Archive for November, 2013

Apple Pie Moonshine: Make Your Own

Posted: November 27, 2013 in recipe
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Apple Pie Moonshine

Well guys its getting to be the cold time of year again and from time to time I like a hot beverage by the fire or just relaxing in sweats. So when browsing the liquor store for my usual scotch and bourbon I saw two companies selling apple pie “moonshine”. They were both around $25, but one was 20% alcohol, and the other was 40% alcohol. First thought was I’m not paying $25 for 20% alcohol in a 750ml container. It will be gone tonight. But instead of buying the 40% I decided to make it myself. Hey how hard can it be? Turns out, not hard at all. So here is the recipe I used:

1/2 gallon apple juice

1/2 gallon apple cider

350ml (half bottle) of Everclear 95% (190 proof)

3/4 cup white sugar

1 1/4 cup brown sugar (fine cut kind)

cinnamon sticks

Your going to want to get a large pot and mix the apple juice, apple cider, white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon sticks together. Mix it up and bring it to a boil. Make sure you periodically mix it while it heats up so the sugar fully dissolves. Once it boils, turn off the heat and let it cool to room temp (gonna take a while). As it cools, add in the Everclear (Don’t add in the liquor while it boils or close to, because the alcohol will burn off). Keep stirring periodically. Once it cools enough DRINK UP! I purchased mason jars from Target, 16 ouncers, and bottled and stored the apple pie moonshine.  REMEMBER… if you store anything in a sealed jar you must boil the jar to eliminate any potential bacteria that may be in it.  Folks we spoke with who made this delicious treat say it gets better after a couple weeks of sitting in a cool dark place. Since I did this 4 days ago, I will let you know if I think it does.

TIP: You can easily control alcohol percentage. You are basically playing with 100% Alc so if you have 90 ounces apple juice and apple cider then add 10 ounces of Everclear your concoction will be 10% alc. 10 ounces of your 100 ounce solution will be alcohol. BTW 750ml is equal to about 25 ounces. If you want to be precise, its actually non alc ounces divided by (alc ounces*.95) = percentage of alcohol.

CHEERS AND ENJOY!  Let us know how you like it!

Scotland Chart

Posted: November 25, 2013 in scotch
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Here is a chart of the different Regions of Scotland where different scotches are created.  The different areas offer different climates and ingredients which offer different tastes.

 

I found this chart on: http://www.thewineclubpours.com

 

Wine Cheat Chart

Posted: November 25, 2013 in wine
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wine cheat chart

If you are ever out and want to learn and order the proper wines, here is a chart that you can glimpse at to assist you.  I found this chart here: www.doitandhow.com

White Castle Turkey Stuffing

Posted: November 25, 2013 in food, recipe
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I just got this recipe from a colleague of my boss, Art Cashin.  It sounds like it could be very tasty if done right.

White Castle Thanksgiving Stuffing

“White Castle Stuffing” 

The version that I read says it makes two trays of stuffing.  They also said to prep the burgers by putting them in the refrigerator overnight before you get to work.  I am going to do it this year for Thanksgiving and i want to throw them in the oven and toast them up a little before I use them.

30 White Castle Hamburgers – no pickles

1 ½ cups diced celery

1 teaspoon ground sage

1 teaspoon ground thyme

¼ teaspoon coarse ground pepper

¾ cup chicken broth

 

Quarter the tiny burgers with a knife instead of tearing them.  Put into a large mixing bowl.  Then add celery and seasonings then mix.  Add broth and mix again.  Put in your baking tin or tins.  Slide in oven and warm until brown.

 

Here is the link to basically the same recipe from White Castle: http://www.whitecastle.com/food/recipes/view/7-white-castle-turkey-stuffing

 

Glock Diagram

Posted: November 25, 2013 in Glock, guns, weapons
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Glock Diagram

Glock 27 Breakdown
Many of our members love guns, have guns, collect guns and some of you fear or dislike guns. Well we believe every member or visitor should have a general understanding of them. Here is a quick breakdown of my personal firearm, a Glock 27.
Glock is an Austrian based firearm company. Below we will breakdown a sub-compact Glock model number 27. This weapon is a .40 caliber pistol polymer base with a steel slide.
Here is a complete dissabled gun that we labeled for you.
1. Slide.
2. Magazine
3. Stock
4. Trigger guard
5. Trigger
6. Trigger safety
7. Magazine release
8. Slide catch
9. Trigger assembly
10. Slide release lever
11. Rear sights
12. Front sight
13. Recoil Spring Assembly
14. Barrel
Generally when oiling, good oil points are areas of metallic contact.

For a more indepth breakdown check out this link: http://i.imgur.com/08MG7RM.jpg

What you should expect from us

Posted: November 20, 2013 in Uncategorized
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How will it be shared? In the beginning you can expect mostly blogs and images of what we decide to discuss. With the addition of videos probably later.

In Terms of Content: Even though we have not planned out a schedule of our future postings here is what you can expect: Immediate reviews of firearms, gear, beer, technology, scotch/bourbon, weight training and music. I think we will start with broad categories, such as the different regions of where scotch comes from, and then build the category with scotch reviews of those regions. Same can be said for all other categories. It will be easiest for us to get what we already know and love on the site first and then explore the different categories we think will be fun and worthy of sharing.

Please also understand that neither of us are English majors and there most likely will be grammatical errors. We hope this will make us better writers, but umm deal with it!

Mission Statement

Posted: November 20, 2013 in Uncategorized
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Mission Statement: Man Relm

Our mission as founders of the ManRelm is to host a site of broad knowledge compiled for the use and benefit of men everywhere.   In most cases we may not be the creators or inventors of the knowledge but we have used it to our benefit and enjoyment and think it should be passed on. We will share our findings through blogs/articles, images and videos. A sample of the categories we will delve into include: Technology, Beverages, Knives, Watches, Firearms, Vitamins, Automobiles, Clothes, and Music. We will not limit ourselves to only reviews but also discuss conceptual ideas within a topic. In the beginning we ask you to be patient as the site grows. We are doing this as a hobby to start and have full time jobs on the side. Unless otherwise stated anything that we review/discuss we will have used, imbibed, experimented with or whatever. This will lead to more accurate information and give us an excuse to give our significant others when we spend money on cool stuff to test and review. Reading back on this, it sounds awful serious, especially for being written at 11:44pm. The full intention of this endeavor is to share manly stuff, laugh and be happy….Oh and get rich of course. Men, we will do our best to keep you manly in this wimpy world!

Every man should know the Phonetic Alphabet

Posted: November 15, 2013 in Survival
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Every man should be aware of or know how to recite the Phonetic Alphabet.  Basically, it replaces the letters of the alphabet with actual words that begin with the letter so it is easy to understand.  If you are in an environment where it is difficult to hear the person you are in communication with the Phonetic Alphabet can be of good use.

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India/Indigo, Juliett/John, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November/Nancy, Oscar, Papa, Queen/Quebec, Rodger/Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform,Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.