Anyone got a moonshine recipe using fruits?

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Looking for a recipe. Trying to get away from corn/corn meal or any malt.
I’m thinking say apples, strawberrys, rasberrys, potatoes, oranges, peaches, bananas, or any type of fruit. I only have a 5 gallon still so even big batch recipes I can cut in half a few times so anything is good!
Thanks

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  • Look up “tutti frutti” on an Italian recipe site – I remember a lovely homemade booze an Italian friend used to make, layers of peaches, apricots, pineapple, maraschino cherries – plenty of sugar over each layer, then covered and left alone for a few days. Every fourth or fifth day [you’ll need to check the real recipe on this time aspect] more fruit and sugar are added. The eventual product is super-strong homemade drinkable [oh boy howdy is it ever] high test booze – and fruit you can use in ice-creams, cakes and the like. Check it out!

  • WATERMELON-PEACH MOONSHINE BRANDY for five gallons

    1 1/4 large watermelon
    10 peaches
    1 1/4 cup chopped golden raisins
    15 limes (juice only)
    25 cups sugar
    water to make 5 gallon
    wine or distillers yeast

    Extract the juice from watermelon and peaches, saving pulp. Boil pulp in five quarts of water for 1/2 hour then strain and add water to extracted juice. Allow to cool to lukewarm then add water to make five gallons total and all other ingredients except yeast to primary fermentation vessel. Cover well with cloth and add yeast after 24 hours. Stir daily for 1 week and strain off raisins. Fit fermentation trap, and set aside for 4 weeks.

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    WATERMELON-ELDERBERRY MOONSHINE BRANDY

    32 Lb watermelon
    1 1/4 Lb dried elder-berries
    water to 5 gallon
    juice and zest of 10 lemons
    36 cups granulated sugar
    wine or distillers yeast

    Cut the rind off of melon, cut melon into one-inch cubes, remove loose seeds, and put melon and any free juice in primary (crock, plastic pail, etc.). Grate the yellow thinly off ten lemons, then juice the lemons and add the juice and zest (gratings) to primary. Add dried elderberries. Add water to make up 5 gallons. Stir in sugar and stir well to dissolve. Cover primary with cloth, wait 12 hours and add yeast. Cover and ferment 3 days, stirring daily. Strain juice into secondary (demijohn) and fit airlock. Ferment 30 days.

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    WATERMELON-GRAPE MOONSHINE BRANDY

    30 Lb watermelon
    7-1/2 Lb fresh table red or green grapes
    water to 5 gallon
    juice and zest of 10 lemons
    24 cups granulated sugar
    wine or distillers yeast

    Cut the rind off of melon, cut melon into one-inch cubes, remove loose seeds, and put melon and any free juice in primary (crock, plastic pail, etc.). Thinly grate the yellow off ten lemons, juice the lemons, and add the juice and zest (gratings) to primary. Separately, wash, destem, and crush the grapes well in a bowl. Add grapes and grape juice. Add water to make up 5 gallon. Add sugar and stir well to dissolve. Cover primary with cloth, wait 24 hours. Add yeast. Cover and ferment 5 days, stirring dairy. Strain juice into secondary (demijohn) and fit airlock. Ferment 30 days.

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