How to make a watermelon keg

22 September 2010, 02:49


Check it out! A watermelon keg! I first saw a how-to guide on the keg here and the idea of serving fruit juice from the fruit itself was too freaking awesome to pass up! Ready for a how-to guide on making your own watermelon keg? Here we go!


First you need a watermelon. Pick one that doesn’t have too many blemishes on the outside. Important: it’s best you make the watermelon keg either on the day of your party or the night before as once opened the watermelon goes a lil funky.


And you will need a tap. I scored this plastic tap with its bits and bobs from Bunnings for about $20. It took us a while to find this plastic one as I wasn’t too keen on sticking a metal tap into fruit. The important thing with the tap is that it needs the washer/adapter thing that needs to be screwed on inside the watermelon. More on that later but meanwhile wash the tap with soapy water and rinse thoroughly.


Big props to Noods for helping me make my dream keg! Ok so now if your watermelon is a bit wobbly shave off a bit until it is stable and sits flat.


Cut the lid on your watermelon. Make sure the lid diameter is big enough to be able to stick your hand in.


Scrape off the pink watermelon flesh from the lid


And then go ahead and scoop away all the watermelon innards, occasionally pouring out the liquid into a bowl


Once all the watermelon has been scooped out, figure out where you want the tap to be placed


Carefully carve a small hole that is just under the size needed to fit in the tap. Start off small because once the hole is too big the tap will leak and there’s no going back! Once the tap fits, screw on the washer/adapter on the inside of the watermelon and make sure the tap is placed on an angle otherwise the liquid won’t flow properly.


To test for leaks fill the watermelon halfway with water


Woohoo happiness!



Strain the watermelon flesh. I got about 2×2L bottles of watermelon juice.


To serve I suggest combining equal parts of watermelon juice to something fizzy to something alcoholic :D I used watermelon juice + passionfruit soda + moscato on the first round and then juice + 7up + moscato on the 2nd round.


Woot success! Little tip if the watermelon isn’t feeling too stable wrap a tea towel around the base. Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour heh heh

 

 

  1. You rock Suze. That is the coolest thing at a BBQ ever. Props to Noods for assisting and providing the man-power :D

    — Karen | C&C    Sep 22, 04:19 AM    #

  2. Oh Suze. This is beyond awesome. Perfect for summer. I love it. I want to make one but would probably stuff it up. Eheheh.

    — Katherine    Sep 22, 08:11 AM    #

  3. That is just too awesome!

    — Rhonda (TheDaintyBaker)    Sep 22, 09:53 AM    #

  4. So much fun, so much awesome!!! Pretty please bring it to the picnic?

    — Steph    Sep 22, 10:12 AM    #

  5. Hahaha I love it!!! A watermelon keg is fantastic!!! Perfect for summer.

    — Delicieux    Sep 22, 10:56 AM    #

  6. Love ur creativity =)

    — Dolly    Sep 22, 11:19 AM    #

  7. GENIUS. Brb buying a watermelon

    — Rose    Sep 22, 11:21 AM    #

  8. Oh such dedication! :)
    I prefer the first round of mixture albeit the lack fizziness. The second round I can start to taste the watermelon rind after it’s been sitting under the sun for 6 hours! HAHAHA

    — billy@a table for two    Sep 22, 11:21 AM    #

  9. It’s just genius!! Bring on summer!!

    — Iron Chef Shellie    Sep 22, 11:23 AM    #

  10. That is amazing! Will definitely give it a try with the girls!

    — Nina (Wanna Spoon?)    Sep 22, 11:31 AM    #

  11. That is so cool !

    — Jules Brisbane    Sep 22, 11:35 AM    #

  12. LOL, what an awesome project

    — Jen    Sep 22, 11:35 AM    #

  13. this is perfect for summer

    — Laura (Starloz)    Sep 22, 11:40 AM    #

  14. pure brillance. LOVE!!

    — Jellybabyne    Sep 22, 11:48 AM    #

  15. So cool I love it! Thanks for the step by step, would love to give it a go when we have a big party. You are all sorts of awesome : )

    — Brenda    Sep 22, 11:48 AM    #

  16. that is the coolest thing ever! Will have to add it to my list of things to try

    — Sarah    Sep 22, 11:48 AM    #

  17. And the irreverent Suze strikes again!! Dude, I can’t even start on how ingenious this is ♥

    — Margaret | fangirlish    Sep 22, 12:09 PM    #

  18. Nice work, and good job Noods! And I was wondering how you got the watermelon to sit flat so well!

    — Helen (grabyourfork)    Sep 22, 12:11 PM    #

  19. WOOHOO! Watermelon keg FTW! So much awesomeness Suze, love your work!

    — Phuoc'n Delicious    Sep 22, 12:16 PM    #

  20. Clever and so cute

    — sara @ Belly Rumbles    Sep 22, 12:20 PM    #

  21. cool idea Suze !!

    — monica    Sep 22, 12:52 PM    #

  22. Cool! I made one with vodka in it. Didn’t taste too good though

    — Johnny @ ishouldblogwhaticook    Sep 22, 01:40 PM    #

  23. “Fruits of you labour”, heheheh… =D

    — mademoiselle delicieuse    Sep 22, 01:46 PM    #

  24. you’re a super freak! but I love it =D

    — linda    Sep 22, 01:49 PM    #

  25. Suze, you rock!

    — Anh    Sep 22, 02:04 PM    #

  26. Such a cheeky little unit. To be honest, I was expecting vodka to be involved somewhere!

    — Matthew Masterchef    Sep 22, 03:13 PM    #

  27. LOVE IT! you have such great ideas! agree with Matthew’s comment above – no vodka? alcohol?

    — sporbo    Sep 22, 04:04 PM    #

  28. WOOOOOOOOOOOW that is nothing short of absolutely awesome. I love the idea! :) Bring on summer!!

    — amy    Sep 22, 10:57 PM    #

  29. Fantastic idea – I’ve seen the watermelon punch bowl, but a tap?! FTW!!
    I’ll definately try this this spring/summer :)

    — ToniTones    Sep 22, 11:28 PM    #

  30. wahahah the step by step instructions rock! I dont think i would ever succeed though but this is super cool :)

    — catty    Sep 23, 12:01 AM    #

  31. pure awesomeness, I only wish I was there to have some!

    — Jacq    Sep 23, 12:52 AM    #

  32. This is amazing!!! My flatmate and I are definitely going to make one for our Hawaiian themed party!

    — Gemma    Sep 23, 10:14 AM    #

  33. Bwah ha ha, awesome. First thing I thought was filling it booze. Glad to see it got a nice dose of happy juice.

    — Emma @CakeMistress    Sep 23, 01:42 PM    #

  34. That’s fantastic! I’m a big fan of the vodka watermelon but this takes it to another level. Well done.

    — Tim    Sep 23, 01:57 PM    #

  35. wow this is such awesomeness! kudos to noods for man power.

    — sugarpuffi    Sep 23, 03:06 PM    #

  36. WOW! This is too cool! What a fabulous idea, can’t wait to give it a try :)

    — Amy @ Whisk & Whimsy    Sep 23, 04:30 PM    #

  37. So much awesommeess!!! Mmmmmmm grape keg next time ;)

    — FFichiban    Sep 23, 07:24 PM    #

  38. So cute and so fun!! I’ll definitely be making this in summer, love that I can make it as boozy as I want!

    — Jen    Sep 23, 10:27 PM    #

  39. “watermelon goes a lil funky” – er… what do you mean?

    lol @ FFichiban – if you find the tap size!

    — Tina    Sep 23, 10:53 PM    #

  40. Awesome work!! Watermelon kegs are the new pink :)

    — Shanks    Sep 24, 09:52 AM    #

  41. That’s awesome!! It looks so cute as well as being practical :)

    — Anita    Sep 24, 10:30 AM    #

  42. Brilliant, an engineering masterpiece.

    — Thanh    Oct 5, 10:38 PM    #

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