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Going to have to go back to making my own eggnog. I grew up on the production Borden stuff and actually like HEB's light eggnog but that stuff is over $12 a gallon right now. 

Oberweis (St. Louis) is around the same per gallon.  I love it, but I'm the only one in the house who drinks it.

I've never priced out our homemade nog by the gallon, but it's probably not much cheaper than that.

 

2022 Batch 1 made 10/30 and largely consumed.  Still hanging on to a bottle of Alton's from 2021.  Will make more after Thanksgiving.  Those who deny the nog live sad and empty lives 

Making some today for the first time. Had to order nutmeg from HEB. Got the smallest amount I could.  .1lbs.  That's 12 nutmegs. So I'm stocked for a decade or so.

 

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LOVE egg nog and interested in trying the Alton Brown recipe and curious if anyone has ever made it non-alcoholic or does it just ruin it?

Made my first batch.  I thought it was really good. My wife liked it too.  Kids didn't and that's fine.  I'm going to make some more and keep it until Christmas Eve.

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2 hours ago, pied06 said:

LOVE egg nog and interested in trying the Alton Brown recipe and curious if anyone has ever made it non-alcoholic or does it just ruin it?

There's 2 Alton Brown egg nog recipes...one with a ton of booze and no egg whites that can be aged (because of the booze), and a more classic one with the fluffy whites. I'd imagine the latter is better for NA for a more creamy, sugary, foamy eggnog. Both are good but I haven't left booze out of either, and to be honest, when I made the 'classic' I but more bourbon than it called for.

https://altonbrown.com/recipes/eggnog/

https://altonbrown.com/recipes/aged-eggnog/

 

4 hours ago, pied06 said:

LOVE egg nog and interested in trying the Alton Brown recipe and curious if anyone has ever made it non-alcoholic or does it just ruin it?

I wouldn’t leave the non alcoholic version to age for a month or six weeks. I wouldn’t drink it at that point.  

On 11/18/2022 at 5:40 PM, Post Oak said:

Made my first batch.  I thought it was really good. My wife liked it too.  Kids didn't and that's fine.  I'm going to make some more and keep it until Christmas Eve.

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Round two tonight.

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On 11/18/2022 at 5:40 PM, Post Oak said:

Kids didn't and that's fine.

Well it’s probably a good sign that your kids don’t like booze.

On 11/18/2022 at 8:30 PM, CycleTex87 said:

I wouldn’t leave the non alcoholic version to age for a month or six weeks. I wouldn’t drink it at that point.  

 

 

Appreciate the replies guys.  Curious, does the alcohol make the egg nog "last" longer?  Just curious as to why that might be.  Apologies for asking a dumb question.  :) 

Alcohol kills bacteria.  It's science.  

and there's a lot of alcohol in the Alton Brown "aged" recipe.

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On 11/18/2022 at 7:16 PM, PantsTent said:

There's 2 Alton Brown egg nog recipes...one with a ton of booze and no egg whites that can be aged (because of the booze), and a more classic one with the fluffy whites. I'd imagine the latter is better for NA for a more creamy, sugary, foamy eggnog. Both are good but I haven't left booze out of either, and to be honest, when I made the 'classic' I but more bourbon than it called for.

https://altonbrown.com/recipes/eggnog/

https://altonbrown.com/recipes/aged-eggnog/

 

After having made both a couple times I'm a bigger fan of the aged version. The egg whites add some fluff but they settle so fast and separate out and I find them to be kind of a pain in the ass. If you need fluff, hit it with some whipped cream.

I’m making a double batch.  I’ll post photos, but can’t post recipe.  Family secret.

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First batch of the AB aged recipe chilling in the fridge. Won’t last the day.

OK, taking a little different direction but staying on topic.   A few days in and I've tried three different (store bought) brands. 

Got two at Kroger, their Private Selection and Volleman's (fancy glass bottle you have to return).

 

Private Selection - it's not worth the money if it is any more than other types.  It's very thin, under spiced and sweet.  It's not bad, simply nothing there to recommend.  I make mrs. pied's coffee with egg nog during the season and this is what it's good for.

 

Volleman's - was excited to try this one.  I think this dairy is out of Tyler and they do a good job with the packaging.  Not sure exactly how to return the bottles, but won't be buying this one again.  Good thickness, but it's just sweet~ egg nog milk.  Better than the Private Selection, but nothing to make you want and get more.  

 

Braum's - turned on to this last year and had low expectations, but think this is a very above average egg nog.  Good thickness and spice.  This will be my go to for a long time.

Cracked my homemade nog open Saturday night, since it's after Thanksgiving. Very good. I'll save the rest for Christmas. 

I saw the Evan Williams ready made eggnog at the new Spec’s on Fountain View (nice store, by the way) and had to give it a try.  Not as good as homemade, of course, but it worked for a night cap after a long day.  

On 11/29/2022 at 10:31 AM, pied06 said:

Volleman's - was excited to try this one.  I think this dairy is out of Tyler and they do a good job with the packaging.  Not sure exactly how to return the bottles...

Most grocery stores have a service desk and that is often where bottle deposits are refunded. We occasionally buy a local bottled milk for one of my kiddos and it has a two dollar and change refund if I bring the bottle back to the desk at our store. When we lived up north, we used to buy cases of beer from various breweries and keep a box or two in the kitchen to fill up because they all had returnable bottles.

First time making eggnog. Using the Alton Brown aged recipe and fresh eggs from my own chickens. f4237424f44dec99e071a3176a0b125e.jpg

We made our aged recipe back in October  except  going forward we have decided to drop the Jamaican rum  and go back to our preferred rum, Chairman's Reserve. So I am making another batch this week for us to drink around the New Year. We still have a quart of the original that we're holding back for Christmas.

I used a really high quality white rum (I am in Hudson, so will post a photo when I am home tomorrow) and Laird's Applejack. I might have to make another batch going into Christmas.

 

For some reason I recently rabbit-holed on the origins of eggnog.  Some of the origin story is murky and disputed, but it seems that it originated in England and was based on an egg/fig mixture called a "posset."  At some point brandy and sugar and cream were introduced and, because these ingredients were the domain of the wealthy, it was considered a drink of good fortune and became associated with the winter holidays.

Eventually it jumped the pond and, because in the American colonies, farmland was plentiful, eggs and cream were more attainable.  Rum was also cheaper and more available than brandy, so rum was added and in some cases replaced the brandy.  So it became more popular and spread quickly across the colonies.

And now you know... the rest of the story.

Personally I love it with dark rum and bourbon.  I enjoy drinking brandy separately but don't like the flavor of brandy in the nog.

 

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put together #eggnog2022 yesterday, had the first glass today.  delicious. 

On 12/9/2022 at 8:50 PM, Wally Pryor said:

Yep.

 

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Man so I miss HEB.  Best ice cream IMO.  My consolation is having Braum’s locations within a golf shot in almost every direction.

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On 12/11/2022 at 11:00 AM, MalibuSheriff said:

Man so I miss HEB.  Best ice cream IMO.  My consolation is having Braum’s locations within a golf shot in almost every direction.

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Agree Braum's is still top notch imo for store bought egg nog.  A couple more to review:

 

Sprouts - seemed to be not a crazy amount, I think ~$4.99.  Good flavor  but incredibly thick pouring out.  It almost globbed out of the bottle but weidly didn't taste that thick.  Flavor was good, but maybe a little on the spicy instead of sweet side.  

 

Promised Land - $3.49 for 28 oz.  and a solid competitor to Braum's, thick but smooth.  Good flavor, certainly with a trip to Target(not sure where else it's being carried.  Haven't seen it at Kroger.

Here in the KC area, the best store brand of AE or Anderson Erickson. Before I started making my own, it was the only one I bought. 

As someone who’s too lazy, TL/DR, no time, etc. to make homemade egg nog, I appreciate the recommendations for store bought provided here.

I’ve had Braums, Trader Joe’s, Costco, Borden, HEB, Kroger versions and none hold a candle to Brookshire’s. My favorite far and away.

On 12/12/2022 at 2:31 PM, pied06 said:

Promised Land - $3.49 for 28 oz.  and a solid competitor to Braum's, thick but smooth.  Good flavor, certainly with a trip to Target(not sure where else it's being carried.  Haven't seen it at Kroger.

This is my go to.  HEB has it, which it doesn't sound like you are in the area.

Egg nog is a slippery sloap. Once I start, I can't help myself. Kinda like Trent.

 

Just put 2/3 of a batch of Alton Brown Aged Eggnog into the refrigerator.  Because I didn’t get around to it at Halloween.  Because that’s all the bottles I had on the shelf.  Plan to open it in four days.  
 

Will I die?

1 hour ago, CycleTex87 said:

Just put 2/3 of a batch of Alton Brown Aged Eggnog into the refrigerator.  Because I didn’t get around to it at Halloween.  Because that’s all the bottles I had on the shelf.  Plan to open it in four days.  
 

Will I die?

Nope.  You can open it a year later and not die.   

13 hours ago, CycleTex87 said:

Just put 2/3 of a batch of Alton Brown Aged Eggnog into the refrigerator.  Because I didn’t get around to it at Halloween.  Because that’s all the bottles I had on the shelf.  Plan to open it in four days.  
 

Will I die?

Hang on, I feel stupid. You just made a batch and put 2/3 of it in to the fridge, or you made a batch at Halloween and 2/3 of that has been sitting out somewhere since then and just went into the fridge?

I made 2/3 of a batch. Because I didn’t have enough bottles to make a full batch. I put all of the eggnog I made into the refrigerator.  I normally bottle up the AB Aged in three 33.75 oz Bormioli Rocco Giara glass bottles.  I only had two available so that’s how much I made. 

Well our Christmas party wiped out the 7 gallons we'd made, so we're going to have to make more for Christmas.  

11 hours ago, CycleTex87 said:

I made 2/3 of a batch. Because I didn’t have enough bottles to make a full batch. I put all of the eggnog I made into the refrigerator.  I normally bottle up the AB Aged in three 33.75 oz Bormioli Rocco Giara glass bottles.  I only had two available so that’s how much I made. 

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I made up a batch the first week of November that's been aging in an old milk jug. Plan was to crack it open tomorrow when I'm smoking two briskets for the family. My wife had a cleaning crew come in today to deep clean the house before guests arrive.  The cleaners threw out the nog because it had a November expiration date on it. Words cannot express the depths of my sorrow.

I need to make a visit to the wives thread...

22 hours ago, fuggled said:

I made up a batch the first week of November that's been aging in an old milk jug. Plan was to crack it open tomorrow when I'm smoking two briskets for the family. My wife had a cleaning crew come in today to deep clean the house before guests arrive.  The cleaners threw out the nog because it had a November expiration date on it. Words cannot express the depths of my sorrow.

I need to make a visit to the wives thread...

Damn that sucks.  I've got a year-old batch in the garage fridge that I need to tend to.  I like the vertical flight idea to test the aging process.  What's the oldest that anyone has ever tasted - does it diminish at year 2? 3?

Damn that sucks.  I've got a year-old batch in the garage fridge that I need to tend to.  I like the vertical flight idea to test the aging process.  What's the oldest that anyone has ever tasted - does it diminish at year 2? 3?
Last year I had some from the 2019 batch and it had thickened substantially. Don't remember the taste being much different.

I forgot about a batch I made and it’s been in a plastic container in the fridge for a few weeks. Think it’s still ok? I know AB says to put it in glass jars.

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Gonna make some AB ones this week and let age until the holidays.  Never done it before.  

3 hours ago, PilotsError said:

Gonna make some AB ones this week and let age until the holidays.  Never done it before.  

I've done the last 4 years and love it. Will make mine in a couple of weeks. Don't skimp on the liquors. I'm not going to use a $70 bourbon, but a couple of years ago I had some leftover cheap Jim Beam and figured it wouldn't matter. It did. 

It's not bad enough that Christmas decorations are out a month before Halloween, but now we have to discuss this vile substance for the next three months.

26 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

It's not bad enough that Christmas decorations are out a month before Halloween, but now we have to discuss this vile substance for the next three months.

Negged.

I have a couple of quarts from last year put back in the back of the fridge.  I'll probably drink one of them on Thanksgiving, and save the other one to drink alongside the new batch for our annual Christmas party.

22 hours ago, Mo Horn said:

I've done the last 4 years and love it. Will make mine in a couple of weeks. Don't skimp on the liquors. I'm not going to use a $70 bourbon, but a couple of years ago I had some leftover cheap Jim Beam and figured it wouldn't matter. It did. 

 

What are the recommendations for the dark rum and bourbon?  I don't really drink liquor so I'm out of my depth there.

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