This is transcribed from an audio recording I made with Merlin, a friend from Missouri Me: So, Mac, you have quite a different recipe for Apple Pie than I did, from my mother, growing up, and I wanted you to give us a little education about it. Mac: WellApple Pie means a lot of things to a lot of folks. However, in most cases, you are thinking of a dessert. Where I come from, Apple Pie means one thing and one thing only.

Me: Fall, like, Autumn? Mac: Yeah, Like Autumn. You might be questioning why it is called Fall. Because Fall is the time of year that persons of a certain ilk would startmakingwhat we called Apple Pie. Me: so you called it Fall of the Year, where you are from? We always called it Autumn, I guess. Mac; Fall, fall or the year, whatever.

Me: Same as Autumn. Mac: Yeah, we never used Autumn that terribly much. It was a time when you could smell leaves burning, and the harvests were going on, and things became available. Me: What kind of things? Mac: Well, the drink called Apple Pie. Now, when you say, drink Me: I said, what kind of things? Mac: Well, that’s what apple harvests were, and fresh cider is one of the first things that you have to have in order to make it.

Me: Did you use fresh fall apples, or did you actually use the fresh fall cider that other people made? Mac: You have to use cider. Me: Did you make Cider sometimes? There’s just too many apple farms and it’s too easy to get high quality Cider.

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For next to nothing, really. You could get a gallon of high quality apple cider for, and I mean really good stuff, for, approximately, uh, 2.50? So trying to make cider seemed a tad excessive.

Me: I have no idea how to make cider, but Mac: Oh, I know how to make it. Me: Maybe next time we talk we’ll discuss that.

Mac: Requires a press. The best thing to have is a friend that has a still about. Me: That’s helpful.

Mac: You had to have 2 quarts of what’s known as the heads. Like H-E-A-D-S? Yeah; there is two different terms for heads. Now, when you run a still the very first part is also called the head, but you don’t want that, because that has all the impurities and the bad things. Me: You’re confusing me. Mac: Ok, there are two varieties of heads; heads are also the first jars that come off the still. After you’ve got rid of the poisons.

Me: You already haven’t gotten me through getting rid of the poisons and what the heads are. Mac: Well, I guess I take it too simple.

Me: No, yeah, you sort of skipped the kinda critical bit. Mac: Then we will separate this down for someone that has never touched a still. Me: That’s what you want to do.

Mac: When you fire up the still, and it first starts coming to temperature, you’re going to have, depending on the size of the still, anything from a pint to a quart of stuff that is undrinkable. That you don’t want. Me: But what are you putting in the still? All you said was that there was apple cider. Do you put it in straight?

Mac: Well, no. You don’t put the apple cider in the still.

Me: Ok, Ok, let’s backtrack. What do you put in the still? Mac: You put mash in the still. Me: What is the mash made of? Mac: That I am not telling you. Me: Now come on, hint, anyway.

Mac: Corn mash, sour mash, you know. Me: So this mash has apple cider as an addition of apple for a flavor, like cinnamon in my mom’s apple pie? Mac: Now wait, hold onto your shorts, we’ll get to that part. They’re going to know that you want pure white lightning.

So what they did was throw the first few quarts pint off, as they called it, off because it’s toxic. That’s what gives you hangovers, headaches, and this causes the rumors of people going blind.

Then, the first two jars, first run, are going to be the strongest, and those are ones you want for making Apple Pie. So you take those two jars and you’ve got two quarts. You’re going to take your apple cider that you got before. You’re going to put that into a large pot. You’re going to heat that up. Now, you do not want to exceed 150 degrees, because if you exceed 150 degrees, because if you exceed 150 degrees when you add the alcohol, you’ll be losing alcohol. You’re going to add to that, once it heats up to around 120, and in that you’re going to dissolve.

A cup of honey. 2 tablespoons of cinnamon oil. 2 tablespoons of Nutmeg Stir it until everything is dissolved. Let that cool down to room temperature, and then you add the two quarts of shine that you saved.

You stir that, you put it into quart jars, you throw a couple of cinnamon sticks in each jar, then you let that sit for a while. And it tastes just like drinking a nice Dutch apple pie. The only problem with it is that too much of it and you will be on the floor.

Like, Fall on it. Mac: You’re welcome.

24K Shares Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe It’s Friday so you just know I have a batch of my Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe brewing!!! If you have any type of love for apple pie and booze then I can almost guarantee that you will enjoy this one! When my girlfriend gave me her recipe she said “be careful, it’s so good it will get you tore up from the floor up!” and boy was she right!

That’s the beauty of this recipe. You can make it as strong as you want or not. This popular recipe might be the main reason I drink my too. If you haven’t tried it, you should! I should also mention that the longer this recipe sits in your fridge, the more tasty it becomes! I love to serve these up in cute mason jars decorated with ribbons around the holidays too.

They make amazing gift ideas for that person that has everything. This Apple Pie Moonshine recipe is amazing cold or warm. I definitely drink it warm in the winter for sure. I’ve made Apple Pie Moonshine many different ways and I know there are all sorts of different versions out there but I’m going to share my favorite version with you.

It’s made with Everclear and Whipped Vodka! Time to kick this apple pie flavor up a notch or two!

Can I tell you a little side story for a minute? I had just made this recipe again and decided to take some photographs for this post. I live out on a ranch in the middle of no where.

I have goats chickens, dogs, cats etc We love our animals. Sometimes our animals get in our way of things we like to do and this was exactly one of those days. Some of the best lighting for this type of picture is outside with sunlight. When I finished making this recipe I put some of the moonshine in jars. Some of the sides were sticky from my hands so I rinsed the jars with water to clean them up. The jars were wet when I brought them outside.

The goats come running (as they always do when I go outside) and they just had to see what I had. It was really hot outside and these jars were nice and cold plus they were wet.

The goats immediately started licking them and wouldn’t stop! They also ran off with the apples I had as props too. I was able to grab a shot of one of our beauties as she was heading for my jar of apple pie moonshine! I captured her with you tongue out!

How funny is that? Please don’t think for a minute that I would ever allow my goats to consume anything that is bad for them. They were going after the water on the outside of the jar from when I rinsed it.

I love my babies but they were a pain in the you know what that day! Cuties though don’tcha think? Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe Ingredients 1 gallon Spiced Apple Cider 1 gallon Apple Juice 3/4 cup of white sugar 3/4 cup of brown sugar 4 or 5 (you can use more if you really like a strong cinnamon flavor) 1 Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice 1 (750 milliliter) of Everclear (grain alcohol) 1 (750 milliliter) of Whipped Vodka This recipe makes about 100 servings! Feel free to cut this recipe in 1/2 if you need to.

You can double the recipe too if you are making gifts! Be sure you have a big enough pot to make this recipe in. The extra large pot in this photo is the one I use.

Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe Directions: Combine the apple juice and cider along with the white sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon sticks in a very large pot. Stir it constantly until all the sugar dissolves and it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for 1 hour. Your house will smell amazing in the process! Remove it from the heat and let it cool completely. I let it sit for several hours. Remove the cinnamon sticks.

Once it’s completely cooled, add the Everclear alcohol and the whipped vodka. (this is where you want to taste it to make sure the strength is just how you like it. Feel free to add more or less vodka and Everclear based on your preference. Just make sure you add a 50/50 mixture of each. Meaning if you add a 1/2 cup more of vodka be sure to add a 1/2 cup more of Everclear also.

The recipe is pretty mild. I like it a bit stronger so I almost always add another cup of vodka and another cup of Everclear. Stir it completely and add the mixture to clean glass mason jars with lids and store in the refrigerator.

If you like a strong taste of cinnamon feel free to leave a stick in the jar for extra flavor. I do this on a couple of jars myself. I love the taste of cinnamon. Note: I don’t like drinks that are terribly sweet. Some people tend to double up on the sugar but I don’t.

It’s plenty sweet from all the apple juice and cider you’ve added in my opinion. Feel free to taste the liquid before you add the alcohol to see if it is sweet enough for your taste. There are many variations to this recipe. I’ve made it with grain alcohol and spiced rum before. Which came out amazing! I also tend to double up on the brown sugar and omit the white sugar all together. Please drink responsibly.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! Feel free to Pin It for later here: Here’s a printable version of our Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe here. Once it's completely cooled, add the Everclear alcohol and the whipped vodka.

(this is where you want to taste it to make sure the strength is just how you like it. Feel free to add more or less vodka and Everclear based on your preference. Just make sure you add a 50/50 mixture of each. Meaning if you add a 1/2 cup more of vodka be sure to add a 1/2 cup more of Everclear also.

The recipe is pretty mild. I like it a bit stronger so I almost always add another cup of vodka and another cup of Everclear.