watermelon juice to mix it and that turned out okay on my sample, but I wanted to keep it clear and it just was not happening. Interested to see what you do with it.

@user-sb9fw6ui2i 19 дней назад

You probably should have fermented with the pulp to bring out more of the watermelon flavor, and added watermelon to a thumper to bring out more flavor.

@Hippyslacker 10 месяцев назад

Good to see you Bearded! It's close to fall I figured you be putting out some good stuff. Shine On Man!!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Got a bunch of new videos on the way. Thanks brother!

@c.johnston3386 10 месяцев назад

I tried making a watermelon wine years ago and it was also not so great. 😂

@larrybarker1784 10 месяцев назад

I have done this several times and have been less than impressed. So I took my brandy and used some flavoring from Olive Nation. Now that is a good straight watermelon flavor. I like it straight out of the freezer. My wife likes it with some strawberries slices and 7-up on ice

@SamwiseOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

I've been wondering where you've been. I'm glad that you're still kicking.

@marvinharms1891 10 месяцев назад

Nice to see my favourite RU-vidr posting again. I was thinking you are dead! Or worst, incarcerated.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Nope, not dead. Totally alive and not locked up. Just under life's boot heel for a bit. Back at it now:-)

@marvinharms1891 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored Yep, locked up. Nice to have you back man🍻

@sheitane 10 месяцев назад

Man, awesome timing! I've "hypothetically" been wanting to do a watermelon moonshine for almost a year. I've been building my equipment for the last few months (still not done, but close) and your build/brazing/electronics videos have been super useful! Real cozy content right here

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks brother. Glad it was helpful. Best of luck on your build👍

@happyhillbilly3466 10 месяцев назад

DUDE!!! good to see ya again! i’ve been tryin to get some watermelon stuff for awhile. always has that flat earthy taste even with quite a bit of sugar. I always taste the melons to make sure they’re good too. hmmm

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, it is definitely a tricky one. Some other commenters have suggested some tricks to make it better. I might try some next summer.

@the_whiskeyshaman 10 месяцев назад

You can try dicing the watermelon and put it in a jar and add sugar and make some syrup. Also I have heard that the peel is where the flavor is. I’ve tried watermelon 2 times and haven’t gone back. If that tells you anything. 😢

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, I may try one more time next year, but this batch is going to get modified for sure.

@michaelbackhaus7879 10 месяцев назад

I did a watermelon mix. I used 65 ABV and mixed with watermelon juice to proof it down to about 40 ABV. Mine turned out pretty good. Keep adjusting your recipe, it might get better.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the advice:-)

@jeffreymcdonald9924 10 месяцев назад

Maybe try using double the watermelon and boil it down to concentrate the flavor then send it off to the Liquor Fairy

@TheWolfster001 9 месяцев назад

I've tried many times to make it as well and ran into the same issues, I finally got it to work by adding a bag of Watermelon Jolly Ranchers to the wash and letting each jar age with 1 cup of jolly ranchers.. OH , Ya got to remove them from the plastic wrapper.. Yes I forgot my first time and poured the bag without remembering to remove the wrapper.. My excuse is, I may or may not have been doing an excessive amount of tasting some of my "Collection Of Flavored Spirits" too see what improved and what didn't.. Thank you for sharing.. Go ahead and try it, see if it works for you..

@robertfontaine3650 10 месяцев назад

A lot of the time it's just easier to make liquers and flavoured spirits from nice clean vodka.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, this is definitely one of those times:-)

@MadJix 10 месяцев назад

For watermelon I always do the jollyrancher method

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

That would have been way better:-)

@TigerPat_9180 10 месяцев назад

Really Enjoyed Your Video , Thanks ! P.S. I've seen people buy Watermelon 🍉 from the Store , sit Em down inside the house , and have Em Blow Up , Bust . Spilled Juice all over the floor . When you buy Em , people don't take into account , picking em , stacking Em , shipping Em , storing em , selling Em . Then they have to wait until someone actually Cuts into one . I grow my own . Pick what I need, by the Calendar , one week early . Cut in 1/4 sections , cut the meat out , put in a Bucket 🪣 and stir with a sheetrock mixer on a Drill until liquid , which was 1.026 . Added Sugar until 1.100 . Added my Yeast . Now , Watermelon 🍉 is something that is Time sensitive , it can Spoil in minutes . Used 3 packs of Yeast . Took the Lid off and Pushed the Fruit Cap down , 3 times a day . Best hours for me was , 7 in the morning , 3 in the afternoon and 11 at night . When it went Dry I Backsweeten , adding 20 points , 15 points and 10 points , each time . Didn't want it too Sweet in the End . Just over a year old . I brought in a gallon of Cucumber 🥒 and a gallon of Watermelon 🍉 this Week . Took some of Each to Game 🎯 Night , Friday . They Thought it was the Best thing since Sliced Bread 🍞🥪 . Especially the Watermelon 🍉 . And I take Samples of my Wine 🍷 and Brews to Game 🎯 Night , every Week . Watermelon 🍉 can be done . But , You have to Think 🤔 about every Single Step . How to get it Fermented , before it Soured or Spoiled . If You get it Right , NOTHING BETTER ! 🐯🤠

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

I'll try that next time. Thanks Tiger!

@DGKOP72 10 месяцев назад

This seems like a good candidate for using a thumper to try and get more flavor into the final product

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

That's one way to go;-)

@mikeball9900 10 месяцев назад

i'm glag to see you again!!

@MARSOCraider0321 10 месяцев назад

I recommend 16 pieces of jolly ranchers watermelon candy to 16 oz jar of hooch

@slobberinrocco3247 10 месяцев назад

So good to see you’re back. Hope everything’s going good. I’ve tried twice for watermelon brandy and both times it tasted like rind.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks brother. Glad I'm not the only one:-)

@woodndrum303 9 месяцев назад

Hi there I’m an old man looking at this old time blessing and just starting out with pot. Had to stop smoking it cos it screwed with hospital blood test results, so just boozing slowly now. Basically only got to your videos couple of weeks ago. Good stuff, interesting projects keep it up. Been liking the ones I have seen, so thought it time to post comment as well to help the tube number crunching to promote your content. Sometime soon I hop to have some shine news of my own.

@AaronWilsonAnarchy 10 месяцев назад

Bearded, watermelon and cucumbers are in the same family, which might explain the flavor. Maybe a watermelon-chili bloody mary? Maybe a watermelon gin? Those are probably the directions I'd head towards, especially if it tastes like cucumber.

@FrontYardGardener 6 месяцев назад

Watermelons are in the Cucurbit family(Cucumber)

@BeardedBored 6 месяцев назад

That explains everything:-)

@scottclay4253 10 месяцев назад

Good to see you are still alive and kickin’, Brother Bearded. I get concerned when you don’t surface for an extended period, I start thinking about Ol’ George’s sudden and unexplained disappearance. I have always wondered about watermelon, you did the research for us so we don’t have to. Still grinning about your “melons”, you are a guy, how could you resist? Thanks much and please keep up the good work!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

I promise not to pull a George. I wish he'd come back. I'm here to stay as long as I can.

@scottclay4253 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored Thanks Bearded, that is good to know. I wish George would come back too.

@douglasnapier5427 9 месяцев назад

Not only did Bearded make a reference to his melons, but he admitted to wearing a skirt (that didn't get blown up). I am of Scottish heritage, I would probably say "It didn't blow my kilt up". Bearded, is there something you haven't been telling us? LOL!

@cnote001 29 дней назад

Well...thanks for doing that for those of us that have been thinking of doing it. Think I'll just proof down some of my UJSSM with some leftover watermelon juice that I get after my wife cuts watermelon for the kids and call that my watermelon shine. Cheers bud

@AndrewMiesem 10 месяцев назад

Inspired by your original Apple Jack video, I made a strawberry/watermelon moonshine a few years ago, and it was okay, but got much and much better over time. It ended up tasting, after a few months of aging (in a neglected bottle on my kitchen counter) like a really tasty brandy.

@MultiTut69 10 месяцев назад

We did the same project last year, only a pickup bed load ok melons. Got the watermelon rind flavor also. It’ll be interesting to see what you do with it as I still have ALOT to experiment with. Good to see you back.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Hoowee, that's a lot of earthy, rindy hooch! I'll do my best to rework it into something delicious:-)

@MultiTut69 10 месяцев назад

Someone just told me it would have tastier if I’d add pectin to the wash. Any thoughts?

@MultiTut69 9 месяцев назад

Any follow up thoughts on rid flavor?

@wldtrky38 10 месяцев назад

Before i got my 1st still, I had been doing homemade wine for several years. The absolute worst I ever made was watermelon wine. Wanted to try it for years, knowing the old Tom T Hall song, lol. Epic fail, so I quit there. Good to see ya back ! Have a good 1 !

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, it seems like such an obvious good idea, but damn disappointing.

@BenBen31BPD7 9 месяцев назад

Definitely going to have to try this!

@SA12String 10 месяцев назад

Glad to see you back! Can't wait to see what you do to save this.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@iancavnar7496 10 месяцев назад

Had a huge haul of watermelon from garden, got 6 gallons of juice thats just finished fermenting. I was thinking about trying a seltzer, guess I'm going to use a bunch of watermelon extract lol

@rickylaflour9294 10 месяцев назад

My state won't let me be a cool moonshiner but Burnetts watermelon vodka will work for me

@ironmck9826 9 месяцев назад

Yes you did! Melons are my favourite!

@silly6004 10 месяцев назад

Glad you're back

@orbitalbreaky 10 месяцев назад

Just a thought but maybe try starting with 3-4 times this much watermelon then boil it to reduce it down to SG you're aiming for instead of using sugar.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

The base flavor was just so strange that adding sugar or not wouldn't have made much difference. But, cooking the juice down could change the flavor in a good way. Interesting thought.

@jonathanbates4748 10 месяцев назад

Glad to see you back!! Really enjoy your videos. I always like it when the liquor fairy visits my house.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks brother!

@heymulen1840 10 месяцев назад

Hey man 💪💪 been missing you. My thoughts have been going to you this summer. I've been picking a lot of plums, and feeling it all the way 😁😂🤣 Cheers to you 🍻

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

You going to make some Plum brandy? Have fun!

@heymulen1840 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored Aii aii, Slivovitz and Caramba. I'm gona make Plum Brandy, and age some of it on toasted Elder wood and some on sugar and plums for a smooth plum liquor. Cheers.

@donaldgilbreath4200 10 месяцев назад

I recently made a watermelon mint mead that came out very well. I added fennel seeds and ginger as well.

@sambate143 10 месяцев назад

Refreshing to see a "fail" if you can call it that. I love what you do for the RU-vid distilling ecosystem. More power to you

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

@joshwilliams8765 10 месяцев назад

I would of put orange blossom honey in it when it was fermenting ❤

@theDeeJayCee 10 месяцев назад

I make watermelon brandy every year and there are a few tricks to get it spot on, you have the basics correct. I normally wait until mid summer and source the big sweet ripe watermelons. The trick is, after your run, put it in your oak barrel, I age mine 3 years, then I cut to 43% and add a little bit of invert sugar syrup, this just enhance that watermelon taste, it comes out very smooth and great tasting on the rocks.

@bradkinder7718 10 месяцев назад

You are definitely not the only one. I tried this last year and sounds like we have similar results. I would agree with one of the other comments that adding a simple syrup of watermelon juice to your spirit helps but if I want just a clear spirit, that needs some modification the next time I attempt this.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, I was hoping it would make a good brandy as a base for fiddling. One person mentioned strawberries in their mash to boost the flavor. I think that might be a good way to go.

@SpiritOfTheHeretic 10 месяцев назад

Maybe a little juniper, orange peel, coriander... 😉

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

;-)

@knightmare1015 7 месяцев назад

You need to use pectic enzymes for fruit brandies to get all of the sugar out of the fruit and a gin basket would make a huge difference for the better.

@stevefranklin2259 10 месяцев назад

hope you are ok Bearded, good to see you back. Distilling failures, Apples I cannot get a apple taste to come through - a waxy apple peel but not actually the taste of an apple.

@cicibradley2809 9 месяцев назад

Try using homegrown vine ripened ones.

@KRowe 9 месяцев назад

I got some good seed-free watermelon juice using the tomato juicer attachment for my kitchen Aid mixer. Someone at the Beattyville Bourbon and Moonshine Festival made watermelon shine- OMG, it was awesome! Not sure how he made it, but I wanted to drink it all day.

@desertriderukverun1002 10 месяцев назад

Glad to have you share the mistakes as well as the successes. When experimenting, there are always going to be some oopses Your second tequila with the charred pina leaves (I used agave) and the sweet potatoes (I also charred some pineapples and used a pound of black malted barley) is the real deal

@xitwound50cal11 10 месяцев назад

Good to see you back . Next time slice in rings and cut in half . Then cut abought 1\2 in from the rind and remove any white that may remain .

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Good tip;-)

@ThinkFaster66 10 месяцев назад

Very interesting. Fun fact, take a slice of cucumber and coat it in super. The result tastes somewhat like watermelon. So it kind of makes sense that the inverse would happen what the watermelon fermented dry. ….how’s the tequila doing?

@stefanleijon9637 10 месяцев назад

I hate both cucumber and watermelon, but I have heard that if you dip your cucumber in sugar and eat it, it will taste like watermelon. So maybe a little sugar in it will do the trick?

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Hmmm, I'll try it:-)

@JohnFerrerAkaEric 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBoredalso for what it's worth, I had a watermelon fall off a trellised vine a couple weeks ago. The inside was white and tasted like cucumber.

@BradMore 10 месяцев назад

You got the 'like' at 'I think I need to talk to a therapist' :-) ... love your content.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Hahahaha, a man of culture, I see:-)

@RunIt615 9 месяцев назад

Everybody thinks they gonna have watermelon shine and watermelon crawl cranked up drinking stuff like this and come to find out it can be very different than what is hoped for or expected. Glad you pulled a trick and got er to work! Iam wanting to go grab a couple pumpkins tomorrow and do some tinkering i think

@TheInfinityzeN 10 месяцев назад

A few things that might help. First when you are picking your watermelons to use, make sure you taste them first. You want ones that have a rich "watermelon" flavor rather than just a "meh" one. This is a common issue since lots of watermelons don't actually taste that good, especially if you are getting them off season. When separating out the flesh, you want to make sure you don't get any rind. Better to lose a little bit of the red. Throw all the flesh into a pot and heat it low to medium on your stove, stirring and mashing it. Almost all the flesh should turn to liquid, with only a little stringy solids remaining. Watermelon has basically no nutrients in it so always requires yeast nutrients. I know he added nutrients but you have to work hard to balance them for watermelon. Treat it the same as you would a straight sugar wash. Looking at the ratios used for wines is helpful here. For your yeast, bread yeast will actually produce the best flavor and at the ABV possible should be fine. Lots of commercial distillers actually use bread yeast because of how good it taste and how well it carries over flavors of what you are distilling. Finally and most importantly, back sweeten the final product. Without sweetness it will never taste like watermelon. I would recommend starting with a small sample and slowly adding simple to it a little at a time until the flavor shows up. The flavor will seem to just suddenly appear once you hit the right level. From there you can calculate how much simple you need and any additional water to hit your target ABV.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the advice!

@fincarosa6767 9 месяцев назад

Welcome back,sir

@BeardedBored 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@TheGrainBench 10 месяцев назад

Welcome back brother.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks brother. That copper beauty you gave me is working overtime this month:-)

@TheGrainBench 10 месяцев назад

I bet. I've got a ton of stuff in the works as well.

@TheGrainBench 10 месяцев назад

Olive Nation has an awesome additive. But 4 cups watermelon juice, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 tsp Vanilla, and a little sprinkle of lemon zest. Pour in to 2 cups 120p Shine. Juice your mellon and strain into sauce pan. Add all other ingredients less the shine and simmer for 30-45 min. Cool and strain into 1/2 gal Mason jar. Then add the Shine. Let marry for 1 to 2 weeks.

@bosherba 10 месяцев назад

well, I was watching that show that starts with tune "bad boys, bad boys..." to see what happened to you. I didn't find you there and glad to see you here. Looking forward to see what you gonna make of this. cheers.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

No laws broken here. I keep it all hypothetical for that reason:-)

@bosherba 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored I understand, it's like school science for grown-ups.

@JOSH1657 10 месяцев назад

My first thoughts were your rockmelon shine, which i tried to replicate and it nearly destroyed my laundry. I havent ever had a foam over so bad in my fermenter 🤣

@JOSH1657 10 месяцев назад

And great to see you back mate!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

I'm almost out of the rock melonshine. Kinda wish I'd decided to revisit that one. That pulp will really mess up your day. Try a blow off tube or just an open ferment next time.

@leematthews6150 10 месяцев назад

Gin Basket, cucumber and spices...

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

;-)

@EpicValleysStill 10 месяцев назад

Like some of the other people have mentioned, maybe infuse it with the fruit? What I do is more of a mixed drink. 40% shine with 60% Simply watermelon juice. Sweeten to taste. If you lock down a watermelon mash let us know! 🔥🔥❤

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

I did infuse it with watermelon and mint at the end of the video, but it really didn't help unfortunately. I think your mixed drink is the best way to go.

@EpicValleysStill 10 месяцев назад

@@BeardedBored or maybe put some fresh watermelon in a thumper? It’s super tasty and surprisingly refreshing.

@SamsLiberty 10 месяцев назад

A little coconut cream a little strawberry syrup and some Mt. Dew Major Mellon. Boom: Tiger's Blood

@Ansis99 10 месяцев назад

Hi! Let me say something about it. At first - yeast eats flesh of the fruit etc. When we use only juice - all (whatever) is taste like shit. It is. How to correct it? Always leave fruit flesh inside bag. After yeast will eats up what he can there is no much left, but we have taste. Now I am in process of beets+apples+pears+rhubarb wine. There is this simple technique in motion. +100C water and 3 bags - drowning inside for about 10 hours. Than add sugar+yeast in fermenter - all bags inside. Results are excellent for this lazy style of brewing. Cheers! 🥂

@JasonBelliveau 10 месяцев назад

I tried that years ago and found the same.

@denisdendrinos4538 10 месяцев назад

This makes me sad that it didn't work out great for you I only made it once with only one watermelon that was overripe, and before going bad, I decided to use it for shine. Same process and all but i got loads of watermelon flavour. Proofed down to 35% with some added sugar and added little pink food coloring. Made a great summer liquor.

@johnyu1750 10 месяцев назад

At least you’re honest. I made a few beer batches that just didn’t come out good, and I couldn’t serve them to anybody because I wasn’t proud of them. I will watch her next video.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

I happy to fail in public. Makes us all smarter;-)

@nblankensh 10 месяцев назад

You don't know till you know.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Amen.

@ubza1234 3 месяца назад

My biggest distilling fail was distilling monstera fruit wine. It makes a beautiful complex liquor bit the distillate tastes a lot like bin juice. Like the smell of what drips from the bottom of a dumpster. It's still in jars. I'm hoping it might magically become drinkable. I know full well this isn't going to happen 😂

@abrad3061 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for being honest. Most people just say it's great no matter what

@DUMPTHETRUCK 10 месяцев назад

The only way I've made anything watermelon I just added watermelon powder jello mix into it.🎉

@manatoa1 10 месяцев назад

Mediocre results are still results. Thanks to you, we all learned something.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Just glad I can add to the community data set:-)

@chadbevin9877 10 месяцев назад

G'day Bearded from Qld Australia I'm new to hobby using the Vevor 5gal Love ya videos been more than helpful

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Cheers brother:-)

@townsvillebowhunter 10 месяцев назад

Gin would be the way I'd go welcome back Bro

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

;-)

@Leo-go4nf 9 месяцев назад

I'm surprised you didn't sweeten it to try and get the watermelon flavour back as i vaguely remember a trend about sugering cucumbers to get them to taste like watermelon or something but I know when making dry wines with strong fruit flavours the lack of sweetness can turn sertain fruits savoury or perfumey. I also wonder if placing brown sugar, molasses, oak shavings or honey in the thumper would make a rum, whisky or mead flavoured spirit? PS, I'm new to your channel and loving it so far keep up the great work.

@charlesdeshler202 9 месяцев назад

I never understood the watermelon shine... Its not like they have a lot of flavor anyhow.... I would probably just add it to a future run...or make an Apple pie type drink from it... or like others said.... dissolve some watermelon Jolly Ranchers. :)

@Ignatenko77 10 месяцев назад

Our failed watermelon 🍉 experiment was doing that “make a hole, cut slits through the melon and fill with 180+ proof alcohol for a drunken watermelon”. We didn’t like it all that much 🤷‍♂️ Love fresh 🍉 as is though😋!

@zberteoc 10 месяцев назад

You basically took some recipe for watermelon wine. Few things, why strain the solids? Those are good as nutrients and for flavor! As a general rule, when making fruits brandy using the solids in both fermentation and distillation is a recommended thing! With watermelon especially, never tried it myself yet, the solids are pretty loose so it should not present any problem with fermenting and especially distilling. Sugar content in watermelon should be pretty consistent if picked the right fruits, like fully ripened, however the flavor is pretty mellow so I would not expect much going through the fermenting and distilling process. I would try watermelon as well, though. Try apricots, peaches, pears. But use the solids! ☺

@thatguyharambe8757 10 месяцев назад

All of the sugar associated with the watermelon is being fermented and changed over to alcohol, which is why you're encountering the mild cucumber flavor but not much else. What you're talking about at the end of the video is an infusion, which is a much better way of flavoring an alcohol. ie, throwing chunks of watermelon in vodka and letting it steep. Same concept as making a cup/gallon of tea.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yep:-)

@arghh121 10 месяцев назад

New Stuff, nice!

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@douglasnapier5427 9 месяцев назад

Failures? I made a corn mash one time. It sat for too many days before I could run it. Sour mash is an understatement, tasted like sweat socks after running a marathon.

@coreydougherty4315 10 месяцев назад

What about proofing down with watermelon water? That with some aging could be what it needs.

@TheJavaGuru78 10 месяцев назад

Sometimes shit just happens and what you think sounds good, turns out to be meh.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Yep, they can't all be winners.

@itsprobablyonyoutube 10 месяцев назад

Great to see you (and the liquor fairy) are back at it.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@lsh3rd 10 месяцев назад

My worst brewing experiment was trying to make watermelon wine… it went rancid during fermentation. I was hoping you’d have better luck.

@BeardedBored 10 месяцев назад

It wasn't rancid, but it was not palatable. Tangy and cucumbery. Hopefully I can turn it into something good.

@michaelmiller8914 9 месяцев назад

I tried making some watermelon shine years ago. My best comparison to the end result was..... "Kerosene might be better." Needless to say, I haven't tried again

@ScrambyEggs123 10 месяцев назад

The flavor you are probably chasing is a neutral spirit with a handful of watermelon jolly-ranchers dissolved in :)

@kevinrich5312 9 месяцев назад

Jolly Ranchers work great! Used multiple flavors, and they were a hit!

@whattheflux2733 8 месяцев назад

Tried to make watermelon wine once, came out like pickled rhinds, was not pleasant at all. So, I gave the batch to a leprachuan and he stilled it twice, and turned the spirit into something more neutral and then made a sort of schnaaps out of it with extracts and sugar and glycerin, which made it at least drinkable.