DIY Apple Pie!

I am not sure where all of you live but in Wisconsin the Earth is turning and fall is on its way, and that means it is apple pie season!  If you have never had apple pie before then you have been missing out.  Here is the recipe that I use when I make this wonderful drink.

This recipe will yield approximately 20-22 liters of apple pie (depending on evaporation and all that good physics stuff).  You can split this up into however many servings you desire.

Required materials:

Four gallons of apple cider (the real stuff, which requires refrigeration)

Two gallons of apple juice

Three and a half liters of 190 proof alcohol (Everclear was great when they made 190)

Eight cups of brown sugar

Twelve cinnamon sticks

Apples (Type/quantity of your choosing)

Honey

Step 1:

Combine the apple cider, apple juice, brown sugar and heat until mixture boils on medium heat (If you are like me and own extremely small pots you may have to do this in batches).

Step 1a:

While the mixture is heating up it is good to cut up the apples into wedges and cut the cinnamon sticks in half to save time later.

Step 2:

After the mixture boils for a few minutes remove from heat and let cool.

Step 3:

When the mixture has cooled add the alcohol to the mixture and stir vigorously (To ensure proper mixing of the mixture and alcohol)

Step 4:

Time to bottle the mixture, add apple wedges, cinnamon, honey, and liquids into the containers you have scavenged to hold all of the apple pie (I always keep the containers from the cider, and juice; however I have heard of people putting the apple pie into mason jars)

Step 5:

Now comes the hard part...letting it sit for a few days in order for the flavors to combine and mature (Justify to yourself that taking it slow will be worth it).

Step 6:

You have now completed your first batch of apple pie, it is time to open it up and enjoy!