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Applejack
My grandmother was telling me if I out apple cidar out in the winter let it freeze and drink the part of the apple cidar that does not freeze its called applejack and it will get you really drunk. Any one ever hear of this!
Your grandmother is giving you advice on how to get drunk? 
It is true...although technically, it falls under distillation and is not legal to do. From what I have read, they used to put hard cider into a barrel & leave it outside during the coldest part of the year. Every so often, they would drain it using a hot poker, and repeat the process. While somwhat time-consuming, eventually you would get something pretty potent indeed.
Is that the same as when your beer ices up in the freezer? If you drink the non icey part it will be quicker to get drunk on?
Distilling is illegal?? lol
I'm far from an expert, but yes this was done in the past to increase the potency of cider. My understanding is that they called it applejack. It is not distillation though. Distillation is removing one checmical (alcohol) from the rest of it's buddies (water, harsh hangover stuff, yeah real technical lingo here). This freezing method is different because you are really just removing the water from cider and increasing the concentration of everything that doesn't freeze at the same temp. as water. This is good because it's less equipment intensive than distillation, but this is bad because it concentrates all of the impurities that make you feel like crap in the morning. There are even mild poisons (besides alcohol, hehehe) in cider that can make it dangerous to use this method of creating applejack. As far as legal or illegal, if it's in your own home for your personal consumption, who cares? Just don't go getting yourself a Darwin award doing it. As a final note, I don't think I'll try it. I like the taste of cider and am quite happy with 10% alcohol.
Is that the same as when your beer ices up in the freezer? If you drink the non icey part it will be quicker to get drunk on?
Yup, remember "ice" beer?
Just add some champagne yeast, put on an airlock, let it set on your fridge for 2 or 3 weeks, refrigerate an enjoy.
cheers.
BTW don't drink the yeast cake in the bottom of the bottle.
Marv.
thank you guys , yes my grandmother was asking about my beer brewing and telling me how they used to get drunk back in the day. I might try the applejack for the hell of it lol
I've had something similar to what's described here and I can attest to it's vile taste. Although it certainly gets it's job done quick. 
yeah thats what the old timers tell me that it taste like crap but it will knock you on your butt lol
I knew a guy about 20 years ago who made something he called Applejack that was quite good. I believe he took the yeast in the cider route. He fermented it in a large container then bottled it.
I learned something new! Thank you...........
yes, freezing cider and then removing the ice/water dose up the alc/vol. And if the cider is tasty at first the the "applejack" will be tasty too b/c it's the same stuff only concentrated. I think it is quite yummy. Just remember it is against the law b/c it also concentrates the bad alcohol "fusel alcohols". The same reason moonshine is illegal, the gov can't regulate the process you go threw to ensure it's "safe". That and it can"t be taxed$$$. I figure if it's for you'r own non profit consumption you should be good.
PURE apple juice, maybe some white raisins, maybe some added sugar(after heating juice), cool, champaign yeast, ferment a few weeks, bottle in plastic (glass will break), freeze outside or in freezer, remove ice (maybe by putting small hole in cap of frozen cantainer then letting drip into different container) .5 gal to ~1 quart, drink. If it gets oxidized it will be vinegar not yummy applejack.
But I never did this
Years ago when I was a kid mom would forget about the cider tucked in the back of the spare fridge and us kids would get into it way beyond it's usable life. Usually it was old and about half frozen so everything was concentrated.... and boy was it some harsh stuff!
Actually, I am considering trying this with a gallon of the cider I currently have in primary. Once it finishes up I am going give it a try and bottle it in nips... purely for educational purposes, you understand. (also my friend the Colonel says it's awesome stuff....)
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