Watermellon wine safe to drink? Help

[mrbeachroach]

Hello all. I have a batch of watermelon wine I tried to make last summer. It always smelled funky, and I tried splash racking. About 6 months ago. I had a friend try it and he likes it, but he is an alcoholic and the wine taste like s$/❗ last time I tried it. I'm tired if looking at it I'm my carboy, and I'm ready to give it a try after a year, to see if it has changed into any better. Many people know that watermelon is hard to pull off, but I waited this long and I'm ready to see what happened. Any advise on additives I can mix in to make It safer to drink if it has gone bad? Ps. Last time I tried it it taste like puke.

 

[jprice]

Had the same problem here. I added wine conditioner to sweeten it up... then watermelon extract. It still tasted like ass. Dump it and move on.

 

[jagg]

Had the same problem here. I added wine conditioner to sweeten it up... then watermelon extract. It still tasted like ass. Dump it and move on.

Same here, I think my problem was too ripe watermelons, you know how they taste when they go too far, had to dump it all, move on.

 

[AMonkey]

It is safe to drink, don't worry about that. If it fermented and has alcohol you are fine. It might taste like ass and that is an entirely different problem.

 

[Jeremy_84]

Did you do a cold fermentation like you would do a lager beer?

 

[mrbeachroach]

No I'm sure that is where I went wrong

 

[Jeremy_84]

Watermelon juice has a tendency to spoil easily. It's best to put in the fridge for 24 hours with all the stuff in it before pitching the yeast.

 

[eebowler]

Oh my I fermented a week at about 20C ( AC setting,) then racked and raised temp to around 23-24 to stop freezing my ass off.. Fermentation is pretty much done now so added 1/4 tsp MBS and tasted.. It is borderline ass like. Lol. ;a little sweet AND a little bitter, with a noticeable scent of 'spoil'. I'm considering sweetening a little more with honey to highlight sweet mellon taste and hopefully mask bitterness.

Has anyone had success improving the taste of a 'yuck' batch?

 

[lukebuz]

Don't dump it. Give it to the alky friend. Old milk jugs or something.

 

[Seamonkey84]

Even when done right, melon wines need to age. They have a real funk to them that needs time to gas out or mellow. Pour a sample and let it breath, swirl it around a bit and let it sit before smelling and tasting again. That made a huge difference in my batch.

 

[eebowler]

Thank you for the hope!!

 

[eebowler]

Thank you for the hope!!