Im just trying to try something new. Maybe if i get a stronger spirit with the flavor notes, then infusing with cider, juice, and cinnamon sticks after will make it that much better? Then i will have apple pie and leftover apple pie brandy that i can either keep clear or oak it

So i want to try this another way though. Like a few already know, i have a 2 gallon pot still. With that, i have configured 2 seperate half gallon mason jars as thump kegs. I want to have one filled with the wash and apple slices, and the other with cinnamon sticks and maybe vanilla pod. Just want ...

I went through 4 cycles, melting off about half each time. As I understand it, there is methanol in everything we make. It's just a matter of concentration. I made mine using sugar, so it shouldn't have as much.

Bill


So after running your 4 cycles, what did you end up with for a proof ...

billythekid wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 6:58 pm I've made plenty of Applejack, but I freeze stripped it. Made for good Christmas gifts.

Bill

So how does that work? I understand you strain the ice off, but how many times do you strip it? That, and does it keep all the bad methanol in there?

Hi guys! Im interested in doing an apple pie brandy/whiskey. Im going to do a corn mash. When it comes down to running it, i was going to use 2 thump kegs. One will have some of the wash with cut up apples, the other some of the wash with cinnamon sticks. My second idea would be to distill a hard ...