Posted on 04/21/2013 4:20:37 PM PDT by YankeeMagic
I have been experimenting with making my own apple pie "moonshine". I am using 190 proof Everclear..looking for advise or maybe a recipe.
only cut your “moonshine” 50% max. Use good cinnamon sticks. Let it set for at least a month.
I'm Confessing to a Felony Ping List!
Trying to figure out the “proof” when done
Trying to figure out the “proof” when done
Explain how going to the local state run liqueur
store and buying Everclear, adding my own spices
and drinking myself is a
felony??
“Explain how going to the local state run liqueur
store and buying Everclear, adding my own spices
and drinking myself is a
felony??”
I think if you are not distilling it, you’re OK. Beyond that, you will have to join the ping list for continuing education...
it will vary depending on the recipe, depending on the dilution. We in my area like it a little stronger and try for around 100 proof. A hydrometer will let you know where you are.
IMO, there are better spirits for the task, such as the "White Dog" sold by Buffalo Trace. More corn flavor than Everclear and easier on the liver. It's a bit more expensive but worth it.
Adding flavor to existing spirits has an interesting history in this country. Do a web search for Martha Washington's "Cherry Bounce" recipe.
I would suggest;
Add apple slices to a boiled concoction of cinnamon and nutmeg and apple juice. Let the solids settle out in the frige for a few hours and transfer the clear liquid to your Everclear. Add sugar if you like it sweet.
If you use quart jars, add additional apple slices for visual effect.
Try to keep the ABV in the 90 proof zone, it will make a tastier brew.
Cheers
knewshound
The secret to good apple pie is letting it sit after you mix it. One month minimum. You aren’t making a mix drink you are creating.
A friend had a a party with grain alcohol.
She remembered none of it.
I stuck to Cuervo.
I know my limits.
[but I still woke up on the floor with the dog guarding me by laying between me and some drunk guy I vaguely remembered as being enthralled. good dog.]
Didn’t turn out so hot on the first season of Justified.
We hillbillies are enjoying this thread.
;D
Is Apple Whiskey similar to German Apfelkorn?
Good stuff! My Tennessee contacts have shared. I don’t know the exact “recipe” but I do know they use apple juice and a couple of sticks of cinnamon.
Good luck with your quest
MFO
You might experiment with some root beer extact. mmmmm. lemon drop is good too
Liquid Apple Pie. The ladies seem to like it around here where I live. If it is right, it tastes just like apple pie, not apple red shine just made with apples. It’s the cinnamon sticks that make it Apple Pie.
I have used apple cider, apple juice, brown sugar, cinnamon
sticks and the LEGAL liqueur Everclear..
I can’t believe those calling me a felon!
Everclear is already moonshine, ya fool. Why are you even bothering to mess with it?? What’s the point? Flavor?
Producing hard liqour in any volume, except as fuel, is quite illegal, and discussing it online is foolish.
Back to the law library.....
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