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I made home made wine with an old man a couple of years back and he made great wine with out yeast. It was wild fruit wine. I was looking for a wine recipe for watermelon wine with out yeast. I know this site is about distilling alcohol. But I have searched the web and this is the most knowledgeable site I have fount. I am hoping some one here can help me.
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grapes have natural yeast, so if you added both watermelon and white grapes, it would probably ferment, eventually. Probably be a slow ferment though
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There is the possibility that the wild yeast will make vinegar. Wine can not be made without yeast. SOOO Less than a buck for some wine yeast. EC1118 works well.
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" Originally Posted by: bigwheel  Great point. Haven't messed with the EC1118. Aint it designed for makin hooch? My first thought when I got introduced to CB Distillers yeast was..Dang this would be good for making a dry wine. The Brew Shoppe guru say..no no no. It aint made for that. You need wine yeast for wine..blah blah blah. Wonder if those two species work differently in their wine making capabilities..or maybe the Brewmeister was yanking my chain..trying to steer me over to the three buck a pack wine yeast. Whatcha think? Ec 1118 is great for vodka."
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Thanks all much help. I may go with a yeast recipe I have. I know I have made wine without yeast and it was the sweets wine I have ever had. I may try on batch with out yeast and see what I get. I will let you all know what I come up with. I am going to make about 30 gallons this year 5 gallons at a time. I am growing my own watermelon. So no worry on where the fruit is coming from.
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