Moonshine from apples

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 16 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make moonshine from apples at home? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. It doesn’t matter much whether the apples are sweet or sour, green or red. The main thing is that they are ripe and without rot. Fresh pressed yeast can be replaced with wine yeast or dry yeast (10 g).

2. STEP 2

   

   It is better not to wash the apples; in case of severe contamination, simply wipe them with a cloth. The skin of apples contains many microorganisms that promote fermentation. After washing, you will wash them off. Chop the apples in any convenient way. I grated them, removing the seed capsule, but you can grind them with a blender or use a meat grinder.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place grated apples in a mash container.

4. STEP 4

   

   Break the yeast into pieces and add a spoonful of sugar.

5. STEP 5

   

   Pour warm water over the yeast and sugar and wait until a foamy cap forms. The water should be live, unfiltered. The water temperature is no more than 40 degrees - a higher temperature will kill the yeast and there will be no fermentation.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour the yeast into the grated apples.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add sugar and add the remaining water. Mix everything carefully.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place a water seal on top or wear a disposable glove. Place the container with mash in a warm place. The temperature should be at least 20 degrees, so normal room conditions will do.

9. STEP 9

   

   When the glove inflates, it will mean that fermentation has begun. It can last from 10 to 20 days. Fermentation will end when you see that the glove has deflated.

10. STEP 10

    

    Carefully strain the mash through a sieve.

11. STEP 11

    

    She is ready for distillation.

12. STEP 12

    

    Assemble the moonshine still according to the instructions.

13. STEP 13

    

    Carefully pour the mash into the moonshine still.

14. STEP 14

    

    Put the device on fire. Monitor the temperature. Once it reaches 70 degrees, turn on cold water to cool. The moonshine will literally flow drop by drop. Collect it in a separate bowl. This moonshine is ready for consumption, but it is better to carry out a second distillation for a purer product. To do this, dilute the resulting moonshine with water to 20 degrees. For 1 liter of moonshine, take 500 ml of water. Pour into the moonshine still and repeat the distillation.

15. STEP 15

    

    But collect the first 100 ml of new moonshine and the last 100 ml in a separate bowl and pour it out. These are “heads” and “tails”, not suitable for consumption. Moonshine after the second distillation is obtained without the characteristic moonshine smell. Bottle it and let it brew for 2-3 days. You can tint it with a drop of tea leaves.

16. STEP 16

    

    Enjoy your tasting!

Comments on the recipe

OlgaDo

27.09.2023

4.8

The recipe is new to me; I’ve never heard of adding apples to moonshine. I know a recipe for homemade moonshine made from yeast, sugar and water.