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Offline Haze  
#1 Posted : Friday, October 04, 2013 4:50:39 AM(UTC)
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"With Thanksgiving fastly approaching, I always get calls from family members for my Apple Pie moonshine.

Therefore I have a very good Apple pie moonshine recipe minus the moonshine and also stumble on how to clean a bottle of Everclear.
I think mostly everybody will agree Everclear is some potent proof nastiness, that will leave you with memories of getting to know your porcelain seat.

Nevertheless I had a call from a family member who was coming to visit and wanted a batch of my Apple Pie Moonshine. The problem was I had No moonshine ""what to do What to do"" Confused...
So I broke down and bought a bottle of the ""potent proof nastiness"" Everclear 151 .... and this were it got interesting.

1. The first thing I did with the Everclear was check the proofing ""Yep! it was 151 alright""

2. The next thing I did was pour the Everclear (4Oz at a time) through my activated carbon snake ( the activated carbon I use is Activated Carbon, 0.4-1.4mm which is found in the store). I did the process about 3-times.
To my surprise the ""potent proof nastiness"" now tasted like a smooth grain alcohol, with an easy burn.
{Not to go in depth to my research; I suspect I cleaned out the additional impurity in the Everclear, I welcome comments from the more skilled folks in this forum}

3. My next step was cutting it to 120 proof with distilled water and of course checking the proofing.
My reasoning and this is not science or research and development: after adding the Apple Pie mix I suspect it's around 100 proof... making it bearable for every type of drinker.

fyi. the bottle of Everclear 151 made about a quart and half after cutting.

My Apple Pie recipe

First and foremost this is a clawhammer modify recipe.
1-can concentrated apple juice
1-cup of Brown Sugar depending on your palette you can do a 1/2 cup
1 tablespoon of real vanilla abstract
1 tablespoon of cinnamon powder
Variation or additives ... cinnamon stick ... and depending on your taste a touch of ginger, nutmeg and even a small orange peel

So here is what you do:

In a pot you put the can of concentrated apple juice, ""Break it up"", turn the heat on high.
Once the concentrated apple juice melts down and starts boiling stir in the remaining ingredients, cover turn the heat down low to simmer..... for about 30-40 minutes.

After 30-40 minutes remove from heat leaving it covered and let it stand until cool...""I cheated and put the pot in the fridge, and 15 minutes later it was cool down"" Tongue

Take the Apple Pie mixture and add it to a quart mason jar, then add the cleaned up Everclear to the quart mason jar ... seal mix or shake it up.
The extra pint of cleaned Everclear, I made a fresh blueberry recipe that I like.

You're ready to Go! with some good smooth tasting Apple Pie minus moonshine ""Everclear!""
And best of all everybody wakes up the next day smiling and wanting more. Wink"
Offline Hokey  
#2 Posted : Friday, October 04, 2013 1:33:12 PM(UTC)
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You can't buy Everclear where I live. Just the government protecting us from ourselves again, I guess. if I see it somewhere I am going to grab some for emergencies like this.
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#3 Posted : Friday, October 04, 2013 7:13:46 PM(UTC)
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"Here in Louisiana the EverClear is 190. La don't have the restriction on the proof some other states have.

Here is the recipe I use:

Ingredients:
1 gallon apple cider
1 gallon apple juice
3 cups white sugar
8 cinnamon sticks
1 liter bottle of 190 proof moonshine or grain alcohol

Directions:
In a large stock pot, combine the apple cider, apple juice, sugar, and cinnamon sticks.
Bring it to a boil, then take it off the heat and allow it to cool.
Add the liter of high proof liquor.
Pour this into mason jars, put the lids on, and let it mellow out.
You could drink it right away, but it does get better after a couple of weeks."
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#4 Posted : Friday, October 04, 2013 11:39:13 PM(UTC)
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Thanks BR ill keep that recipe.
Offline cczero  
#5 Posted : Saturday, October 05, 2013 8:36:59 AM(UTC)
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Here in Louisiana the EverClear is 190. La don't have the restriction on the proof some other states have.

Here is the recipe I use:

Ingredients:
1 gallon apple cider
1 gallon apple juice
3 cups white sugar
8 cinnamon sticks
1 liter bottle of 190 proof moonshine or grain alcohol

Directions:
In a large stock pot, combine the apple cider, apple juice, sugar, and cinnamon sticks.
Bring it to a boil, then take it off the heat and allow it to cool.
Add the liter of high proof liquor.
Pour this into mason jars, put the lids on, and let it mellow out.
You could drink it right away, but it does get better after a couple of weeks.


I don't do ""moonshine"" or ""grain alcohol"" but do distill from a sugar wash. I usually distill the stripped to about 94
abv. Could this be used instead? I have 20 gals of sugar wash about ready to strip and would like to try something different."
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#6 Posted : Saturday, October 05, 2013 6:58:41 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: cczero Go to Quoted Post
I don't do "moonshine" or "grain alcohol" but do distill from a sugar wash. I usually distill the stripped to about 94
abv. Could this be used instead? I have 20 gals of sugar wash about ready to strip and would like to try something different.



yes. moonshine by definition is untaxed alcohol. unless you have a DSP of AFP, your distilling moonshine.
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#7 Posted : Sunday, October 06, 2013 9:38:34 AM(UTC)
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yes. moonshine by definition is untaxed alcohol. unless you have a DSP of AFP, your distilling moonshine.


Good to know."
Offline scotty  
#8 Posted : Sunday, October 06, 2013 10:02:32 AM(UTC)
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I just bought the ingredients for BRs recipe. I also bought an extra gallon of apple juice. I will make the recipe on a 3 gallon carboy and top up with apple juice. This is going to be fun


Originally Posted by: Bayou-Ruler Go to Quoted Post
Here in Louisiana the EverClear is 190. La don't have the restriction on the proof some other states have.

Here is the recipe I use:

Ingredients:
1 gallon apple cider
1 gallon apple juice
3 cups white sugar
8 cinnamon sticks
1 liter bottle of 190 proof moonshine or grain alcohol

Directions:
In a large stock pot, combine the apple cider, apple juice, sugar, and cinnamon sticks.
Bring it to a boil, then take it off the heat and allow it to cool.
Add the liter of high proof liquor.
Pour this into mason jars, put the lids on, and let it mellow out.
You could drink it right away, but it does get better after a couple of weeks.
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#9 Posted : Monday, October 07, 2013 10:26:36 AM(UTC)
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Its on the stove now. Ill use it for gifts this month.
Offline Hokey  
#10 Posted : Monday, October 07, 2013 4:09:18 PM(UTC)
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I only had some 90 proof neutral so along with the cider etc. I used 1 can of apple juice concentrate with just one can of water. This gave me the flavor but not the volume to water down the ABV. Tastes delicious.
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#11 Posted : Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:33:59 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Hokey Go to Quoted Post
I only had some 90 proof neutral so along with the cider etc. I used 1 can of apple juice concentrate with just one can of water. This gave me the flavor but not the volume to water down the ABV. Tastes delicious.


I boiled BRs recipe and its delicious by itself. Today I will add the 156 proof grain alcohol. Florida has different laws.
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#12 Posted : Tuesday, October 08, 2013 7:47:59 AM(UTC)
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We also topped up the 3 gallon carboy with apple juice. It tasted fine.
Offline scotty  
#13 Posted : Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:25:25 PM(UTC)
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We had 750 ml. left of the 156 proof grain alcohol. I reduced it to 80 proof for use later.
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