Watermelon Keg for the summer!

**evilsatan** · 16th August 2012

Watermelons: Nature�s Keg

Still pumping your watermelons full of rum? What is this, summer camp? It�s time to grow up and start converting your watermelons into kegs. The instructions for the Watermelon Keg come from none other than the National Watermelon Promotion Board�which surprisingly is an actual thing. Essentially you slice off a thin layer from the bottom end, slice open the top, scoop out the meat (or liquefy with booze), and jam a spigot in the front. Presto! Your watermelon keg is born.

Watermelon Keg

Materials

1 medium-large oval or oblong watermelon (seeded or seedless)
Kitchen knife
Cutting board
Green dry erase marker or ��-1� thick painter�s trim tape
Channel knife (can use top of a vegetable peeler as alternative)
Large bowl & spoon or scoop
Apple corer
Spigot (from beer making supply company)
Twine & straight pins
Watermelon juice or punch recipe

Instructions

Wash the watermelon under cool running water and pat dry.
On a cutting board, place the watermelon on its side and cut off 1/4�-1/2� from both ends, being careful not to cut too deep into the white part of the rind. One side will provide a sturdy base.
Use dry erase marker or painters tape to make a thick band on the upper 1/3 and lower third of the watermelon that will represent the metal bands around a barrel or keg and use the channel knife to trim away a thin line to represent those metal bands.
Hollow out the watermelon with a spoon or scoop, reserving the watermelon pieces to make your favorite punch or juice. Be sure to leave about 2� of watermelon flesh towards the bottom of the watermelon so the spigot can be placed.
Use an apple corer to cut a circle for your spigot to fit through the watermelon rind, placing it about 2-3 inches above the bottom of the watermelon. Screw your spigot into place.
For added detail, carefully pin twine in your lines you�ve made to represent the metal bands around the barrel/keg. Be careful that the pins do not poke through into the barrel/keg.
Place the barrel/keg on a saucer or plate and fill with your favorite chilled punch or juice recipe.

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**evilsatan** · 19th August 2012

Made one yesterday, the watermelon was just smaller than the size of a football (largest in tesco!) so I only cut the top off and scooped out all the inside and put the tap in the bottom so we could drink it like a beer bong.

My punch was all the melon flesh blended with a 70cl bottle of vodka and added the juice of 2 lemons and 2 limes. We were drunk already so the taste wasnt too strong, in fact tasted nice, and the aftertaste was just watermelon. Recommended.

**greens117** · 19th August 2012

Should of taken a picture

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**macmilm** · 19th August 2012

Anyone ever done a vodka melon???

4 days(ish) before you want it make a hole in top of melon and jam a funnel in it...
over the 4 days keep pouring a bottle of vodka in it till the melon has soaked it all up.
then just slice and eat as a normal water melon and watch all your guests get pissed as

**evilsatan** · 19th August 2012

I would have done but my iPhone 4 camera has decided to stop working so will be trying to fix that today. I've tried a vodka watermelon but the bloke who did it had started the day before so tasted like straight vodka! I've heard injecting the melon is another good method.