Making my own egg nog this year

"for Michigan" (formichigan) 07/16/2018 at 21:10 • Filed to: Egg nog, foodlopnik

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Trying out Alton Brown’s aged egg nog recipe. Will be checking back in this December with the results...

Die-Trying > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 21:19

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so youre going to let eggs and milk set for 4 1/2 MONTHS?.......

be prepared to spend some quality time hugging a  toilet.....

Kiltedpadre > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 21:35

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I really want to try and make this recipe myself.  I just don’t have enough room in my fridge to store it till it’s holiday time.  Just another reason I need a fridge in the basement.

LOREM IPSUM > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 21:51

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In a  few months you can get some unpasteurized apple cider and put it next to the egg nog to make yourself some Apple Jack.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Die-Trying 07/16/2018 at 21:56

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It's like 25% abv stored in the fridge. He may puke from the booze, but not the eggs 

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 21:57

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How did I not know about Alton's recipe!? Dishonor on me, I will make some this weekend! 

JeepJeremy > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 21:58

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Maybe this is a dumb question....but are the jars labeled 1 thru 4 because they are different in some way? Or was this all the recipe yielded? 

for Michigan > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 07/16/2018 at 22:37

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According to the maths I saw in the comments on the recipe, I think it's closer to 10% ABV, but the idea is the same.

for Michigan > JeepJeremy 07/16/2018 at 22:38

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That's just how much the recipe makes. A little under a gallon of Nog.

JeepJeremy > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 22:41

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Gotcha. It must be the camera angle makes the jars look small but now that you mention that the recipe makes about a gallon...it all makes sense.

Please let us know how it turns out.  I love eggnog (but the NA paper carton store brand stuff...I’ve never had eggnog like how you’ve made it)

Matt Nichelson > for Michigan 07/16/2018 at 23:01

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Just looked this up. Sounds amazing. A couple of people mentioned subbing out the milk and jus t doubling up on the cream and one mentioned adding some vanilla   . I think I might make some next month or September and go that route .

for Michigan > Matt Nichelson 07/16/2018 at 23:07

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Depending on how things look in December, I may try that next time around. It' s a little thinner than I’d hoped and I don't know if it's supposed to thicken as it ages or not.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > for Michigan 07/17/2018 at 08:48

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I find that non-aged egg nog made with Breckenridge rye bourbon is amazing. This may be better, but it definitely looks more involved. In either case, the cooked nog Phillistines are wrong.