Look, I just stumbled across waaaaaaay too many apples to do anything but bthis recipe, but it seems waaaay better than the other recipes I have found, using store bought apple juice, or bread yeast
Just did this and used an airlock filled with vodka because pesky fruit flies have been scootching into all my fermentation projects lately. Can't wait to try this!!
Hi Doug & Stacy...Stacy, I so enjoy when you share your recipes. This is such a good idea. I will definitely make this. I want to share something funny with you. A number of years ago, my father was starting to show signs of arthritis. I looked up a home remedy which said soak raisin in gin and after a month take a tablespoon of raisins every day and it should help ease the symptoms of arthritis. I made it and gave it to my dad. After a few weeks, I asked him how it was working. He said...and I quote... “Well, I don’t know about the raisins...but the gin works great!!” LOL!! Too cute!! Thanks for all you share!! Love, Mary ❤️😘❤️
Fermented apple juice and raisins is also known in some parts of the world as "calvados". My recipie is 1 gallon of pure apple juice with 1 lb. of raisins and no added sugar, put in a jar in a dark place for a few months.
I made 2 gallons 6 months ago, adding some cinnamon sticks and just opened them up. Tried a little bit and it is great! I’ll be making this from now on instead of buying high priced wine. I also used golden raisins and brown sugar. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi, seeking answers....I made a gallon of this. I'm not sure how it's supposed to taste. Mine taste a bit fermenty with a slight alcohol kick. If this is good I'd love to know how and when I could add spices. I'm really struggling to find answers to my questions.
Mine were too! My tree is only like 4 years old and I got almost 3 bushel of apples this year. More than enough to spare and share and use a multitude of ways!!!@@laurel7175
Love this recipe Stacy!!! I already have my first batch of apple cider vinegar started, now I need to get this going! I have learned SO SO MUCH from u guys! Blessed!
I made this recipe . I followed all steps except I used a nut milk cloth for straining the mixture. I got a really nice tasting apple brandy, ( reminds me of plum wine that is served warm in some Asian restaurants)that we love with my husband!! Thank You Stacy so much🫶
I LOVE this instructional video! Thank you so much. I just bottled mine made 6 months and one week ago. It is delicious and packs a punch. My only problem is I didn't make enough, ha ha. This coming week I'm going to start another batch - making MORE. We have a family and friend camping out reunion/gathering every year in April or May; I'm excited to have some to share there in 2024. Thanks again!
Found two of the big jars at a yard sale this past weekend for a quarter. I literally squealed and the lady thought i was nuts to be so excited about glass jars lol Now we have sun tea and hay makers punch in the making :)
LOL we use to call that applejack when I was a kid. I have seen people run it through a mill or a blender before fermenting. Good stuff! But I prefer watermelon wine myself, another throwback to my early years. 8-)
Darlin, what you're making is good ole Hard Cider. On a cold winter's night, it doth make the heart merry. Gifting it is fine, just don't sell it. In my neck o the wood, that'd make you a "Bootlegger".
Sounds like a great recipe. Driving home from my sister's in northern WI- wild apple trees along the sides of the road! Wish I had picked more. I will be making your recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely love ya'll and your channel! The two of you look soo beautiful and healthy it's no doubt the power of fermentation is a key factor. Love your homestead life, you are living MY DREAM! I'm definitely going to try this recipe, and i dont think your getting mold. It's probably just simple Kahm Yeast, very harmless and benign. ❤❤ again much love and God bless you two!
Lol. Oh dear! I actually covered the apple slices with the raisins and then well covered in cane sugar, pounding after each layer. I covered the gallon jar with a gallon freezer bag because I don't have plastic wrap. But I wonder if one can over raisin ( used 2 #'s) and over sugar it???I hope not! 🤔 Brook 🙋🍏🍎
NO wonder you guys are always so happy! I think its called 'hard cider'. By letting wine ferment until its done can make some strong stuff, upwards of 30% alcohol.
00:31 .... Your big'ol Barred Rock Rooster looked like he was laughing at the other rooster, as if to say "what for kind of crowing was that supposed to be?" ..... "this is how you do it son!"
Oh yes that is some really good stuff, already have been saving and freezing my apple pieces so I too can make it.. I just love it tastes sooooooo fantastic makes you wanna hop out of your pants good.....I’ve been saving and have just about enough to do it myself. Thanks Stacy for sharing this again.
So you've made this before? I assembled my jars about 5 days ago and the book is now being lifted up by the plastic wrap bubble that's growing. Do I need to burp them? My house usually stays around 80 degrees this time of the year. I hope it will be okay in the cupboard. I can't find any advice on this method. Every thing I read about making hard cider is made with juice only and not whole apples. Any information you have would be so welcome. Thanks!!
Your rooster is working hard to keep his hens safe! I love my roos! They are funny. When I take kitchen treats to the hens, the roo always loudly tells his girls, but he does not take any until every hen has her treats. We have hoops made from cattle panels, partially covered with tarps. They are 20' and 25' long. Snakes are always a problem. So I wrap bird netting around the outside of each pen. My husband does not like it, because he feels sorry for the snakes, but we have caught four copperheads in the netting this year...so far.
Got my old pickle jar out and shined up! Lol. Seriously gonna try this today......or put it together anyway. Thanks for sharing again, I missed the first go around. Stacy, I have a quick question? I love finding new plants that you can utilize the whole plant and I just ran across (I'm probably the last one to know, like always. Lol) the Hyacinth Bean, by actually looking up the best flowering edibles that humming birds will enjoy too. And boy oh boy, it looks and sounds like I've hit the jack-pot!! They are gorgeous! So if you have any experiences with them please let me know and if not, PLEASE check in on it?! I found only one out of 5 sources that said anything about the bean having to be..."that triple boil" step sorta like poke weed. So I'm going to continue with a bit more research. Starting by asking my "trusty forager",......U! Thanks again and God bless!
Love, love, love your videos. Especially your casual manner in preparing foods. I so need to learn how to relax in the kitchen and your style has really helped. Bless you! So my suggestion concerning the plastic wrap is not meant to be critical in the least. But for those who are troubled by it-I read an article about using parchment paper. Cover the jar opening, with the paper, and then add the lid and ring. The parchment paper will keep lid and ring from corroding. Blessings!
Oooo...a neighbor just gave us 2 five gallon buckets full of apples! I already made 750 ml of Apple Cider vinegar and it’s aging right now. I was wondering what I was gonna do with the rest of the apples and I don’t want them to spoil. But now they can spoil productively and, if I don’t like the drink it can still become vinegar! Right on! Blessings y’all! I really enjoy your videos!
Hello Doug & Stacy!! from Wideman AR I love watching your videos I'm wanting to go towards natrual remedies. So this morning I decided to try this fermented fruit receipe. I used raisin and also cranberry. Hoping for the best.. THANK YOU I decided this morn I was making this fermented fruit recipe. Made 2 jars for now to see how it goes.🥰 Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Stacy- will the type of apples effect the final flavor? Meaning, do sweet apples like red delicious make a sweeter finished product? Same question regarding sour apples. Anyway, congrats on approaching 200k subscribers. I’ve been here since about 25k. It’s amazing how you keep humming along and growing. Always great content.
The apple cultivar will affect the end flavor but yeast will consume whatever sugar is available. Sweet apples have more sugar, hence will make more alcohol. Tart apples (less sugar) will generate lower amounts of alcohol. If you're a serious wine maker you will test starting sugar levels and adjust your fruit must prior to fermentation to give you the alcohol levels you want in your final product. If not all sugar is consumed then your resulting wine will be sweet. If all of the sugar is consumed then the resulting wine will be dry.
How wonderful! On the in-between years that my church does not have a cider pressing party, I can make this! Hooray!!! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
I made a small batch. Started in October and bottled it a few days ago. It is delicious. A little sweet but very subtle flavour. I just a found an organic orchard where I can pick my own apples. So I am going to make a much larger batch ready for Christmas 2023. I have a question too: will this work with just pears? Or is a mix of pears and apples necessary. I have researched this but found no reference for making a pear brandy except with a still!
why not use a silicone pickle pipe type topper as opposed to the plastic wrap and a book? do you want no air, a little air or just no bugs or ?? I've started my jar about a month ago and it's brewing, it's a cool experiment but I have so many questions.
I love your Turquoise Kitchen... I just "Flip'" a Vintage Tiny Travel Trailer and painted the outside that exact same color with the white trim too... Being from New Mexico... we have to have Turquoise color. Beautiful.
I LOVE this Stacy!!! My bf and I often make Cherry Bounce and we have a nectarine brandy going for a few more months. Any kind of video like this would be well received here! I'm totally going to try this one. I'm going to let it sit probably 5-6 months and I'll let you know next winter how it goes! Thank you so much!!! :)
Hi The Frustrated Gardener :) It's a lovely spirit made from rye whiskey, cherries and sugar. We make it every summer and we leave it sitting for a minimum of 3 months and it smooths out so nicely! Can't keep the Mason jars full of that stuff! :) I actually originally saw Cherry Bounce on the television show Moonshiners. Since we don't have a still...and it's illegal (!!), we found a recipe on Imbibe Magazine's website: imbibemagazine.com/cherry-bounce-recipe/. I'm up in Canada and we don't have fresh local cherries here, so each June when the Washington cherries are in season and in the stores, I watch the prices and load up on them when they hit 1.99 a pound at the market. It's not cheap though, you need a quart of rye whiskey for it, but we find it's worth it! :)
Rain Frances oh thank you so much for responding ... I am in south central Texas we can't grow cherries but I will try this next season when we get them fresh. I can't wait to check out the link ~Dee
Rain Frances...the recipe link you posted says it lasts up to two months. Have you ever stored any longer than that? Not sure I would be drinking a quart of it in two months. Thinking to half the recipe.
Love your channel and all your humour, info, ideas, and recipes. Both you, Stacy and Doug are so entertaining. Your homesteading farm is delightful. I followed this recipe, but ahha, putting the two 1/2 gallon jars in a dark place with books on top, Low and behold, they overflowed all over the top where they were. My question. Do I take the tops off and replace sugar, fluid.. or what trouble shooting would you suggest? I've left as is. This recipe was finished, two more layers of recipe and put away about 5 days ago.
Hello Stacy: i just finished watching the other video from 8 yrs ago in making apple brandy, so again i was wondering why a person couldn't stir the first couple of weeks just like we do making acv? Thank you for sharing, im going to try this recipe shortly and so looking forward to apple brandy. ❤
