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!
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