Anybody make homemade liquor?

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My first try making a batch of Limoncello. It's an Italian after-dinner drink. You only use the thin yellow layer of the lemon peel...the white part will make it bitter. It took hours to peel 80 lemons, and drop the peels into a jar of 190 proof grain alcohol. Now it needs to sit for a few weeks. Then it gets strained and a sugar syrup and some 150 proof vodka, and sits awhile longer. Then funneled into bottles for Christmas gifts. I should end up with 6 qts of 80 proof liquor. Store in freezer and serve in small glasses.

Was wondering, does anybody else make some kind of liquor?

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If you guys use up all of the lemons on booze, I won't have
any for my tea on the "What's for dinner tonight guys" thread.

Bummer
 
Mountain Man Drink

1 part 198-proof everclear
5 parts unsweetend apple cider
a few cinnamon sticks depending upon total amount of liquid mixed up

Place in dark jug in a dark closet for as long as you can hold out, as the longer it sits the smoother it get's. When you can't wait any longer, just filter out using coffee filters, and leave in a dark jug as it helps with aging.

This is a sipping drink, and it will sneak up on you.
 
Thanks 64dartwagon, it is apple cider time here in Georgia. I too am a fan of potent sipping drinks, must try that one. :cheers:
 
We've been doing liquors for years. We have them all covered, Galeono, kalua, peppermint schopns, a bunch of stuff which Iv'e been sampleing tonight............OK bye for now.
 
Me and my dad made a couple batches of Mead, but it was a few years ago....Sooooo good.
 
clifftt said:
What's mead? I've heard of it before.
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Well I am the Viking I have to have my MEAD! 8)

Yes its pretty much honey wine. But there is a slew of different variations of mead(Sack Mead, Metheglin, Braggot, Mulsum so on and so on.)

Some are made from honey, some from spices(Also can be with honey/fruits), made from fruits and berries(Grapes, apples, mulberries etc etc.), mead made from hopps. Its pretty easy to make, you can find lots of info on it. Trust me its worth it to experiment with different kinds.
 

I'm making pear wine.
I just started today.
I've got 10 gallons of juice and pulp sitting
in the kitchen as we speak.
We still have about 400lbs of pears to process.
 
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