On this episode I’m talking about Applejack, the first spirit that colonist in North America started distilling. Just one problem though, a lot of them didn’t have access to a still for distillation, and during the winter they were definitely having issues with heating anything up. This is the story of how these early colonists found a way to get something stronger then apple cider to sip on during the winter, and you shouldn’t try to recreate this technique at home. The Reddit feed that I refer to is linked below. Cheers folks, and happy holidays!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/2sgzw4/psa_regarding_freeze_distillation_for_us/

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