this is why June in my favorite month. i have a big ass black berry patch in my back yard and a few mulberry trees. i do the same thing...soak them til they're white but never thought about juicing them. we usually just eat the berries....lol i'm making Christmas cheer today..apple pie shine. yes it's sickening sweet but got to keep the ladies happy.
I used to make apple pie shine every year. Sometimes out of apple brandy white dog. It’s always a hit. I really should make another batch. It’s been a couple of years. I have a 15 gallon barrel to fill. And since I only double distill… it’s taking up all my time and my shine.🤣🤣🤣 I wish I had some fruit bushes around I could take advantage of. I do have a juniper tree in my backyard… but it hasn’t given any berries lately. I’d really like to make a gin out of its berries someday. I think this year I’m going to make an effort to see if there’s some local farms that grow either unique corn or fruits that I can make a deal with. It’s worth a try.😊👍🥃
Solid advice here! Worst hangovers are from those sugary mixed drinks. Your fruitshine looks incredible! Have you had any luck with sour green apples? I like the fact you use barrels. That's the best way. Worst part is waiting for it to mature. Cheers!
I’ve made apple pie shine. But unless you make an apple brandy first… It doesn’t really have much to do with apples proper. It’s just equal parts apple juice and cider. Cinnamon sticks, cloves and perhaps nutmeg. You simmer it down to thicken it up a bit and mix it with your shine to the proof you’re looking for. I’ll throw an apple slice in the jar for appearance but it doesn’t really add to the flavor. It’s really good and everyone loves it… but you can see there’s not a lot of actual apples involved. Unless you make an apple brandy white dog. But honestly the apple flavor doesn’t really come through a whole lot.🤷♂️ 👍🥃
That's one of the things that I never understood when you use garbage materials garbage in garbage out but when you use top-notch quality stuff and you take your time and do it right🫡
Absolutely… I’ve seen all manner of people trying to take short cuts to make good fruit shine. Time is also important. The longer these jars sit the better they get. My buddy in Maine has a 3 year old jar of strawberry shine he keeps in the rafters of his shed for special occasions. It’s absolutely amazing.👍🥃
@BillMcGirr I found some of my great-grandfather stuff surprisingly even in the early nineties the 🥃 stuff was still good and it was from the 70s or 60s I still drink it probably the best thing I've ever had and it was just hanging out in a really old mason jar for God knows how long
As long as alcohol is a certain proof or above. And not stored in plastic. It will never go bad. Explorers have found 100+ year old alcohol in archaeological sites. And it’s amazingly drinkable. Imagine finding 100 year old whiskey or brandy?🤯 I’d drink it.🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’d have loved to try your great grandfather’s stuff. We would have a good old time.💪 Great stuff brother. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 😊
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this is why June in my favorite month. i have a big ass black berry patch in my back yard and a few mulberry trees. i do the same thing...soak them til they're white but never thought about juicing them. we usually just eat the berries....lol i'm making Christmas cheer today..apple pie shine. yes it's sickening sweet but got to keep the ladies happy.
I used to make apple pie shine every year.
Sometimes out of apple brandy white dog.
It’s always a hit.
I really should make another batch.
It’s been a couple of years.
I have a 15 gallon barrel to fill.
And since I only double distill… it’s taking up all my time and my shine.🤣🤣🤣
I wish I had some fruit bushes around I could take advantage of.
I do have a juniper tree in my backyard… but it hasn’t given any berries lately.
I’d really like to make a gin out of its berries someday.
I think this year I’m going to make an effort to see if there’s some local farms that grow either unique corn or fruits that I can make a deal with.
It’s worth a try.😊👍🥃
Looks good
Thank you.
I wish I could share it.😊👍🥃
Thanks!
Thank you for watching.😊👍🥃
I can attest to the fact that you love making your shine. And people do love it!
P.S It’s called “simple syrup”! 😘😘
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I guess if anyone would know it would be you.😉😘
Solid advice here! Worst hangovers are from those sugary mixed drinks. Your fruitshine looks incredible! Have you had any luck with sour green apples? I like the fact you use barrels. That's the best way. Worst part is waiting for it to mature. Cheers!
I’ve made apple pie shine.
But unless you make an apple brandy first…
It doesn’t really have much to do with apples proper.
It’s just equal parts apple juice and cider.
Cinnamon sticks, cloves and perhaps nutmeg.
You simmer it down to thicken it up a bit and mix it with your shine to the proof you’re looking for.
I’ll throw an apple slice in the jar for appearance but it doesn’t really add to the flavor.
It’s really good and everyone loves it… but you can see there’s not a lot of actual apples involved.
Unless you make an apple brandy white dog.
But honestly the apple flavor doesn’t really come through a whole lot.🤷♂️
👍🥃
That's one of the things that I never understood when you use garbage materials garbage in garbage out but when you use top-notch quality stuff and you take your time and do it right🫡
Absolutely… I’ve seen all manner of people trying to take short cuts to make good fruit shine.
Time is also important.
The longer these jars sit the better they get.
My buddy in Maine has a 3 year old jar of strawberry shine he keeps in the rafters of his shed for special occasions.
It’s absolutely amazing.👍🥃
@BillMcGirr I found some of my great-grandfather stuff surprisingly even in the early nineties the 🥃 stuff was still good and it was from the 70s or 60s I still drink it probably the best thing I've ever had and it was just hanging out in a really old mason jar for God knows how long
As long as alcohol is a certain proof or above.
And not stored in plastic.
It will never go bad.
Explorers have found 100+ year old alcohol in archaeological sites.
And it’s amazingly drinkable.
Imagine finding 100 year old whiskey or brandy?🤯
I’d drink it.🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’d have loved to try your great grandfather’s stuff.
We would have a good old time.💪
Great stuff brother.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 😊