StillSmart

Making a variant of the original recipe at the moment but have substituted the apple and cinnamon for pineapple juice. Boiled it up and cooling at the moment but the reduction doesn't really taste that strong.

I've taken a litre of it down to 400ml so it really should be fine. We will see tomorrow once its mixed and filtered.

There is proven, and there is experimentation.
You may be the first with this one, so good luck!
Let us know how it goes..

Robert.

Tried it, and the result is never again.

Once it is mixed and cooled, it seems to seperate into two parts. One part is quite a nice looking drop of good stuff but the rest is just a big glob of pineapple bits. Its a waste of time trying to syphon the good bit off as even the slightest movement disturbs it and it goes cloudy again.

I've managed to put a good amount through some coffee filter papers and it looks good. Taste wise, yeah its ok but thats as far as I would go with it. I don't think its worth all the hassle of doing it again.

Now time to try something different but the original recipe looks like its going to be my main stock recipe. Will let you all know what other flavours are like in the future.

@ Mr Four Square: My recipe for Apple Pie has been posted a couple of times before, but here it is again for your review.

How I came about it is as such: An American friend gave me a copy of the TV show Moonshiners. Not the most enlightening of shows and most people on it were idiots. However, one old boy would load up his trailer with shine and haul it with his Harley to various runs and flog off shine. And some times he makes Apple Pie, with moonshine, and flogs that off.

As I have hundreds of liters of rum laying around and limited quantities of pure corn whiskey, I decided to make Apple Pie with rum. It is so smooth and easy to drink, it is my biggest mover by a long shot.

I use a good rum but it probably does not matter too much as the amount of apple juice, sugar and cinnamon will cover a lesser rum. Earlier this year I was in the states and decided to make some Apple Pie. I used two different Baccardi rums (which is crap) and people still loved it. Good luck.

1 part 40% ABV white rum. Lets say 750ml.
1 part apple juice. I use DOLE which is reconstituted from ....
45g brown sugar per part.
A stick of cinnamon. Quite big sticks here. Can send a photo if you want.
Bring to the boil.
Simmer 30 mins.
I remove the cinnamon (important)and let cool.
When cool, add 1 part 50%ABV rum. I use an aged rum but when it has gone I will use white as the sugar and cinnamon overpower the wood.
Let settle for a few days. There is some sediment. Siphon and bottle without siphon tube reaching the bottom. Sediment is very light and fine and will get sucked up easily.

Overall comes out at 30%ABV.

Bring to the boil.
Simmer 30 mins.

Surely this boil away some of the alcohol?

+ 1...it does read that way.

Thanks for that ICE I was beginning to think it was me !

@Mash & Ice: You guys are sharp. Of course you will burn off some alcohol. So what. Do the math. It is a minimal loss but worth every drop that is lost.

Having said that, I have tried just cooking the apple juice, cinnamon and sugar, then adding the alcohol. Its not the same. Similar to not cooking a spaghetti sauce, I suppose.

RJ, you are waving red rags, and this bull just has too respond!
I can happily go along with your first sentence. It is all about the quality.
I try to lose higher alcohols from everything that I distill.
Because everything tastes better after.
OK, as I wrote that, the penny dropped.
YOU do not filter spirit, therefore your treatment of it in making Apple pie takes care of the most part.
Simple, isn't it?

Cheers,
Robert.

WHAT! Are you supposed to cook spaghetti sauce as well.

Seriously for a moment that makes sense.

Thanks for reposting RJ

We're off shopping later today and I'm going to buy a couple of boxs of apple juice, that's all I need as we have all the other bits & bobs.

Now I'm going to make it RJ's way with the rum in the pan, but also another batch with the grog added at the end.

Then I can make up my own mind (with the help of the swmbo) which we prefer.

Way to go, test it yourselves.
I believe people post here, in an effort to save others from maybe learning the hard way.
But there is a world of difference between the subjective and the objective.
And someone else's good may be your not so good.
Personal taste does count.

Robert.

Can't wait for the results.

I think a headache might feature in the too

Easydrinker wrote:But there is a world of difference between the subjective and the objective.
And someone else's good may be your not so good.
Personal taste does count. Robert.

I agree 100% Robert....I'm a great believer in "one mans meat"