I followed the receipe found below:
Super easy. And I like that the process was different from my wine making.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grandmas-apple-pie-ala-mode-moonshine/
Original recipe makes 21 cups Change Servings Makes servings US Metric Adjust Recipe (Help) 1/2 gallon apple juice
1/2 gallon apple cider
4 cinnamon sticks
1 whole clove
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups 190 proof grain alcohol (such as Everclear®)
2 cups vanilla vodka
1-Bring the apple cider, apple juice, cinnamon stick, whole clove, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large pot; reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
2-Stir the grain alcohol and vanilla vodka into the cooled mixture. Pour into bottles and refrigerate
It took me an hour to make while watching the giants game.
following the receipe above I ended up with 3 mason jars, a 64 ounce juice bottle and a 12 oz bottle. I gave 2 away.
And by last night I had a big glass while watching breaking bad.
It is a little sweet, but packs a punch.
I like that I did not have to clear or ferment.
The receipe I followed I heated, stirred and bottled!