APPLEJACK STICK RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and apple cider in a medium saucepan. Slowly bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan. Uncover and cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches soft crack stage (290°). Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
• Drop syrup by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper, keeping remaining syrup over low heat. Cool until set, and twist each candy into a stick. Place on a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap each stick in waxed paper.

Steps:

• To make this applejack moonshine first gather your equipment and ingredients. 
• Next heat one gallon of your cider to 160° F and add your sugar. Stir well until completely dissolved. This will form a simple syrup.
• Pour the syrup and the remaining 4 gallons of cider into a sanitized fermentation bucket.
• Once the mixture has reached 75° F you can add the cider yeast.
• Cover with an airtight lid and add the airlock.
• Let ferment for about 7 days or until there is a cease in activity in the fermentor. You should notice the airlock hasn’t had any movement for about two days.
• Once fermentation is complete you can siphon off the liquid into a separate storage vessel. You can also strain the liquid using a strainer.
• Place the vessel with the strained liquid into the freezer.
• Once in the freezer, ice will form at the top of the storage vessel. This is the water leaving your mixture. Remove the ice using a sanitized metal scoop or strainer to avoid contamination.
• Enjoy!