Watermelon Wine making time

Picked the watermelons and time to make the wine.  First time at making watermelon wine but here goes.

Pressing the watermelon:

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Making a yeast starter so I can get a faster fermentation going.  Watermelon juice spoils quickly so gotta get it bubbling quickly.

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Yeast added to watermelon must.

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The fermentation is going well.

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Almost at the end of primary and the color is changing to a lighter color.

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After racking to carboy I see this wine will be white when done.  Did not know that.  Discovered most vintners put strawberries in the wine to get that pink color you expect.

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