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by DrewHD
Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:54 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine
Replies: 31
Views: 13735

Re: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine

I am making a similar mash. 15lbs apples, half Granny Smith and half red. I have a apple slicer that takes the core out. I run the slices in my blender and made apple sauce. This took a little time but wasn't to bad. I boiled two gallons of water and dissolved 6 pounds of sugar. I put my apple sauc...
by DrewHD
Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:21 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine
Replies: 31
Views: 13735

Re: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine

I just chopped all the apples up into small cubes (skin, seeds, stems and all) then heated them in a pot with water until soft. I then strained off the hot water into my fermenting bucket. Then took the soft apple pieces and smashed them up (I used a potato masher) and added them to the hot GS flavo...
by DrewHD
Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:39 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine
Replies: 31
Views: 13735

Re: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine

admittedly I did use yeast! haha you kind of need to with apples, I figured it was a given.. but anyway I just used about a half or a little more of a packet of turbo. I know a lot of ppl will despise me for this and its ok ive read up on it and am planning on going to bakers on my next batch anyway...
by DrewHD
Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine
Replies: 31
Views: 13735

Re: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine

The bubbler is slowing down now, but it was goin a mile a minute for the last 2 days. I would like to run this through the new still if it ever arrives (should be next week at latest) so im gonna let it sit til then...
by DrewHD
Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:23 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine
Replies: 31
Views: 13735

Granny Smith Apple/Sugar Shine

I am currently mixing up a new concoction I just thought of, I like to experiment with a bunch of different mashes. Anyway here is my ingredient list for a 5gal mash... 10lbs of Granny Smith Apples 8lbs of Regular Sugar I diced all of the apples into small chunks then added just enough water to wher...
by DrewHD
Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:10 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Member and Shiner
Replies: 6
Views: 973

Re: New Member and Shiner

thanks for the info! I will definitely try it out. I got some strawberries waitin for some likker. and as for the rubber I did really have a choice I don't know how to weld and I didnt really know of any other way around it, as for now it works and I havnt noticed anything leaking so I will probably...
by DrewHD
Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:09 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New Member and Shiner
Replies: 6
Views: 973

New Member and Shiner

Hello, my name is Drew and so far I've only been makin likker for only the last month or so which makes me a newbie I guess, but I have used this site for almost everything I needed to know so I am very grateful for all the information y'all post up. I guess to start off I should start w my set-up: ...