This is not apfelwein

I wanted to take a shot at making a caramel hard cider about 4 months ago, so I boiled up a just over a pint of water and slowly started dissolving table sugar in it , then I boiled it till it was about a caramel color, ended up being just over 1.5lbs of sugar, So I splt that and added it to a half gallon of apple cider. I basically forgot about it but today I was in the basement and saw that it had completely cleared so I brought it upstairs and gave it a try. First off, the alcohol aroma off it is literally as strong as like maybe a brandy or a light rum. Hits you like a brick. The taste is of apple and caramel but its super smooth. only problem is its HOT, literally burns in your stomach like you just did a shot. I had taken a hydrometer reading initially but it was wrong because all the caramel sugar had sunk to the bottom and solitified. FG is .995

Are you secretly making my trash bag hooch? The burn is good!

I am actually thinking about doing it again. Almost a dessert drink. Still had residual sweetness and a hell of a kick

Arneba28 said:

I am actually thinking about doing it again. Almost a dessert drink. Still had residual sweetness and a hell of a kick

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It sounds tasty to me, I bet the burn will subside with age and it will make a good desert drink. Maybe with some carmel coffee cake.

ooh yeah. Actually thinking of using it for marinating pork chops for dinner tomorrow.

Arneba28 said:

ooh yeah. Actually thinking of using it for marinating pork chops for dinner tomorrow.

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That sounds really, really awesome.

DubbelDach said:

That sounds really, really awesome.

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+1 please post pictures when your finished.