melon

[wino2012]

I want to try and get a subtle taste of melon into a white.

Question is, if I whizz some melon in a food processor and then add it after the inital vigorous ferment to try and retain its flavour a bit more, would it be ok to do that? then rack fairly quickly after ferment ends? :wha: I know its sort of cheating, but I have tried to introduce it the 'real' way via a bucket, but it just looses all its flavour.

I have seen the Guava watermelon stuff, but wanted to use the real thing.

Wine would be:

1ltr WGJ
1ltr pineapple
Melon

usual suspects :

 

[wino2012]

:wha:

 

[fbsf]

I've heard it done where flash-pasturised strawberries are put into the secondary for a couple of weeks (so most of the flavour compounds are carried off with the escaping CO2 in the primary), so can't see why it wouldn't work with melon...

 

[RobWalker]

http://www.dorsethomebrew.co.uk/shop/fr ... 13426.html ?

 

[wino2012]

:thumb:

 

[jasea3632]

http://www.dorsethomebrew.co.uk/shop/fruit-and-candy-shots/796-prestige-melon-essence-7332526413426.html ?

Bright green in flavour??????
anyone know what bright green tastes like lol

 

[tonyhibbett]

Pineapple has a dominating flavour which may overwhelm melon, but the principle of adding fresh or defrosted fruit near the end of fermentation to give the fruit flavour and bouquet works well if the wine is drunk very young, but the effect is much reduced after even a short period storage.

 

[RobWalker]

http://www.dorsethomebrew.co.uk/shop/fruit-and-candy-shots/796-prestige-melon-essence-7332526413426.html ?

Bright green in flavour??????
anyone know what bright green tastes like lol

Like a mix of blue and yellow, duh!

hahah. i guess it means fresh and fruity. :thumb: