Apple Pie for sippin

[sse]

Beautiful vessel ya got there.  

I enjoy my daily rum ration.

A soldier needs reasonable sustenance...

[snake eyes]

just take a trip to eastern Oklahoma-it'll find you!!

sse,
      Or PA,OH,WV,VA,KY,TN. It exist and is alive and well,but not
cheap. 30 years ago I could get it $30/35 a gallon.Called a guy maybe 5 years ago said he could get it for $80/90 a gallon and it
would not be near as good.
Think I will stick with Everclear or there are some real potent
Vodkas out there, like 170 proof.Only trouble I have with it ,you can't drink and smoke at the same time.Even has warnings on the bottle that addresses the issue. But,mixed with apple cider(not
juice) and put in a cool place for as long as you can stand, you will not need to heat it to get warm.
I use 1/2 bottle of the Vodka to 1/2 gallon of cider. I have also tried but did not like it mixed with grape juice.
snake-eyes

[No Rod]

Now you guys are talkin. Keep the recipes coming! I writing them all down. Looks like we're going to have to make a road trip sse!

Jon

[sse]

Looks like we're going to have to make a road trip sse!

Jon - We must know somebody from Indiana, let's get that pipeline open!

[No Rod]

SSE I ordered Everclear from my local liquor dealer. Should have it by the end of the week.

[sse]

Very good.  I guess I could try that, too, except the major retailer in these parts has been cutting back inventory.  Maybe they would place a special order.

[No Rod]

That's what I did. I use the local party store for most all my adult beverage purchases and just asked if they had it. They did at one time but when it sold out they didn't reorder. said they could order it in for me... takes about a week. should be in by now. I need to figure out a container to mix and age in now.

[No Rod]

here's my concoction...
 1 fifth of everclear
 1 fifth of 151 rum
 1 fifth of brandy(the real stuff, not the fruit kind!)
 14 cups brown sugar
 2 cinnamon sticks
 1 gallon of apple cider/juice
mix all this in a bucket...let it age exactly 37 min-don't smoke while testing.
...this was handed down and refined over 20yrs ago from some old 'skinners that took me under their wing....
 It's actually much better if you let it age about a month or so...the longer is sits, the better it is....have fun!!

OK Mitch, I'm getting the fixins together and need some info.

When you say age... I know this is a dumb question but does it need to be kept in the fridge or will the cool garage be good enough?

I've been looking for a container and think I found one.  A 12 quart food grade tub with snap on lid. Kinda worried about it eating through the bottom... you said you used a bucket, anything special?

When I mix does it need to be heated or not?

the sugar seems kinda high... have you tried it with less?

[snake eyes]

Jon,
     My thoughts would be to put it together in either a glass or
ceramic container,then to glass 1/2 or 1 gallon jugs,or ceramic.
No need to refrigerate but put in a cool dry place.With the
 Everclear and the 151 rum and brandy I would not worry to much about it freezing. I personally would not use 14 cups of brown sugar,but to each his own,and I would use cider rather than
 juice.IMO
     I think you could  put this together in a SS container but remove
it as soon as possible,to something other than metal.
         snake-eyes

[No Rod]

I was eyeballing Ball 1/2 gallon jars at the hardware yesterday.

[Uncle Russ]

Jon, FWIW, I know there are hundreds of recipes for Apple Pie, and I have tried a lot of 'em.
However, I would like to offer the following for you to think about, since you seem well on your way to doing "a batch".

I would suggest looking for a couple of large, dark colored brown jugs, for putting your squeezins in....gallon jugs are great for this.
 
My wife and I make several batches of "home-made" Kahlua, Irish Cream, and Apple Pie, just about every single year, and we have been doing this for about 25 / 30 years.

Now that the "kids" are all grown, and have their own families, they all look forward to the Thanksgiving get together, because that's when they all get their Holiday liquor from Mama Bear's booze closet. She even put labels on it, and how it's made, and of course, what's in it.

We have always used dark jugs/bottles for making these kinds of drinks, as the dark color supposedly "mellows" the mix....we also store them in a dark place while they are working off, and nothing is touched for a minimum of 45 days, other than "tilting, or shaking gently"....no peeking, no checkin, no sneakin a little drink, or even letting direct light on the jug!!

I have tried Apple Pie from a lot of folks, some good, some not so good, and some downright wild!....still yet, it was interesting.
Most folks who have tried ours say it is one of the best they have ever tasted.

The number one prerequisite for Apple Pie is that it be easily drinkable...

One of the best "enhancers" we have found for Apple Pie is a Hot Cider Mix made by Lipton. It comes in a little bag, like tea, and you just pour hot water over it and drink it.

Mama Bear uses 10 bags of this, per quart of water....very strong!
Soooo, One quart of boiled Hot Cider Mix, one pint of concentrated frozen apple juice, one pint Everclear, and two cups of light brown sugar, aged in a brown glass container for 45 days.... very simple, but it will surprise you at how drinkable it can be.

[Mitch]

Jon-we used to use 5gal paint buckets...it won't eat thru the plastic..but a glass carboy will work well too...cool garage will be just fine..and let it age about a month or more....the sugar content may seem high, but it works!! I've also put it all in a carboy with a bubbler for making wine-it lets out all the gases from fermentation...good drinking and be careful!!

[No Rod]

Well I made the first half batch Tuesday evening. put it up in half gallon mason jars. Took one jar to the club yesterday morning and was planning to shoot my postal targets... got into the pie instead and wow is it good. Not feeling so good this morning but it sure was good yesterday. Smooth and flavorful! I did cut back on the sugar by 1/3. Thanks for the recipe Mitch. I think I'm going to make the other half and get it put up to age.

[Mitch]

well, I warned you!! Glad you were able to tweek it to your satisfaction...aged it'll be even better-like a slice of homemade apple pie in a cup!!

[Cpl.Parker]

Here is a recipe I will be trying soon.

2 gal raw apple juice
2 lbs honey
2 table spoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 5ths everclear

mix first four ingredients and heat until just about to boil.   Let cool add everclear and bottle.

Shake the bottle just before opening, so the everclear isn't all you taste first sip.