Apple moonshine at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare all the necessary ingredients. The main component is apples. It does not matter much what kind of apples they will be: 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 apples, in case of heavy contamination, just wipe them with a rag. 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 pod, but you can grind them with a blender or use a meat grinder.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the grated apples in the braga container.

4. Step 4:

   

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

5. Step 5:

   

   Fill with warm water and wait for the foam cap to form. The water must be alive, unfiltered. The water temperature is no more than 40 degrees - the temperature above will cause 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:

   

   Put a water seal on top or put on a disposable glove. Remove the container with the braga in a warm place. The temperature should be at least 20 degrees, so normal room conditions are also suitable.

10. Step 9:

    

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

11. Step 10:

    

    Strain the braga gently through a sieve.

12. Step 11:

    

    It is ready for distillation.

13. Step 12:

    

    Assemble the moonshine machine. If your model provides, connect all the necessary hoses with cold water.

14. Step 13:

    

    Carefully pour the braga into the moonshine still.

15. Step 14:

    

    Put it on fire. Keep an eye on the temperature. As soon as it reaches 70 degrees, turn on cold water to cool. Moonshine will drain literally drop by drop. Collect it in a separate bowl. This moonshine is ready for consumption, but I suggest a second distillation for a cleaner product. To do this, dilute the resulting moonshine with water to 20 degrees. Take 500 ml of water for 1 liter of moonshine. Pour into the moonshine still and repeat the distillation.

16. 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 fit for use. Moonshine after the second distillation is obtained without the characteristic moonshine smell. Pour it into bottles and let it brew for 2-3 days. You can tint it with a drop of tea leaves.

17. Step 16:

    

    Observe the measure when drinking alcohol!