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Hey Puss, let's run
this liquor.
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This time
on "Moonshiners"--
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You know, I can't really
believe Josh just
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up and quit on me.
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You know, I'm under the gun
right now.
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I'm building this still
all by myself.
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This is the most riskiest still
I've ever built.
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There's a whole lot of things
that could go wrong.
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What the-- damn!
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I can't afford to lose
my deal with Rick.
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If I lose this sale, I'm gonna
kick myself in the ass
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the rest of my life.
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I hate to say it, but I need
a little bit more time, buddy.
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God Almighty, this is just
putting me in a spot.
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Honeysuckle honey
going down.
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I know a guy, a buddy of
Jerry's, and he's got
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deep pockets, and he likes
specialty runs.
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Just because Jerry brought
this customer to the table
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last year for the both of us,
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don't mean Jerry owns
this customer.
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I've got to make a living just
like everybody else does
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around here.
And if Jerry don't like it...
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Jerry can lump it.
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Oh, yeah.
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We just don't know if corn
will accept this smoke the way
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that malted barley does.
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Yeah, that chimney's
really working.
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If the second time's
not the charm...
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there won't be a third time.
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This is how we make
the moonshine.
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Well, we can check on
that smoker and get that
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malted corn mashed in, guys.
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I smell
some smoke already.
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I smell wood smoke.
Oh [bleep].
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Oh, my word.
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What in the world has happened?
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Oh, man.
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In Cocke County, Tennessee,
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after smoking 100 pounds
of malted corn overnight
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for a Scotch-style
peated whiskey recipe,
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Mark and Digger return
with their Scotch expert,
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Jordan, to discover
a design flaw in
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their hand-built smoke box.
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Jordan, I don't think
it's supposed to
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look like that.
- Yeah, I don't think so either.
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Well, that didn't go
as planned, did it?
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We know it's bent.
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Well, I know, but look how hot
it's been to bend that.
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I think it would have been
OK, but...
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When we left, that
storm front was a coming in.
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Well, that wind probably
kicked it up enough that it
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caught that first run of corn
on fire, and from there,
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it was all over.
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This is nothing
we've done before.
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We've never smoked any corn.
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Our corn is nothing more
than ashes now.
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It's burnt and gone.
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And we've only got a few more
weeks left to get rid of
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this corn that we bought.
We've got plenty of corn.
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We're flush with it.
We're just not flush on time.
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Well, look here.
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We need to
follow through on it.
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How fast do you think you can
throw one together without
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the wood on it?
- Well, what if instead
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of building the fire under it
like we did this time,
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we done something out
away from it,
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and piped the smoke into it
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from a firebox out,
away from it?
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And that would eliminate
the heat, you know, getting
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too close to your grains
and things like that.
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- I think that could work.
- Well, I'm up for it.
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- Let's get her...
- Let's get it done.
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You know, I can't really
believe that Josh just
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up and quit on me.
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We're just now trying to get
the season kicked off.
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In Haywood County,
North Carolina,
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after his new partner
Josh Owens
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stormed out of
their still site...
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I'm sorry, I can't do this.
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Josh!
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I can't do it.
[bleep] it, I quit.
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Moonshine innovator
Jerry Benson
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is scrambling to design a still
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to fulfill the weekly
$8,000 order that Josh
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committed them to.
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I'm not sure what's going on
with Josh.
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I can't get a hold of him,
but I've decided I'm gonna
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continue this 80-gallon order.
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I've already mashed in
on my own.
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I need to build a still big
enough that's gonna pump out
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80 gallons of liquor a week.
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It's gotta be fast,
but it's also gotta
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keep up
the quality of the liquor.
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I'm gonna go over here to
the junkyard, see if I can
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scavenge through the junkyard
and get some ideas,
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and hopefully find
some good parts.
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The still I want to build is
a vacuum still.
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I want to use a vacuum pump to
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lower the air pressure
in the still.
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That way the alcohol can
vaporize at
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a lower temperature.
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There's gonna be some
really good stuff in here.
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And we don't have to worry
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about scorching
or any off flavors.
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You know, most traditional
stills, kind of the rule of
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thumb we always go by is
low and slow.
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But in this case,
we can actually run low
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and fast and get this job done
much quicker.
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Well, this is kind of what
I'm looking for.
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Don't quite fit the bill for it
on this go-around
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because it's got holes in it.
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I just keep looking.
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I'm under the gun.
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I don't have time to build
a complete setup,
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the whole still, so I'm going
to look for some kind of vessel
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that can actually hold this
mash that's going to be
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strong enough to withstand
the vacuum.
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There's an old tank of
some sort.
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I wonder if it's a propane
tank or what.
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What tank is that?
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Basically looking around
the junkyard, I can see
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all kinds of different vessels
that would actually hold mash.
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But what I'm looking for is
something that's gonna be
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strong and also it's gonna be
fairly clean.
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Lots of propane tanks.
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Wait a minute.
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I think I might have--
might have something
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right back here.
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Oh, yeah.
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You know, as I climb up on
this mountain of treasures here
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as I'm looking around,
I actually spot what looked
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to be like
a stainless steel can.
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This is close to what
I'm talking about right here.
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That would work perfect
if I can find enough of 'em.
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If it has a top.
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Yes.
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Got the bones in it.
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Well, that's two of them.
This will definitely work.
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Get me started, anyway.
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Having more than one barrel,
I can actually figure out
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a way of tying them together.
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I can pull the vacuum
on all of them together.
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That way, I have
a much bigger volume.
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I could run more mash
at one time.
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Oh, crap.
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Yes, this one's got a top, too.
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You know, having three barrels,
it gives me 150 gallons of mash.
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Ain't nothing easy about this
moonshining, that's for sure.
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I'd love to find a fourth one.
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Hey!
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Hold up, I need this barrel
right here.
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Yeah.
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Shoot, yeah.
Thank you, buddy.
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Man.
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Whew.
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You know, I was really lucky to
find four good barrels.
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Now it's time for the hard work
to begin.
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I gotta get these things
back to the shop,
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get this still built, so I get
it up on the mountain,
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get some liquor in.
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I got my doggone panties
in a wad.
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I 100 million percent regret
walking off like that.
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60 miles southeast in
Polk County, North Carolina,
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after his blow up with Jerry
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derailed the week's
80-gallon order,
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hothead shiner
Josh Owens is meeting
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with his customer
to salvage their deal
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and secure tens of thousands
of dollars in future profits.
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I really can't afford to lose
my partnership I got going
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with Jerry, and I can't afford
to lose my deal with Rick.
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He's a customer of mine.
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If I lose this sale, then I'm
going to kick myself in the ass
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the rest of my life.
I'm going to go meet Rick.
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I'm going to tell him I need
just a little bit more time.
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I'm having some hicc-um-ups.
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Then we're going to go see
Jerry to set
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the record straight.
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I feel like me and Jerry can be
pretty powerful together
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because we're both inventors.
We're both creators.
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We're just going to get going,
rocking and rolling again.
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Once we do that,
it's going to be on.
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What's going on, big dog?
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How you doing, my friend?
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- Good to see you, bud.
- Good to see you.
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So, what you need to meet about?
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I hate to say it, but I need
a little bit more time, buddy.
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God Almighty, this is just
putting me in a spot.
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I'll give you two more days,
but I've got to meet
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my deadline.
- I'm a man of my word.
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- I'll do what I say.
- You got it.
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- See you, pal.
- Thank you.
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I'll see you
in a couple days.
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Now that we ain't lost a deal,
we got a little more time,
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that means the clock's ticking.
We got to make some moonshine.
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Even though me and Jerry got
off to a rough start, I got to
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go talk to him, smooth things
over, get back to work.
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If not, I'm screwed.
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I hope the rain holds off.
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I believe it was the last time
we went to get some
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honeysuckle, wasn't it?
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It was.
I know it was.
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That's been almost
a decade ago, old buddy.
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In Sevier County, Tennessee,
after seven years apart,
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Mike and Daniel are
rekindling a once-profitable
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moonshine partnership,
gathering a seasonal ingredient
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to make one of their
best-selling original
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liquor recipes.
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Well, look right there.
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Right there's a pretty patch
of them.
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- Buddy, it is, ain't it?
- Yeah.
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Guaranteed.
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It's a good day to
harvest some.
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Me and Daniel, we like to
go out in the woods
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and harvest stuff and use
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local fruits and make something
out of nothing.
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There's a good few many
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right here, ain't it?
- Yessir.
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That there looks like
some honeysuckles.
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One of mine and Daniel's
biggest recipes in the whole
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world was the honeysuckle honey
that we done.
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We made good money on it,
it tasted good, and people went
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crazy over this stuff.
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So, it's a big thought to us to
go ahead and try to recap that
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recipe and make that
our first run together again.
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These things right here bring
you back to your childhood,
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won't they, Daniel?
- I'd reckon.
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- Oh, yeah.
- They're smelling good.
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Smelling good enough, I'd say,
to have my sinuses stop
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dead up tonight.
- Oh, mine, too, son.
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You know...
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I never thought that me and you
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would be a-picking
honeysuckles again,
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but by Ned we a-picking 'em.
- Me neither.
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Don't never say never.
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A honeysuckle flower either
grows on a bush or a vine.
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It's a feeder like for
hummingbirds and bees
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because it's got nectar
like pollen.
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As a child, I ate it probably
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as much as the hummingbirds did.
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I'm gonna say about another
week, and these bastards
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will be gone.
- They're at their peak.
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They ain't gonna
be here long, brother.
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The honeysuckle is around
for about a month,
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and then they're gone.
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- I think we've
got us plenty right now.
- That suits me.
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Yeah, let's go mash
'em in, brother.
247
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Let's get it done.
248
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And just so happens
we're teaming up, you know,
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getting back together in
the peak season of honeysuckle.
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That's gonna be some good
liquor if they don't
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sneeze us to death.
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, it'll be
rough, though.
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- Bad on them sinus.
- Yeah.
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2
All right, guys.
This is what I got on my mind,
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is just do the same thing again,
256
00:10:44,133 --> 00:10:45,868
except the fire won't be
under it this time.
257
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- What do you think?
- OK.
258
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Yeah.
259
00:10:48,300 --> 00:10:50,767
Well, it can't work no worser
than the last one did.
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Well, you're pretty well right
on that, ain't you?
261
00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:56,801
You know, we tried our best to
build a kiln that would smoke
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some corn grain.
263
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But the damn thing
burnt to the ground.
264
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And now we're back to
square one.
265
00:11:03,300 --> 00:11:04,667
We've got to build another
smoke box.
266
00:11:06,267 --> 00:11:07,701
- Ow!
- Huh?
267
00:11:10,167 --> 00:11:11,167
I'm gonna try it again.
268
00:11:15,367 --> 00:11:17,567
He wants everybody to have
a thumb the same color as his.
269
00:11:19,167 --> 00:11:21,000
Yeah, that's
your stupid thumb there.
270
00:11:22,167 --> 00:11:24,067
Kelly's done figured
this firebox out.
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All the heat and smoke will
pass by the grain and right on
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00:11:27,567 --> 00:11:30,601
out the smoker and no chance
of catching it on fire.
273
00:11:30,767 --> 00:11:32,200
All right, boys,
look here.
274
00:11:32,367 --> 00:11:34,067
This is what I got
on my mind--
275
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So, I've got this old grill.
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00:11:35,834 --> 00:11:38,167
I think we can make our firebox
into that.
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00:11:38,334 --> 00:11:40,467
- All right.
- Set it out here
three or four feet.
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Set that up on our furnace
just like we had it.
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Roll us a 90 out of here.
280
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Right into the side of that
281
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and have our fire out
away from it,
282
00:11:50,033 --> 00:11:51,667
and It's going to suck it right
up through there, ain't it?
283
00:11:51,834 --> 00:11:54,567
- Mm-hmm.
- With any luck at all.
284
00:11:54,734 --> 00:11:57,000
We had our stovepipe in,
say, right here?
285
00:11:57,167 --> 00:11:58,400
- You like that?
- I do like it.
286
00:11:58,567 --> 00:11:59,968
I think it'll be fine.
287
00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,267
Now, we just throw
this crap up your truck,
288
00:12:02,434 --> 00:12:03,567
we're ready to rock.
289
00:12:03,734 --> 00:12:06,567
Do-overs sometimes don't
always turn out good,
290
00:12:06,734 --> 00:12:10,167
but I'm a firm believer that
the second time's the charm.
291
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So, we're going to head to
the woods with it to start
292
00:12:12,767 --> 00:12:14,400
this process all over again.
293
00:12:25,067 --> 00:12:26,767
You know, I'm under the gun
right now to get this
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vacuum still done, to be able to
make this 80-gallon-a-week order
295
00:12:30,033 --> 00:12:33,300
run faster and more efficient
and better taste.
296
00:12:35,767 --> 00:12:37,367
The good thing about this
still, there's not a whole lot
297
00:12:37,534 --> 00:12:39,501
that I don't already have,
but now that I got the barrels,
298
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I've got the cap from the still
that me and Mike used before.
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So, now it's just a matter of
putting them all together.
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So I start...
301
00:12:46,667 --> 00:12:47,701
with my cap.
302
00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:49,968
I'm pretty much going to work
this design of
303
00:12:50,133 --> 00:12:51,667
this vacuum still
around this cap,
304
00:12:51,834 --> 00:12:53,200
that way I don't have to
rebuild a new one.
305
00:12:55,067 --> 00:12:57,667
At sea level,
alcohol vaporizes at
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172 degrees Fahrenheit.
307
00:13:00,634 --> 00:13:04,767
But by reducing the atmospheric
pressure inside a still,
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00:13:04,934 --> 00:13:07,300
that boiling point can
drop much lower.
309
00:13:08,667 --> 00:13:11,968
Jerry's plan is to join
his four barrels together with
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a manifold to make one airtight
boiler that attaches to
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his old copper cap
and condenser.
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00:13:18,934 --> 00:13:21,868
At the end of the system,
he'll place a glass jug as
313
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an airlock connected to
an electric vacuum pump to pull
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air out of the still and reduce
the inside pressure.
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If the design works,
the alcohol in the mash will
316
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vaporize with much less heat,
317
00:13:35,133 --> 00:13:36,901
speeding up the time it takes
318
00:13:37,067 --> 00:13:39,501
for the vapor to move
through the still into
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the collection jug without
the risk of scorching,
320
00:13:42,734 --> 00:13:45,667
which can impart off
flavors into the shine.
321
00:13:50,467 --> 00:13:52,801
You know, this manifold design
is going to allow me to pull
322
00:13:52,968 --> 00:13:55,868
a good, even vacuum across
all four barrels, pulling that
323
00:13:56,033 --> 00:13:58,601
vapor over continuously
at one time.
324
00:13:58,767 --> 00:14:00,701
can't do it
by myself, but it'd sure
325
00:14:00,868 --> 00:14:02,501
be nice to have an extra set of
hands right about now.
326
00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:04,400
You know, this is the most
riskiest still I've ever built.
327
00:14:04,567 --> 00:14:06,467
There's a whole lot of things
that could go wrong.
328
00:14:06,634 --> 00:14:08,567
As any moonshiner will say,
if you're going to create
329
00:14:08,734 --> 00:14:11,000
a vacuum, that's the most
dangerous thing you can do.
330
00:14:11,167 --> 00:14:13,100
These barrels, if they're not
strong enough, they're just
331
00:14:13,267 --> 00:14:14,267
going to implode.
332
00:14:14,434 --> 00:14:15,667
Sight glass there.
333
00:14:17,901 --> 00:14:19,267
Dang, all I need now is a cap.
334
00:14:19,434 --> 00:14:21,501
Once I get my cap attached,
I'm able to make the rest of
335
00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:23,667
the components that I need to
be able to pull the vacuum on
336
00:14:23,834 --> 00:14:25,901
this system
and make it airtight.
337
00:14:26,067 --> 00:14:27,000
What the hell?
338
00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:29,701
Where the hell is my cap?
339
00:14:30,701 --> 00:14:31,701
What the hell's going on?
340
00:14:32,868 --> 00:14:33,868
Dang it, Mike.
341
00:14:37,300 --> 00:14:38,868
That's pretty close,
right there.
342
00:14:41,167 --> 00:14:42,801
All right then.
343
00:14:42,968 --> 00:14:45,601
- A little.
- A little bit anyway.
344
00:14:47,367 --> 00:14:49,467
- There's the hat, buddy.
- Yep.
345
00:14:51,167 --> 00:14:53,767
Now we can run alky rub,
can't we?
346
00:14:53,934 --> 00:14:55,234
- I hope so.
- Yee.
347
00:14:56,267 --> 00:14:58,701
You know, Jerry might be
mad when he finds out that cap's
348
00:14:58,868 --> 00:15:01,067
missing, but I don't care
how he feels.
349
00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:03,767
Let's go make some
honeysuckle mash.
350
00:15:03,934 --> 00:15:06,067
You know, this cap was
the last missing piece.
351
00:15:06,234 --> 00:15:07,133
It's time to get this stuff
352
00:15:07,300 --> 00:15:08,400
mashed in with that
good old honey.
353
00:15:10,267 --> 00:15:12,067
Oh .
354
00:15:12,234 --> 00:15:14,667
Me and Daniel, we got a lot of
honeysuckles here.
355
00:15:14,834 --> 00:15:17,167
We're basically just going to
heat a pot of water up,
356
00:15:17,334 --> 00:15:19,767
boil them out, and turn it
into a tea.
357
00:15:19,934 --> 00:15:22,667
- Don't let them hit the ground.
- Lord, no.
358
00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:25,067
We spent too much time
on them, didn't we?
359
00:15:25,234 --> 00:15:26,968
I mean,
you automatically smell
360
00:15:27,133 --> 00:15:28,467
them son-of-a-guns.
- I'm telling you.
361
00:15:28,634 --> 00:15:31,567
You know, it's really hard not
to reminisce and think back
362
00:15:31,734 --> 00:15:34,300
about all the liquor that
Mike and I made years ago,
363
00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:36,100
and especially
the honey honeysuckle.
364
00:15:39,667 --> 00:15:40,801
Oh, yeah.
365
00:15:40,968 --> 00:15:42,968
This smells just as good
as the honeysuckles did
366
00:15:43,133 --> 00:15:44,000
eight years ago.
367
00:15:46,467 --> 00:15:47,868
Here's our honey.
368
00:15:48,868 --> 00:15:51,100
You know, we've got three
five-gallon buckets of honey
369
00:15:51,267 --> 00:15:54,067
here that we've actually cut
a little bit with water to
370
00:15:54,234 --> 00:15:56,367
thin it out so it'll go further.
371
00:15:56,534 --> 00:15:59,501
That stuff is still
as sweet as sugar,
372
00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:01,701
even though we've
cut this honey down some.
373
00:16:01,868 --> 00:16:04,467
There won't be any added
sugars into this run.
374
00:16:04,634 --> 00:16:06,868
This is all going to be natural
sugars, which comes strictly
375
00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,400
from the honey itself.
376
00:16:08,567 --> 00:16:09,801
Here's the wah-wah.
377
00:16:09,968 --> 00:16:11,200
- Ah.
- Whoop.
378
00:16:11,367 --> 00:16:12,300
You good.
379
00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:15,900
Yes, sir.
380
00:16:15,901 --> 00:16:18,567
Within sight of a week,
if we keep having good weather,
381
00:16:18,734 --> 00:16:21,067
we'll be running our first run
of liquor in almost
382
00:16:21,234 --> 00:16:22,501
a decade, brother.
- I know it.
383
00:16:22,667 --> 00:16:24,501
You know, it's been a long
time since this honeysuckle
384
00:16:24,667 --> 00:16:27,367
honey's been on the market,
but a lot of people enjoyed it
385
00:16:27,534 --> 00:16:28,833
eight years ago.
386
00:16:28,834 --> 00:16:31,067
And we start bringing it back
up, they're going to remember
387
00:16:31,234 --> 00:16:32,333
how good it was.
388
00:16:32,334 --> 00:16:34,667
I tell you what, Daniel,
the way you know people,
389
00:16:34,834 --> 00:16:36,100
and love to talk...
390
00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,100
I'm pretty doggone confident
you can get this sold for us.
391
00:16:40,267 --> 00:16:43,267
I'm almost 100% sure
that I can.
392
00:16:43,434 --> 00:16:46,067
We should be able to
fetch a dadgum good price
on a gallon.
393
00:16:46,234 --> 00:16:49,868
If it's as good as what
we made several years ago...
394
00:16:50,033 --> 00:16:52,367
- Mm-hmm.
- ...I'm gonna say 175.
395
00:16:52,534 --> 00:16:55,000
Let's hit them at
200 a gallon first.
396
00:16:55,167 --> 00:16:57,868
- And then...
- Hey, I don't mind hitting
for the sky.
397
00:16:58,033 --> 00:16:59,667
Me and Daniel need to get
this honeysuckle honey
398
00:16:59,834 --> 00:17:00,901
sold pretty quick.
399
00:17:01,067 --> 00:17:02,868
To the first run
back together, brother.
400
00:17:03,033 --> 00:17:06,367
- That's exactly right.
- Honeysuckle honey going down.
401
00:17:06,534 --> 00:17:08,868
I'm broke.
I need some money.
402
00:17:09,033 --> 00:17:10,467
We're gonna leave this stuff
out here about a week
403
00:17:10,634 --> 00:17:13,000
to run off, get it ready to
pump over.
404
00:17:13,167 --> 00:17:15,467
We gotta hit the ground,
try to find a buyer.
405
00:17:15,634 --> 00:17:17,601
Let's get out of here
and let it work, son.
406
00:17:21,167 --> 00:17:22,501
There you go.
407
00:17:26,067 --> 00:17:28,367
Ow!
That damn shavings is hot.
408
00:17:28,534 --> 00:17:29,733
They is.
409
00:17:29,734 --> 00:17:32,467
We're trying very, very hard
to come up with different
410
00:17:32,634 --> 00:17:35,467
flavor recipes that can be
made with corn.
411
00:17:35,634 --> 00:17:37,968
As everybody knows,
we have a bounty of it
412
00:17:38,133 --> 00:17:39,901
of 20,000 bushels.
- Here we go.
413
00:17:43,367 --> 00:17:45,467
Hopefully we ain't
gonna have 2.5.
414
00:17:45,634 --> 00:17:46,666
Yeah.
415
00:17:46,667 --> 00:17:49,200
We've learned our lesson
over the first one.
416
00:17:49,367 --> 00:17:50,466
Oh yeah, whoo!
417
00:17:50,467 --> 00:17:52,601
So, we've come up with
some improvements.
418
00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:55,300
We've made the entire top
out of metal.
419
00:17:55,467 --> 00:17:58,200
Previously, we just had a piece
of concrete backer board
420
00:17:58,367 --> 00:17:59,300
laying over it...
421
00:18:00,267 --> 00:18:01,868
That looks pretty good,
don't it?
422
00:18:02,033 --> 00:18:04,100
...and everything just
went kablooey.
423
00:18:04,267 --> 00:18:07,167
So, you know, we think we've
got those problems solved.
424
00:18:07,334 --> 00:18:10,167
Because honestly, if the second
time's not the charm,
425
00:18:10,334 --> 00:18:11,567
there won't be a third time.
426
00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:16,267
I reckon charcoal
will work
427
00:18:16,434 --> 00:18:18,968
to keep it hot,
as good as anything.
428
00:18:19,133 --> 00:18:22,667
You know, separating the fire
from the smoke box,
429
00:18:22,834 --> 00:18:24,868
that takes care of
all your problems.
430
00:18:25,033 --> 00:18:28,000
We duct it in with some metal
duct work, get the smoke
431
00:18:28,167 --> 00:18:31,501
in there, and this time we're
going to sit and watch it.
432
00:18:31,667 --> 00:18:34,200
- It's starting.
- That's what
we're looking for.
433
00:18:34,367 --> 00:18:37,267
The smoke's flying through
there lickety split, coming out
434
00:18:37,434 --> 00:18:39,467
the top, nothing coming
out the bottom.
435
00:18:39,634 --> 00:18:42,100
Yeah, that chimney's
really working.
436
00:18:42,267 --> 00:18:44,067
It's doing what
it's supposed to do.
437
00:18:44,234 --> 00:18:46,767
Wonder what hog meat
tastes like smoked on peat?
438
00:18:46,934 --> 00:18:48,767
I don't know,
but I'm game for it.
439
00:18:48,934 --> 00:18:50,901
Hey, I've got a pack of bacon.
440
00:18:51,067 --> 00:18:53,367
I ain't talking about bacon,
I'm talking about a big old
441
00:18:53,534 --> 00:18:56,567
Boston butt.
- I ain't got one of them.
442
00:18:56,734 --> 00:18:58,267
Yeah, I know, I remember
when she ran you off.
443
00:18:59,701 --> 00:19:02,000
Now we just got to sit here
and wait a few hours and see
444
00:19:02,167 --> 00:19:03,667
how much smoke we get
in that grain.
445
00:19:03,834 --> 00:19:05,901
It's about blowing
smoke rings, look at it.
446
00:19:06,067 --> 00:19:07,167
I believe
we've done it, boys.
447
00:19:13,100 --> 00:19:15,767
2
It's been several hours
since this thing's been smoking.
448
00:19:15,934 --> 00:19:18,067
You think it's enough to
give it a test run?
449
00:19:18,234 --> 00:19:20,000
- I think so.
- Let's see what it looks like.
450
00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,501
This malted corn's been smoking
over the peat for several hours
451
00:19:24,667 --> 00:19:28,000
now, and I guess this is
the day of judgment, you know.
452
00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:31,067
It's time to pull the top off
and see what we've got.
453
00:19:31,234 --> 00:19:33,000
- Oh, yeah.
- Oh, wow.
454
00:19:33,167 --> 00:19:34,100
It really looks
good, don't it?
455
00:19:34,267 --> 00:19:35,767
Is that the way
it's supposed to look?
456
00:19:35,934 --> 00:19:37,100
Yeah, I would say so.
457
00:19:37,267 --> 00:19:38,667
Jordan is happy with it.
458
00:19:38,834 --> 00:19:41,801
He says that this is what
malted, peated corn
459
00:19:41,968 --> 00:19:43,299
should look like.
460
00:19:43,300 --> 00:19:47,801
We just don't know if corn will
accept this smoke the way that
461
00:19:47,968 --> 00:19:49,501
the malted barley does.
462
00:19:49,667 --> 00:19:52,000
Yeah, I think the next thing
to do is get it ground up
463
00:19:52,167 --> 00:19:53,767
and mashed in.
- Let's grind it.
464
00:19:53,934 --> 00:19:55,701
We finally got smoked corn.
465
00:19:55,868 --> 00:19:56,868
I can't wait to see how
466
00:19:57,033 --> 00:19:59,100
the nose gets hit
when you grind it up.
467
00:20:00,267 --> 00:20:01,566
Man, that's insane.
468
00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:03,868
You can really smell
that peat smoke coming off it.
469
00:20:04,033 --> 00:20:05,968
Smell that little
smoky flavor?
470
00:20:06,133 --> 00:20:07,400
It smells just perfect.
471
00:20:07,567 --> 00:20:09,567
It's gonna be
a good flavor profile.
472
00:20:09,734 --> 00:20:13,100
This mash is gonna be 100% corn
smoked on peat.
473
00:20:13,267 --> 00:20:14,167
Now, we don't know whether
474
00:20:14,334 --> 00:20:15,868
we're gonna make
hillbilly scotch or not.
475
00:20:19,901 --> 00:20:23,200
- Now, the next chore that
we're tasking you with...
- OK.
476
00:20:23,367 --> 00:20:26,000
...you gotta learn us
to talk like you do.
477
00:20:26,167 --> 00:20:28,000
I don't know if I can
do that, guys.
478
00:20:28,167 --> 00:20:31,100
He's got a good a chance of
learning us to talk like him
479
00:20:31,267 --> 00:20:33,267
as we got of learning him
to talk like us.
480
00:20:33,434 --> 00:20:35,467
Oh, no, give it a try here.
481
00:20:35,634 --> 00:20:37,200
Tell it-- say something
we'd say.
482
00:20:37,367 --> 00:20:40,467
- Hey, Puss-- close enough?
- That's close enough.
483
00:20:40,634 --> 00:20:42,367
Yeah, let's hear you say,
"Let's run this liquor."
484
00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:44,567
Right, let's run this liquor.
485
00:20:44,734 --> 00:20:46,100
Yeah, he gonna fit
right in here.
486
00:20:46,267 --> 00:20:48,300
He's doing a little better
in his language education
487
00:20:48,467 --> 00:20:50,100
than we are going to.
- Yes.
488
00:20:50,267 --> 00:20:52,968
I haven't ever had a chance to
try to make Scotch liquor
489
00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:54,801
until now, so...
490
00:20:54,968 --> 00:20:57,501
- You just sound like Tim Smith.
- I know.
491
00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:59,367
I know.
I can't do it, I can't.
492
00:20:59,534 --> 00:21:01,267
Start that
water churning.
493
00:21:01,434 --> 00:21:03,567
It took us twice as long
to get this mash built
494
00:21:03,734 --> 00:21:04,999
than it should have.
495
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,767
This isn't just going to be
homemade liquor, it's going to
496
00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,701
be hillbilly Scotch.
497
00:21:09,868 --> 00:21:13,167
Hopefully that peat smoky
essence, it'll carry through
498
00:21:13,334 --> 00:21:15,567
the fermentation
and on into the distillation.
499
00:21:15,734 --> 00:21:19,267
It's awesome that I get to put
that little Scottish influence
500
00:21:19,434 --> 00:21:22,868
into it all the way from my wee
home island Islay, you know.
501
00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:26,267
If it does, folks will pay
big bucks for it, I'm sure.
502
00:21:26,434 --> 00:21:28,701
- We're
ready to walk out.
- Let it do its business.
503
00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,100
Tell you what, building
a new cap wasn't really
504
00:21:42,267 --> 00:21:43,667
what I had in mind to do.
505
00:21:43,834 --> 00:21:45,567
Since Josh walked out of
the still site and left me
506
00:21:45,734 --> 00:21:47,300
hanging, I'm building
this still all by myself.
507
00:21:48,701 --> 00:21:50,701
Oh, I really shouldn't have to
be doing this.
508
00:21:50,868 --> 00:21:53,167
So I'm doing the best I can,
as quick as I can,
509
00:21:53,334 --> 00:21:54,868
to get this order complete.
510
00:21:55,033 --> 00:21:57,100
If it don't work properly,
it's sure going to be pretty
sitting up there.
511
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,701
You know, once everything's
lined up and sealed, I'll be
512
00:22:00,868 --> 00:22:02,567
able to pull a vacuum on this
and see if it's gonna work
513
00:22:02,734 --> 00:22:03,868
or if I'm gonna be dead
in the water.
514
00:22:12,467 --> 00:22:13,467
Sup, big dog?
515
00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:16,467
What's going on, buddy?
516
00:22:16,634 --> 00:22:17,834
How you doing?
517
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,601
First of all, I want to
apologize for just busting out
518
00:22:22,767 --> 00:22:24,868
a scene like that,
not saying anything.
519
00:22:25,033 --> 00:22:28,868
I've been working by myself
for a long time.
520
00:22:29,033 --> 00:22:30,767
Just used to kind of calling
my own shots.
521
00:22:32,701 --> 00:22:34,901
I don't normally do things
the way you're gonna do some of
522
00:22:35,067 --> 00:22:36,099
the things, so I mean--
523
00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:37,399
That's just the thing
we need to talk about.
524
00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,300
You know, my ideas and your
ideas aren't gonna be exactly
525
00:22:39,467 --> 00:22:42,100
the same, but we put them ideas
together, it could make one
526
00:22:42,267 --> 00:22:44,267
really awesome idea.
You know what I'm saying?
527
00:22:44,434 --> 00:22:46,801
- Yeah.
- I owe you an apology
blazing out like I did,
528
00:22:46,968 --> 00:22:48,267
but I did talk to my customer.
529
00:22:48,434 --> 00:22:51,000
He's gave us a couple more days
to make the delivery.
530
00:22:51,167 --> 00:22:53,167
Well, I'll tell you what,
I've already got
the mash working.
531
00:22:53,334 --> 00:22:55,100
I've tried to keep things
rocking and rolling and moving
532
00:22:55,267 --> 00:22:57,100
forward, and I think you'll be
pretty pleased where
533
00:22:57,267 --> 00:22:58,267
I've got to so far.
534
00:22:58,434 --> 00:22:59,667
I'll tell you what,
it takes a big man
535
00:22:59,834 --> 00:23:01,267
to apologize for their wrong.
536
00:23:01,434 --> 00:23:04,000
The fact that Josh went back to
the customer and got more time,
537
00:23:04,167 --> 00:23:05,300
that takes even a bigger man.
538
00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:07,367
I can't help but not
take his apology.
539
00:23:07,534 --> 00:23:09,000
Come on in here, I want to
show you something.
540
00:23:09,167 --> 00:23:10,400
Show you what
I've got going on.
541
00:23:11,767 --> 00:23:13,400
- Check this out, man.
- Man.
542
00:23:13,567 --> 00:23:16,100
- What do you think about this?
- I don't know.
543
00:23:16,267 --> 00:23:17,333
What is it?
544
00:23:17,334 --> 00:23:20,434
This is actually my attempt
at a vacuum still.
545
00:23:22,901 --> 00:23:25,267
As soon as I walk into the shop
and see this frickin'
546
00:23:25,434 --> 00:23:27,167
space shuttle
that Jerry's built,
547
00:23:27,334 --> 00:23:29,701
he tells me he's built
a vacuum still.
548
00:23:29,868 --> 00:23:31,601
We got 80 gallons a week
to make, right?
549
00:23:31,767 --> 00:23:32,968
So, we need to do it faster.
550
00:23:33,133 --> 00:23:35,200
And I feel like putting this
under a vacuum is going to
551
00:23:35,367 --> 00:23:37,000
create a much faster,
much cleaner,
552
00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:38,567
and much better alcohol.
553
00:23:38,734 --> 00:23:40,400
You just might be
a damn genius.
554
00:23:40,567 --> 00:23:41,801
Well, I wouldn't
say that, but...
555
00:23:41,968 --> 00:23:43,400
- I would.
- ...I got ideas.
556
00:23:45,367 --> 00:23:47,167
Are you ready to test this
thing to see if it's actually
557
00:23:47,334 --> 00:23:49,067
going to work?
- I'm ready to rock it out.
558
00:23:49,234 --> 00:23:50,968
Let's get this thing
rocking and rolling.
559
00:23:51,133 --> 00:23:53,167
You know,
we've got the pot set up,
we've got the manifold built,
560
00:23:53,334 --> 00:23:54,400
the condenser's built.
561
00:23:54,567 --> 00:23:56,801
We've just got to tie
all this together.
562
00:23:59,267 --> 00:24:01,400
In this vacuum system,
everything has to be perfect.
563
00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:02,868
You know, one small leak
in this system,
564
00:24:03,033 --> 00:24:04,367
and it'll slow me
down tremendously.
565
00:24:06,267 --> 00:24:08,300
It's pretty complicated
contraption.
566
00:24:08,467 --> 00:24:11,200
You got four barrels sitting
on top of a one-burner.
567
00:24:11,367 --> 00:24:14,300
Then you got your column on
that, and everything comes over
568
00:24:14,467 --> 00:24:16,801
into a shotgun condenser, right?
569
00:24:16,968 --> 00:24:19,200
And we're putting a vacuum,
basically, on that
570
00:24:19,367 --> 00:24:21,367
shotgun condenser.
- What do you think?
571
00:24:21,534 --> 00:24:23,501
Come back on the bottom of
the carboy just a little bit
572
00:24:23,667 --> 00:24:24,767
on the very bottom of it.
573
00:24:24,934 --> 00:24:25,868
Come back towards me?
574
00:24:26,033 --> 00:24:27,132
Yeah.
575
00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,467
If it works, talking about
a super game changer.
576
00:24:30,634 --> 00:24:34,367
[bleep] genius, dude.
Holy [bleep] genius.
577
00:24:35,868 --> 00:24:37,200
So, you like it?
578
00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:40,367
I mean, it belongs in
the museum, not in the woods.
579
00:24:40,534 --> 00:24:41,800
But yes, I love it.
580
00:24:41,801 --> 00:24:45,100
Well, let's see if this joker
will actually hold a vacuum.
581
00:24:45,267 --> 00:24:46,868
Everything's fitted up
and tied together.
582
00:24:49,167 --> 00:24:50,267
All we got left to do is put
583
00:24:50,434 --> 00:24:52,167
a vacuum on this thing,
test it out.
584
00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:55,667
There will be plenty.
585
00:24:56,467 --> 00:24:59,300
The key point of having these
two jugs is to have water in
586
00:24:59,467 --> 00:25:01,367
one as an airlock and have
the other one to catch
587
00:25:01,534 --> 00:25:04,000
the alcohol when it comes out.
- Fire it up, big dog.
588
00:25:04,167 --> 00:25:05,300
All right.
Moment of truth.
589
00:25:09,667 --> 00:25:10,667
He's pulling good.
590
00:25:16,367 --> 00:25:19,167
We hook up the vacuum,
you can see the water bubbling,
591
00:25:19,334 --> 00:25:21,167
you can see that it seems to be
working great.
592
00:25:25,767 --> 00:25:27,167
Then it goes ding!
593
00:25:28,567 --> 00:25:29,868
Ah yeah, I'd say it is.
594
00:25:30,033 --> 00:25:32,267
But then we hear
this loud bang!
595
00:25:33,934 --> 00:25:35,300
Holy [bleep].
596
00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:36,467
Hot dog!
597
00:25:40,167 --> 00:25:41,801
2
As me and Josh is
pulling the vacuum on the still,
598
00:25:41,968 --> 00:25:44,367
we're starting to hear too many
noises, signifying that we're
599
00:25:44,534 --> 00:25:45,767
pulling too much vacuum
on these barrels.
600
00:25:46,868 --> 00:25:48,167
I can already
tell you something.
601
00:25:49,167 --> 00:25:50,567
All you need is enough draw to
602
00:25:50,734 --> 00:25:51,901
make it work.
- Right.
603
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,567
You just need a good,
steady draw.
604
00:25:54,734 --> 00:25:56,267
You know, hearing all these
noises that come from the still
605
00:25:56,434 --> 00:25:57,566
tells me that we got to
do something.
606
00:25:57,567 --> 00:25:59,167
We got to create something
that's going to control
607
00:25:59,334 --> 00:26:01,501
the vacuum so that we don't
collapse these stills.
608
00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:04,167
If you can find a way to cut
it off and keep the pressure
609
00:26:04,334 --> 00:26:06,000
that's on it,
the negative pressure...
610
00:26:06,167 --> 00:26:07,566
Wait a minute, I got an idea.
611
00:26:07,567 --> 00:26:10,067
...I think that we could
probably do what we want
to do with it.
612
00:26:14,367 --> 00:26:15,733
Check this out.
613
00:26:15,734 --> 00:26:18,367
Well, I got an old gas furnace
sitting in the shop, and I know
614
00:26:18,534 --> 00:26:20,567
that those gas furnaces
actually have to have
615
00:26:20,734 --> 00:26:21,667
a vacuum switch.
616
00:26:21,834 --> 00:26:23,267
This is an inducer fan, right?
617
00:26:23,434 --> 00:26:25,667
- Right on.
- This is what pulls the oxygen
through the burner.
618
00:26:25,834 --> 00:26:26,667
I understand.
I understand.
619
00:26:26,834 --> 00:26:27,967
Makes it work.
620
00:26:27,968 --> 00:26:30,567
So what it does is it creates
a draw on the burner
621
00:26:30,734 --> 00:26:32,066
to actually be able to burn.
622
00:26:32,067 --> 00:26:35,467
So, the way it works in a safety
aspect is it creates a vacuum
623
00:26:35,634 --> 00:26:37,734
on this casing right here.
624
00:26:37,901 --> 00:26:40,601
So these two things right here
are actually vacuum switches.
625
00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:43,000
We'll pull these out,
626
00:26:43,167 --> 00:26:44,667
and we'll hook it to our line
over there.
627
00:26:44,834 --> 00:26:46,400
Yeah, pretty much this looks
pretty complicated,
628
00:26:46,567 --> 00:26:47,501
but it's not.
629
00:26:48,467 --> 00:26:49,667
It's just an off
and on switch.
630
00:26:49,834 --> 00:26:50,968
It's like no different than
631
00:26:51,133 --> 00:26:52,733
turning on a light switch
and turning it back off.
632
00:26:52,734 --> 00:26:55,467
All we have to do is just
hook it up to our vacuum,
plug our pump into it,
633
00:26:55,634 --> 00:26:57,467
plug it into
the generator,
634
00:26:57,634 --> 00:26:58,968
and let it roll.
- All right.
635
00:26:59,133 --> 00:27:00,400
She'll pull it out of
a certain vacuum.
636
00:27:00,567 --> 00:27:02,167
As this stuff starts boiling
off, we know it's going to
637
00:27:02,334 --> 00:27:03,234
build up pressure.
- Right.
638
00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,367
So then it'll release
that pressure,
639
00:27:05,534 --> 00:27:06,633
cutting the pump back on.
640
00:27:06,634 --> 00:27:08,300
We have to have some way to
regulate the vacuum
641
00:27:08,467 --> 00:27:09,968
on this still.
Right now,
642
00:27:10,133 --> 00:27:11,367
with the time frame
we're in,
643
00:27:11,534 --> 00:27:12,767
we're gonna be sunk.
644
00:27:12,934 --> 00:27:14,467
We got to make liquor,
or we're going to lose
645
00:27:14,634 --> 00:27:16,300
this $8,000 a week order.
646
00:27:16,467 --> 00:27:19,267
All I can think about is we're
seriously running out of time.
647
00:27:25,868 --> 00:27:27,167
Check this mash out.
648
00:27:29,267 --> 00:27:31,868
I hope Daniel, when he gets
here, he's got a buyer,
649
00:27:32,033 --> 00:27:33,300
because I sure ain't got one.
650
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,868
That's definitely ready to run.
651
00:27:39,033 --> 00:27:40,767
You know, I've been stomping
the ground trying to find
652
00:27:40,934 --> 00:27:42,868
a buyer to buy
this honeysuckle run.
653
00:27:43,033 --> 00:27:44,300
I ain't had no luck.
654
00:27:44,467 --> 00:27:46,567
- You're late, Daniel.
- I know it.
655
00:27:46,734 --> 00:27:48,267
I've been on the phone with
this millionaire that's going
656
00:27:48,434 --> 00:27:50,400
to buy all this liquor.
- Really?
657
00:27:50,567 --> 00:27:52,868
No.
No, not really.
658
00:27:53,033 --> 00:27:54,567
Ain't nobody wants
nothing like that no more.
659
00:27:54,734 --> 00:27:56,601
All they want is grain liquor
now, around here.
660
00:27:56,767 --> 00:27:59,501
You know, it turns out things
are a lot different than when
661
00:27:59,667 --> 00:28:02,267
Mike and I sold the honeysuckle
shine years ago.
662
00:28:02,434 --> 00:28:04,868
And, you know, there's a hell
of a lot of cheap corn liquor
663
00:28:05,033 --> 00:28:07,300
on the market right now,
and it's bottom of
664
00:28:07,467 --> 00:28:08,567
the barrel pricing.
665
00:28:08,734 --> 00:28:10,067
Well, back to square one.
666
00:28:10,234 --> 00:28:11,300
I guess we'll get it
runned off,
667
00:28:11,467 --> 00:28:13,300
then we'll try to sell it.
- Yeah.
668
00:28:13,467 --> 00:28:15,667
You know, this run of liquor,
it's worth every dime of
669
00:28:15,834 --> 00:28:17,367
$200 a gallon.
670
00:28:17,534 --> 00:28:20,667
And I'm not taking no less than
about $175 for it.
671
00:28:20,834 --> 00:28:22,734
I mean, that's
squeezing it tight.
672
00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:25,100
- Let's lay it to it.
- It's ready to
run, Mike.
673
00:28:25,267 --> 00:28:26,968
You know, the price of
honey's nearly doubled.
674
00:28:27,133 --> 00:28:29,067
Price of propane's gone up.
675
00:28:29,234 --> 00:28:31,300
Everything's gone up
except our pay.
676
00:28:31,467 --> 00:28:33,767
Let's put a fire under it
while we're pumping it over.
677
00:28:33,934 --> 00:28:36,100
- Absolutely.
- The mash is great.
678
00:28:36,267 --> 00:28:37,166
You can taste the honey.
679
00:28:37,167 --> 00:28:38,667
You can taste
the honeysuckle in it.
680
00:28:38,834 --> 00:28:40,099
It's gonna be fire.
681
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:42,767
We just gotta get this stuff
run off and potentially try to
682
00:28:42,934 --> 00:28:43,868
find somebody to buy it.
683
00:28:44,968 --> 00:28:46,767
I'd say just a handful
in each jar.
684
00:28:46,934 --> 00:28:48,868
- What do you think?
- Suits me.
685
00:28:49,033 --> 00:28:50,100
Won't take much.
686
00:28:50,267 --> 00:28:52,167
The still rig that we're
running on here today is
687
00:28:52,334 --> 00:28:54,000
a 10-jar jar rig.
688
00:28:54,167 --> 00:28:56,601
They're made to infuse flavors.
689
00:28:56,767 --> 00:28:59,467
Oh, that right there is
gonna put the flavor to it.
690
00:28:59,634 --> 00:29:00,733
I'm telling you
it will.
691
00:29:00,734 --> 00:29:03,000
Today's case, we're gonna
infuse the flavor
692
00:29:03,167 --> 00:29:07,400
of some extra honeysuckle blooms
into the final product.
693
00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:09,767
- How close are we, Daniel?
- Pretty dang.
694
00:29:09,934 --> 00:29:12,467
- It's in the water, ain't it?
- It's in the water
for sure.
695
00:29:12,634 --> 00:29:13,567
Ooh-wee.
696
00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,501
We got liquor, Daniel.
697
00:29:17,667 --> 00:29:19,267
Is she coming
out of there?
698
00:29:19,434 --> 00:29:22,100
She's a coming.
She's fixing to come.
699
00:29:24,567 --> 00:29:26,801
- That's alkyrub, baby.
- They's alky-hol in that.
700
00:29:26,968 --> 00:29:29,000
That ain't nothing but pure
head, that's for sure.
701
00:29:29,167 --> 00:29:31,167
You can smell those
honeysuckle flowers
702
00:29:31,334 --> 00:29:32,267
coming through this liquid.
703
00:29:32,434 --> 00:29:35,067
It smells just like
old memories.
704
00:29:36,901 --> 00:29:38,367
We got all our heads caught in
the bucket now.
705
00:29:38,534 --> 00:29:39,734
We're going to pitch them
in the creek.
706
00:29:39,901 --> 00:29:41,901
We're going to turn them
into the jars, brother.
707
00:29:42,067 --> 00:29:43,734
- Send it in there.
- And now it's time to
708
00:29:43,901 --> 00:29:45,734
turn the jars on
and start catching
709
00:29:45,901 --> 00:29:47,067
that good nectar.
710
00:29:47,234 --> 00:29:48,901
Watch it start wilting
them flowers.
711
00:29:49,067 --> 00:29:50,501
Oh, yeah, it's knocking
them down, ain't it?
712
00:29:51,901 --> 00:29:54,067
- Are we
coming out of there?
- Yeah, boy.
713
00:29:54,234 --> 00:29:55,567
Good deal.
714
00:29:55,734 --> 00:29:57,200
Hey, I'm gonna get us
a little swig.
715
00:29:57,367 --> 00:29:59,601
Get us a dodger of that
and see if we like it.
716
00:30:02,901 --> 00:30:04,501
It smells just like
them flowers.
717
00:30:04,667 --> 00:30:05,868
Smell that.
718
00:30:06,033 --> 00:30:08,567
Smells like a honeysuckle,
don't it, buddy?
719
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,100
What's your first thought
on it?
720
00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:19,367
- Honey, and then honeysuckle.
- Is that right?
721
00:30:19,534 --> 00:30:21,868
Oh, it's just as good as it
ever was to me.
722
00:30:22,033 --> 00:30:24,267
I tell you what, man,
we couldn't have done it
723
00:30:24,434 --> 00:30:26,000
no better eight years ago.
724
00:30:26,167 --> 00:30:27,801
If you find something wrong
with that, there's something
725
00:30:27,968 --> 00:30:30,000
wrong with you.
This stuff is phenomenal.
726
00:30:30,167 --> 00:30:32,400
It's tasting great,
just like it did back then.
727
00:30:32,567 --> 00:30:34,467
We're just going to have
a little more of it,
728
00:30:34,634 --> 00:30:35,901
and for a higher price.
729
00:30:36,067 --> 00:30:38,467
Daniel, there ain't but one
problem with this jar
730
00:30:38,634 --> 00:30:40,167
right here.
- What's that, buddy?
731
00:30:40,334 --> 00:30:42,801
- We don't have a buyer for it.
- Let me ask you this.
732
00:30:42,968 --> 00:30:44,968
I know you probably
ain't wanting to do this.
733
00:30:45,133 --> 00:30:46,099
What?
734
00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:47,601
What about on the other side
of the hill?
735
00:30:50,067 --> 00:30:51,067
Hmm.
736
00:30:51,234 --> 00:30:53,267
I moved away from there
for a reason.
737
00:30:53,434 --> 00:30:55,400
But, with that being said,
738
00:30:55,567 --> 00:30:57,100
I know a lot of fresher folks
739
00:30:57,267 --> 00:30:58,667
over there than I do here.
740
00:30:58,834 --> 00:31:02,367
Well, you've been over there
for eight years.
741
00:31:02,534 --> 00:31:04,667
Yeah.
Well, I know a guy.
742
00:31:04,834 --> 00:31:07,868
Well, I know a guy that me
and Jerry sold to that's
743
00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:10,167
a buddy of Jerry's and...
744
00:31:10,334 --> 00:31:13,000
he's got deep pockets,
and he likes specialty runs.
745
00:31:13,167 --> 00:31:15,567
You know, I'd like to kind of
stay away from Maggie Valley,
746
00:31:15,734 --> 00:31:17,300
even though I was there for
so many years.
747
00:31:17,467 --> 00:31:19,767
You know, that's where Jerry
operates, and I want to try to
748
00:31:19,934 --> 00:31:21,267
keep the trouble down.
749
00:31:21,434 --> 00:31:24,968
But hey, if I've got to go
over there to make a living,
750
00:31:25,133 --> 00:31:27,100
I'll go over there
to make a living.
751
00:31:27,267 --> 00:31:30,467
It's going to tick people off,
you know how they are.
752
00:31:30,634 --> 00:31:33,801
- But we got to make money, too.
- Absolutely.
753
00:31:33,968 --> 00:31:35,467
I'm good with it if you are.
754
00:31:35,634 --> 00:31:38,567
I'll get on the phone with
him before this jar warms up.
755
00:31:38,734 --> 00:31:40,767
Just because Jerry brought
this customer to the table
756
00:31:40,934 --> 00:31:42,367
last year for the both of us,
757
00:31:42,534 --> 00:31:44,601
don't mean Jerry owns
this customer.
758
00:31:44,767 --> 00:31:47,767
If I can sell him a run of
liquor, I'll sell it to him.
759
00:31:47,934 --> 00:31:49,567
I think we're off to
a good start, brother.
760
00:31:49,734 --> 00:31:51,066
I know we are.
761
00:31:51,067 --> 00:31:53,734
Let's go get this stuff sold,
even if it is in Maggie Valley.
762
00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:06,267
It's a bomb.
That's the detonator, right?
763
00:32:06,434 --> 00:32:07,567
- Pretty much the detonator.
- OK.
764
00:32:07,734 --> 00:32:09,901
This vacuum pump is pulling
so hard of a vacuum,
765
00:32:10,067 --> 00:32:11,767
we're afraid it's going to
collapse the still.
766
00:32:11,934 --> 00:32:14,000
The idea I come up with is
actually pull a vacuum switch
767
00:32:14,167 --> 00:32:15,200
out of an old furnace, put it
768
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,100
in a box to be able to
control the vacuum.
769
00:32:17,267 --> 00:32:19,767
So the way this thing's wired
up is this ice cube relay is
770
00:32:19,934 --> 00:32:21,400
set like
a normally closed situation.
771
00:32:21,567 --> 00:32:24,100
So, like right now, if we
plug it up, it's going to run.
772
00:32:24,267 --> 00:32:26,367
So, when it builds up a vacuum,
this thing is going to
773
00:32:26,534 --> 00:32:29,467
disconnect, therefore turning
this thing off, which will
774
00:32:29,634 --> 00:32:31,100
actually disconnect the power.
775
00:32:31,267 --> 00:32:33,100
So as the pressure drops
in the tanks, whatever,
776
00:32:33,267 --> 00:32:35,767
it'll actually click back on,
start to pump back up,
777
00:32:35,934 --> 00:32:37,667
build our vacuum back up,
and shut back off.
778
00:32:37,834 --> 00:32:39,300
This is going to
regulate our pressure.
779
00:32:39,467 --> 00:32:41,567
This is going to regulate
our vacuum perfectly.
780
00:32:41,734 --> 00:32:44,467
- One thing to do now...
- We've got to test it.
781
00:32:44,634 --> 00:32:46,000
Test it out, see if it works.
782
00:32:46,167 --> 00:32:48,501
And if it don't, regardless of
what happens, we've got to get
783
00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:49,767
to making some damn liquor.
784
00:32:50,767 --> 00:32:52,968
If we can't find a way to
regulate this vacuum,
785
00:32:53,133 --> 00:32:54,667
it's gonna put us
in a predicament.
786
00:32:54,834 --> 00:32:57,000
If we lose an
80-gallon-a-week order,
787
00:32:57,167 --> 00:32:59,067
my heart's gonna be sunk.
788
00:32:59,234 --> 00:33:00,467
Right now I'm just
chomping at the bit
789
00:33:00,634 --> 00:33:02,767
because I gotta get
this run done.
790
00:33:02,934 --> 00:33:04,067
We're definitely gonna be
in trouble if we don't
791
00:33:04,234 --> 00:33:05,167
get this run done for sure.
792
00:33:06,868 --> 00:33:08,100
All right, Jerry,
moment of truth.
793
00:33:08,267 --> 00:33:09,200
We ready?
794
00:33:10,868 --> 00:33:12,701
- Yep.
- All right, moment of truth.
795
00:33:15,167 --> 00:33:17,267
All right.
Here goes, Jerry.
796
00:33:25,667 --> 00:33:26,968
That's badass, dude.
797
00:33:31,367 --> 00:33:33,501
It's working perfectly.
It's cutting off and on.
798
00:33:35,067 --> 00:33:36,801
This is gonna
be a game-changer.
799
00:33:36,968 --> 00:33:39,734
This is gonna make alcohol
a whole different level.
800
00:33:39,901 --> 00:33:41,067
It's gonna make
smoother alcohol.
801
00:33:41,234 --> 00:33:42,567
It's gonna make it faster.
802
00:33:42,734 --> 00:33:44,601
It's gonna boil it at a lower
temperature, which has never
803
00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:45,767
been done before.
804
00:33:45,934 --> 00:33:47,868
It's pretty good bracket, man.
805
00:33:48,033 --> 00:33:49,100
Yeah, when you stick your hand
806
00:33:49,267 --> 00:33:50,501
on it like that,
you can't really feel it.
807
00:33:50,667 --> 00:33:52,167
You do it like that,
you can feel it pulling away
808
00:33:52,334 --> 00:33:53,567
like the wind blowing.
- Yeah.
809
00:33:53,734 --> 00:33:56,100
Now that we got the vacuum
regulated, now that we got
810
00:33:56,267 --> 00:33:58,567
this thing all fixed, now it's
time to get this baby
811
00:33:58,734 --> 00:34:00,367
in the woods
and start making some liquor.
812
00:34:00,534 --> 00:34:02,200
Dude, this is badass.
813
00:34:03,567 --> 00:34:04,801
I think it'll work good, man.
814
00:34:04,968 --> 00:34:07,400
Dude, hey, you know what
we gotta do now, don't you?
815
00:34:07,567 --> 00:34:10,033
- Yep.
- It's time to make some liquor.
816
00:34:12,467 --> 00:34:14,434
2
I tell you what, it feels kind
of weird to be back over here
817
00:34:14,601 --> 00:34:16,434
in Maggie Valley, now that
I've moved back toward
818
00:34:16,601 --> 00:34:17,634
East Tennessee.
819
00:34:18,968 --> 00:34:20,767
But anyway, you got to go
where you got to go
820
00:34:20,934 --> 00:34:22,100
to make a sale happen.
821
00:34:22,267 --> 00:34:23,667
You know, me and Daniel
wasn't able to sell
822
00:34:23,834 --> 00:34:26,167
our honeysuckle honey moonshine.
823
00:34:26,334 --> 00:34:28,734
So I called up an old buyer of
mine and Jerry's over here
824
00:34:28,901 --> 00:34:29,767
in Maggie Valley.
825
00:34:29,934 --> 00:34:31,367
I'm on my way to meet this guy
826
00:34:31,534 --> 00:34:33,133
to see if I can
sell it off to him.
827
00:34:33,300 --> 00:34:35,567
Jerry originally introduced me
to this guy, Jeff.
828
00:34:35,734 --> 00:34:39,133
But I mean, come on.
Jerry don't own all
of our customers.
829
00:34:39,300 --> 00:34:42,033
So I mean, I can sell to him
just as well as Jerry can.
830
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,234
I've got to make a living
just like everybody else does
831
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,667
around here.
And if Jerry don't like it...
832
00:34:47,868 --> 00:34:49,534
Jerry can lump it.
833
00:34:49,701 --> 00:34:52,767
I feel like Jeff's the perfect
candidate for this run here.
834
00:34:52,934 --> 00:34:54,000
He likes specialty runs.
835
00:34:54,167 --> 00:34:56,267
He likes natural stuff,
and that's what I do.
836
00:34:58,467 --> 00:35:00,367
Come on in here.
Yeah, that's him.
837
00:35:00,534 --> 00:35:02,667
And that's what I want to try
to offer this guy.
838
00:35:02,834 --> 00:35:04,667
Here's that honeysuckle shine
I was telling you about.
839
00:35:04,834 --> 00:35:08,133
All righty.
Where's Jerry, by the way?
840
00:35:08,300 --> 00:35:10,968
I guess he's over at his shop,
man, hanging out.
841
00:35:11,133 --> 00:35:12,067
OK.
842
00:35:21,534 --> 00:35:23,567
- Like that?
- That's some good stuff, Mike.
843
00:35:23,734 --> 00:35:25,534
- Yeah, man.
- I like that.
844
00:35:25,701 --> 00:35:27,734
I've got 20 gallons
of that stuff.
845
00:35:27,901 --> 00:35:29,667
- 20 gallons?
- Yep.
846
00:35:29,834 --> 00:35:31,267
- Take about 10 off of it.
- 10?
847
00:35:31,434 --> 00:35:33,467
Well, I mean, I'll sell 10.
That's fine.
848
00:35:33,634 --> 00:35:35,868
I mean, you know,
if the price is right.
849
00:35:36,033 --> 00:35:37,133
- OK.
- I'm looking to get about
850
00:35:37,300 --> 00:35:38,634
$200 a gallon, though.
851
00:35:38,801 --> 00:35:41,534
I was thinking
more about like $160.
852
00:35:41,701 --> 00:35:43,434
I can't do $160.
That's for sure, man.
853
00:35:43,601 --> 00:35:45,734
You're going to have to--
oh, Lord.
854
00:35:47,133 --> 00:35:49,234
We got too much time into
that run right there.
855
00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,467
I tell you what, if you'll
take 10 gallons of it,
856
00:35:51,634 --> 00:35:54,234
I'll go with $175 for you
and get out of your hair.
857
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:55,567
- $175?
- Yep.
858
00:35:55,734 --> 00:35:58,367
Well, listen, I can do $175.
That's fair.
859
00:35:58,534 --> 00:36:00,267
Y'all always give me
good quality stuff.
860
00:36:00,434 --> 00:36:01,734
- Sounds good to me, man.
- Hey.
861
00:36:01,901 --> 00:36:03,868
- All right, buddy.
- I got me a good deal
here today.
862
00:36:04,033 --> 00:36:06,267
He was willing to pay
$175 a gallon
863
00:36:06,434 --> 00:36:07,868
for 10 gallons of
this stuff.
864
00:36:08,033 --> 00:36:09,267
That's a good payday
for me and Daniel.
865
00:36:09,434 --> 00:36:11,033
It's a pleasure doing
business with you.
866
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:12,233
All right.
867
00:36:12,234 --> 00:36:13,467
Maybe we can deal again
sometime or another.
868
00:36:13,634 --> 00:36:15,067
Now that you bring that up,
869
00:36:16,167 --> 00:36:18,667
I got a little something maybe
you might be interested in.
870
00:36:18,834 --> 00:36:20,434
You ever dealt with sassafras?
871
00:36:20,601 --> 00:36:23,033
Ah, Lord, I've drank
sassafras tea all my life.
872
00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:24,333
- Yeah?
- You know?
873
00:36:24,334 --> 00:36:26,567
Well, me too, and that's where
I got the idea from.
874
00:36:26,734 --> 00:36:28,367
- OK.
- My grandma used to make that
875
00:36:28,534 --> 00:36:30,667
for me when I was a kid.
- Mine too.
876
00:36:30,834 --> 00:36:34,367
You know, sassafras tea comes
from the sassafras root.
877
00:36:34,534 --> 00:36:36,767
It pretty much tastes like
root beer, so to speak.
878
00:36:36,934 --> 00:36:38,567
And I think back in
the old days,
879
00:36:38,734 --> 00:36:40,334
that's what root beer was
made out of.
880
00:36:40,501 --> 00:36:43,267
I was wondering if maybe
you guys might be interested in
881
00:36:43,434 --> 00:36:45,167
making liquor out of
some sassafras.
882
00:36:45,334 --> 00:36:46,700
Well, that's my profession.
883
00:36:46,701 --> 00:36:50,767
I've never made a sassafras tea
shine before, but I surely know
884
00:36:50,934 --> 00:36:53,934
how to make sassafras tea,
so I feel like I can do
885
00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:55,167
what you want me to do.
886
00:36:55,334 --> 00:36:56,367
- Well.
- What do you look--
887
00:36:56,534 --> 00:36:57,934
How much of this do
you want to look for?
888
00:36:58,100 --> 00:36:59,667
Well, look, about 15 gallons
if you can get it.
889
00:36:59,834 --> 00:37:00,801
That's right.
890
00:37:00,968 --> 00:37:02,467
So now I want you
to be understood.
891
00:37:03,534 --> 00:37:06,067
I got to go source and find
that root and dig it.
892
00:37:06,234 --> 00:37:08,167
You willing to pay
the same price for you as
893
00:37:08,334 --> 00:37:11,367
you did the honeysuckle?
- Yes, sir, I'll give you $175.
894
00:37:11,534 --> 00:37:14,167
- $175.
- I believe I can
make that happen.
895
00:37:14,334 --> 00:37:16,868
Now, it don't matter who makes
the liquor, as long as Jeff
896
00:37:17,033 --> 00:37:18,567
is happy.
He keeps saying, "you guys,"
897
00:37:18,734 --> 00:37:21,434
and I know he's referring to me
and Jerry here.
898
00:37:21,601 --> 00:37:23,033
Tell Jerry I said
hey, man.
899
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,767
I will next time
I see him, buddy.
900
00:37:24,934 --> 00:37:26,467
- All right.
- All right.
901
00:37:26,634 --> 00:37:29,167
But I'm the mastermind
behind the recipes.
902
00:37:29,334 --> 00:37:31,534
Me and Daniel is going to
take care of this guy
903
00:37:31,701 --> 00:37:32,634
and make him happy.
904
00:37:36,467 --> 00:37:38,133
Today's the day,
ain't it, Jordan?
905
00:37:38,300 --> 00:37:40,000
Distilling day.
906
00:37:40,167 --> 00:37:42,434
I just pray that
that mash is ready.
907
00:37:42,601 --> 00:37:44,267
So we're headed back
in the woods.
908
00:37:44,434 --> 00:37:45,566
It's run day.
909
00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:48,868
Our mash should be done
for this hillbilly Scotch.
910
00:37:49,033 --> 00:37:51,467
- Oh, yeah,
deader than a gnit.
- Oh, yeah.
911
00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:55,667
Not too bad smoky.
912
00:37:56,734 --> 00:37:59,467
When we took the lid off that
mash barrel, I was pleasantly
913
00:37:59,634 --> 00:38:01,734
surprised the smell of that
peat smoke.
914
00:38:01,901 --> 00:38:04,334
Try not to stir it up any more
than you have to.
915
00:38:04,501 --> 00:38:07,434
But there's no telling
how much will transfer through
916
00:38:07,601 --> 00:38:09,067
the distillation process.
917
00:38:09,234 --> 00:38:11,167
Well, now's
come the moment.
918
00:38:11,334 --> 00:38:12,868
We've come across
something new.
919
00:38:13,033 --> 00:38:15,467
We might upscale this smoke
and this might be the new
920
00:38:15,634 --> 00:38:16,834
revolutionary thing we need.
921
00:38:21,267 --> 00:38:22,534
We'll let that run there
922
00:38:22,701 --> 00:38:24,334
a couple or three minutes,
and then we'll cap it off.
923
00:38:25,334 --> 00:38:28,267
That'll burn off any fuels
out there that we don't want
924
00:38:28,434 --> 00:38:30,767
the heads, basically.
- It's a trial run.
925
00:38:30,934 --> 00:38:34,067
You never know what you do
until you put it in a still
926
00:38:34,234 --> 00:38:35,133
and cook it.
927
00:38:35,300 --> 00:38:37,000
So, now that we've lit
the still,
928
00:38:37,167 --> 00:38:38,567
we're breaking the law.
929
00:38:38,734 --> 00:38:41,167
Well, you're breaking
another law.
930
00:38:41,334 --> 00:38:44,267
Just so you know,
you carrying this still pot
931
00:38:44,434 --> 00:38:46,968
through the woods, that was
when you were breaking the law.
932
00:38:47,133 --> 00:38:49,868
In the United States,
possession of an unregistered
933
00:38:50,033 --> 00:38:51,334
distillation device,
934
00:38:51,501 --> 00:38:52,968
i.e. a liquor still,
935
00:38:53,133 --> 00:38:54,300
that's a felony.
936
00:38:54,467 --> 00:38:56,767
So, yes, you were breaking
the law just carrying that
937
00:38:56,934 --> 00:38:57,834
rascal in here.
938
00:39:02,434 --> 00:39:03,467
Exactly.
939
00:39:05,868 --> 00:39:06,868
It is.
940
00:39:09,267 --> 00:39:10,634
Exactly.
941
00:39:10,801 --> 00:39:12,334
Well, that's got us
warming up, Jordan.
942
00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:15,467
You know, I got to say,
I'm impressed with Jordan.
943
00:39:15,634 --> 00:39:17,667
Right around there, Jordan,
let me make sure that the gas
944
00:39:17,834 --> 00:39:19,634
gets all in its grooves.
945
00:39:19,801 --> 00:39:22,767
He's got a lot of good
knowledge about making liquor,
946
00:39:22,934 --> 00:39:25,133
and this is going to be
his first run here in
947
00:39:25,300 --> 00:39:27,267
the United States,
where, you know, all of
948
00:39:27,434 --> 00:39:30,100
our ancestors, most of them
came from that region
949
00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:31,566
over there, initially.
950
00:39:31,567 --> 00:39:34,834
So, he's kind of, more or less,
treading on hallowed ground.
951
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:37,467
- Oh, we got liquor running?
- Yes, we do.
952
00:39:37,634 --> 00:39:39,767
You know, we know what corn's
going to bring to the table,
953
00:39:39,934 --> 00:39:41,734
but that's not what
we're looking for.
954
00:39:41,901 --> 00:39:45,567
We want to have a little smoky
note that's precursoring that
955
00:39:45,734 --> 00:39:47,267
corn flavor coming through.
956
00:39:47,434 --> 00:39:49,000
Let's see what we got.
957
00:39:49,167 --> 00:39:50,868
Oh, man, I'm excited
for this, boys.
958
00:39:51,033 --> 00:39:52,334
We're excited, too.
959
00:39:52,501 --> 00:39:53,733
Would you like to
do the honor?
960
00:39:53,734 --> 00:39:56,067
- You do the honor, young man.
- You're the visiting team.
961
00:40:00,767 --> 00:40:02,267
We want
your honest opinion.
962
00:40:03,968 --> 00:40:05,133
Ain't saying nothing, is he?
963
00:40:06,834 --> 00:40:09,367
Boy, it does have a nice,
smoky smell to it.
964
00:40:09,534 --> 00:40:10,467
Mm.
965
00:40:14,367 --> 00:40:17,767
Sweet and not too smoky.
966
00:40:19,067 --> 00:40:20,667
I'm going to say that's like
little red riding hood.
967
00:40:20,834 --> 00:40:23,167
- That's just right.
- I like it.
968
00:40:23,334 --> 00:40:26,434
This corn flavor is top-notch,
969
00:40:26,601 --> 00:40:28,567
and it's let off by just
970
00:40:28,734 --> 00:40:31,367
the slightest little hint
of that peat smoke.
971
00:40:31,534 --> 00:40:33,968
- I like it.
- I'm glad.
972
00:40:34,133 --> 00:40:36,067
Smoky perfection.
973
00:40:36,234 --> 00:40:38,267
You know, this jar of liquor,
it's very good.
974
00:40:39,267 --> 00:40:42,667
Very high quality,
not an abundance of smokiness
975
00:40:42,834 --> 00:40:44,167
in it, which I'm a fan of.
976
00:40:44,334 --> 00:40:46,334
I don't like
a lot of smokiness.
977
00:40:46,501 --> 00:40:48,868
Damn, it's been a hard road
to get to here, ain't it?
978
00:40:49,033 --> 00:40:50,734
- Oh, yeah.
- So now we can
979
00:40:50,901 --> 00:40:52,267
give our customers
something that
980
00:40:52,434 --> 00:40:53,767
they can't get anywhere else.
981
00:40:53,934 --> 00:40:55,634
I got the liquor.
982
00:40:55,801 --> 00:40:58,334
- Job well done,
young man.
- Thank you, guys.
983
00:40:58,501 --> 00:41:00,067
It's been a pleasure
working with yous.
984
00:41:01,834 --> 00:41:03,033
Oh my.
985
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,934
This smells like
Parmesan cheese had feet.
986
00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:08,133
That's gonna make liquor
taste better?
987
00:41:08,300 --> 00:41:09,267
It's got mold on it.
988
00:41:12,801 --> 00:41:15,167
- Hey, Tim!
- What's going on in here?
989
00:41:15,334 --> 00:41:17,734
We want
a period-correct whiskey.
990
00:41:17,901 --> 00:41:20,734
Back then, they had, like,
this Indian corn.
991
00:41:20,901 --> 00:41:23,634
Problem with Indian corn?
Don't nobody grow it no more.
992
00:41:23,801 --> 00:41:26,000
We're making moonshine
at 100, Jerry.
993
00:41:26,167 --> 00:41:27,467
I'm on a deadline.
994
00:41:27,634 --> 00:41:29,234
- Oh, [bleep].
- Oh, crap!
995
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:30,334
- Oh!
- Holy [bleep].