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[narrator] this time
on master distiller...
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That is slap on 180 proof.
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...It's as close as it gets
to pure alcohol.
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-Damn.
-Dangerous to
drink straight
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and highly explosive.
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That drop fell on this wood
and it's smoking.
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Ultra-high proof shine
was perfected by
prohibition bootleggers...
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Money dropping in
and money flowing out.
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...To minimize shipments
and maximize profits.
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The highest proof I ever made
was 176.
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And making liquor this hot
taste good...
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I can sell that.
Can you sell that, mark?
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...Is a backwoods shiner's
biggest secret.
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I'll sell every bit of it,
if he will make some more.
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-Let's get lit.
-[all chuckling]
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across the country,
a handful of
amateur distillers
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are heirs to
a centuries old tradition.
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Some operate
on the legal side,
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others practice their craft
beyond the reach of the law.
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Now they'll face off to earn
their place in america's
liquor making legacy.
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-Thump, thump, thump, thump.
-I got a little thumping
going on myself.
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Little thump keg waltz.
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Judged by three
legendary moonshiners...
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Mark, you're gonna
taste it first, right?
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[mark] hell,
I ain't scared of it.
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...And a mountain man
with a rep for making
high-octane shine.
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Slow her down.
All you need is a cork.
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They'll go head to head
in a series of challenges...
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[tim] one is running over
over there.
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[mark] don't let it spill over
into your jar, big steve.
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You'll be diluting it.
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...To determine
who has what it takes
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to be named
master distiller.
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Phew, that's hot.
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[digger] guys,
welcome to master distiller.
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I'm digger manes.
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Tim smith, and my buddy
mark wayne ramsey.
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High-proof liquor.
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All over the interweb
everybody wants
to brag on,
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"I don't drink liquor
unless it's 160 proof."
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they don't know any better.
They might have a little bit
but it's not pledged.
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[narrator] in the us,
proof was defined as two times
the alcohol by volume.
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While most commercial spirits
clock in around 80 to 100,
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anything over 120 is
considered ultra-high proof
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and must be tempered
before drinking.
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Despite current fads
setting the internet ablaze,
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ultra-high proof liquor
wasn't meant to be sold
that way.
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In 1919, prohibition put
moonshiners on the map
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as the country turned
to illicit liquor
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to fill the new
underground demand.
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Transporting product
to big cities was risky
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so to carry more liquor
in smaller hiding spaces,
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backwoods shiners
concentrated alcohol content
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by removing excess water
through additional
distillation.
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After reaching
its destination,
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the ultra-high proof shine
would be tempered down
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to a drinkable,
marketable strength.
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But flavor dies off
as alcohol content rises.
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So pushing proof
while maintaining taste
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is a lucrative skill that
requires every trick
in a shiner's playbook.
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We're searching
for the sasquatch
of the liquor world.
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The best-tasting high proof
liquor that's ever been.
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We're gonna show
that it can be made.
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What you got at stake here
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is your bragging rights,
first and foremost,
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it's your master distiller,
but beyond that
you get a limited run
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of your high proof liquor
at sugar lands
distilling company.
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Guys, you're gonna start
with the same mash build.
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It's a house mash,
it's called silver cloud,
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y'all three got
the same steel.
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The way it's gonna work
is the highest proofed gallons
that you bring to the table.
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So it's not about
the volume that you got
in your bucket,
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but it's the volume
of proof gallons.
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Y'all got your instructions?
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Bring us a bucket of liquor.
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You got three hours
to strip this mash
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starting now.
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[narrator] each shiner
has 25 gallons of
the house sour mash
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to distill into
a raw base spirit.
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The one with the highest
volume of alcohol
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will get the first pick
of still parts
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for the elimination
taste test.
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This right here would be
a very interesting contest
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'cause depending on how
you run your still,
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could make the difference
in your alcohol level.
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So it's gonna
come down to skill.
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Easy there.
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They keep laying
into it hot and fast.
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This ain't gonna be
no taste test.
We're looking for volume.
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We got a boo-boo.
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-I've got a major problem.
-Uh-oh.
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My strainer just went
straight down in the still.
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Old steve's a former cop.
Guess he decided
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he'd rather go
on the illegal side.
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My name's steve watson.
I'm from south eastern ohio.
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This is where I call home.
My nickname is big steve.
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Here's my distillery cat.
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They call me that
'cause I'm 6',7", 300 pounds.
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Right in the center
of his head.
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-The face?
-Yup.
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I was a former police officer
many years ago.
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Being on this side
of the law is
a little different.
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I used to chase guys
that made moonshine.
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And now I'm one of them.
Excellent.
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I've also been known
as a shooting sensei,
I'm a firearms instructor
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part time, and also
a former martial artist.
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I've been distilling now
about ten years.
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I snapped my leg
in martial arts
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and was laid up
for about six months,
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and needed to learn
how to do something
to keep my mind occupied.
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To be a moonshiner,
you really gotta be part chef,
part engineer, part chemist.
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As far as high proof goes,
you still want a product
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that when you drink it,
it has flavor.
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I mean, nobody wants to
produce some paint thinner.
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Winning master distiller,
to me, would be everything.
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And be self-taught,
and achieve this kind of
level in such a short time
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it'd definitely by
a dream come true.
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-There you go.
-Pull it up.
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Can we light this any time?
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Sure, you can light it
any time you want to.
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Stands to reason, quicker
you get fire under it
quicker it's gonna get hot.
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My name is elizabeth spencer
and I'm from southwest iowa.
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I raise fiber sheep.
Out! Out!
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The first time I built
what I thought was a still
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I was probably
about 12 years old.
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This is my thumper.
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It wasn't about alcohol,
it was about
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the chemistry
of doing it well.
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That's why I'm 56
and still in the game.
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These are my pots.
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I did find my grandma's whisky
recipe by accident.
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Who builds a restaurant chain,
a trucking industry
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and a grocery store chain
during the depression?
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She built a multi-million
dollar industry
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off of moonshine.
That's the only thing
it could've been.
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So, being able to put
my label on the shelf
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would be a neat tribute to
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be able to maybe someday
label my grandmother's whisky.
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[digger]
you all right, liz?
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I need one more hand
but yeah.
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Turn both of them
right there wide open
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and deal with
that needle valve.
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-There you go.
-Yay.
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Now you cooking with gas,
literally.
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Well, you was.
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Took hair off my hand.
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Darrell's retired navy.
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He wants to go
by uncle dum dum.
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I can't call him that
'cause I don't
see that in him.
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He knows what he's
doing on a still.
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My name is darrell flack
and I'm from
callahan, florida.
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Time to get
this thing fired up.
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My friends back home
call me by my nickname
uncle dum dum.
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You do dumb stuff,
you get called dumb names.
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Got the 15 gallon keg.
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I got tired of paying
high dollars for the whisky.
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With the four macer
jar thumper.
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Decided to research
and buy my own still,
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and it's all downhill
from there.
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This one's about 120 proof.
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My signature recipe
is gonna be high proof
and really good, smooth.
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That's some pretty
good stuff.
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My ultimate goal
is to open a distillery
in northern florida.
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If I was to
win master distiller
it's gonna be the world to me.
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The nickname of my still
is trouble.
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Because the wives know
once we go out there
and light her up,
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somebody's getting
in trouble. [chuckles]
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steve, he's got his going
now, I'm telling you.
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Yeah, boy.
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I probably wouldn't
put anything in my thumper.
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You want that vapor
to come out and molest it.
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[narrator] extracting the most
alcohol from the same
mash and equipment
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depends on the techniques
used during distillation.
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As heat strips the alcohol
vapor from the mash,
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it brings water vapor
along with it.
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As the mixed vapors come
into contact with the cooler
surface of the cap
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some water, which has
a higher boiling point
than alcohol
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condenses and falls
back into the pot.
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The concentrated alcohol
vapor then travels
to the thump keg.
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An empty thump keg
provides additional
surface area
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for any remaining
water vapor to cool
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so that only the purest
alcohol vapors
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reach the worm
to condense into
ultra-high proof shine.
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Keeping temperature
consistent is key
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to achieving the highest
volume of alcohol.
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Well, I think I'm up
and running here, darrell.
How about you?
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It's up, it's running.
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I don't know what's gonna
come out the other end.
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Man, I can hear yours.
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Yours is just...
[buzzing]
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starting out,
I had jitters,
there's no doubt about it.
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-You just pull straight up?
-Yes.
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Vapor locked the still
because the thermostat
was plugged up in it.
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[objects clattering]
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damn, all the clanging
and banging,
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it sounds like two skeletons
dragging on a tin roof.
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Steve, don't you break
that steel now.
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I'm gonna get mine up
for a bit, I'm gonna
back her down.
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I got a draft to deal with.
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I've used similar stills.
I'm comfortable with
what we're using.
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I think it's a great setup.
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Thump, thump, thump, thump.
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-You get some thumping?
-Yes, sir.
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-Got a little thumping
going on myself.
-There you go.
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Little thump keg waltz.
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This is money dropping in
and money flowing out.
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It's pennies in the pan.
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This is like
another world to me.
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They always say the waiting
is the hardest part.
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Once I got
the still rolling
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you don't know
what you're gonna get.
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As far as this run,
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what comes out come out.
You know what I mean?
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Yeah, but I mean,
when I do it at home
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I get all the time
in the world.
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This is a little different.
We have time limits,
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we got people
waiting on us so you
can't fart around too long.
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You got one hour left.
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You're a good old still.
I like you.
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You should come home
with me. We can have
a lot of fun together.
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There you go.
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Once we got running,
if was just trying
to get comfortable
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with the surroundings,
the still,
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you know,
just having fun with it.
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It tastes good.
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Mine should start here.
I just don't have mine
turned up like you guys.
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At home,
I run low and slow.
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That's what I did here.
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I was used to running
for flavor
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and we're running
for proof.
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[digger] is your thumper
moving yet? Can you
hear it doing anything?
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-Oh.
-Find a leak?
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-[narrator] coming up...
-Go ahead, mark,
do your work.
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In a high proof weigh-in
every drop counts.
235
00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,589
The numbers don't lie.
236
00:11:35,162 --> 00:11:37,095
-Oh.
-Find a leak?
237
00:11:37,130 --> 00:11:39,531
[narrator]
a sunshine state shiner,
238
00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:42,100
a cop turned outlaw
liquor maker,
239
00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:44,469
and a sheep herding
home distiller
240
00:11:44,504 --> 00:11:48,239
are competing to distill
the most alcohol by volume...
241
00:11:48,275 --> 00:11:49,407
[liz] there we go.
242
00:11:49,443 --> 00:11:52,143
...From 25 gallons
of house mash.
243
00:11:52,179 --> 00:11:53,645
Okay, now it gurgled.
244
00:11:54,748 --> 00:11:56,848
It's like everybody knows
how to make a hot dog
245
00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:59,017
but when you go into
somebody else's kitchen,
246
00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:01,853
you don't know
where anything is
to make the hot dog.
247
00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,456
As long as I got
a microwave, I'm fine.
248
00:12:04,491 --> 00:12:06,458
I don't even
own a microwave.
249
00:12:06,493 --> 00:12:08,893
I asked her,
what kind of still
do you run?
250
00:12:08,929 --> 00:12:11,129
And she said
an easy bake oven still.
251
00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:13,465
What even is
an easy bake oven still?
252
00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:15,366
I think it's something
you put on a stove.
253
00:12:15,402 --> 00:12:17,068
I don't have that much.
254
00:12:18,739 --> 00:12:20,772
I have almost nothing.
255
00:12:20,807 --> 00:12:23,541
I may or may not
get a couple quarts
out of it.
256
00:12:23,577 --> 00:12:26,544
I've never used something
that big before.
257
00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:28,480
At home,
I run low and slow.
258
00:12:28,515 --> 00:12:30,148
That's what I did here.
259
00:12:30,183 --> 00:12:33,451
I had a nice high proof
but I didn't have the volume.
260
00:12:35,655 --> 00:12:37,388
[mark] I want you to look
at that bucket,
261
00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:39,858
it looks like a shot glass
with him carrying it.
262
00:12:39,893 --> 00:12:41,526
[tim] yeah, he's a man.
263
00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:45,697
-Good job, steve.
-Here comes darrell.
264
00:12:45,732 --> 00:12:47,098
There he comes.
265
00:12:47,134 --> 00:12:49,067
-There you go.
-Uncle dum dum.
266
00:12:49,970 --> 00:12:52,570
-Good luck.
-Last not but least, liz.
267
00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:56,908
-Good job.
-Smells like liquor
to me.
268
00:12:56,943 --> 00:12:59,644
[tim] I'm hoping they
weren't making buttermilk.
269
00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,613
We'll get some scales.
270
00:13:01,648 --> 00:13:04,616
-Get some scales.
-Get that fancy hydrometer.
271
00:13:04,651 --> 00:13:06,050
So we can get
to proof testing.
272
00:13:06,086 --> 00:13:08,453
I may have less volume
273
00:13:08,488 --> 00:13:10,655
but by the time
the math's done,
274
00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:12,590
and they get
that final number,
275
00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:14,993
it's hard to tell
who's gonna win this.
276
00:13:15,028 --> 00:13:18,496
Darrell's proof
is 119.97.
277
00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,232
Let's see what the weight is.
278
00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:23,635
13.2 pounds.
279
00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:25,737
Go ahead, mark,
do your work.
280
00:13:25,772 --> 00:13:27,806
[narrator]
to calculate proof gallons,
281
00:13:27,841 --> 00:13:32,777
the weight of each bucket
is multiplied by the percent
of alcohol by volume.
282
00:13:32,813 --> 00:13:37,916
This number is then
multiplied by two
and divided by 100.
283
00:13:37,951 --> 00:13:39,717
I got it figured out.
284
00:13:39,753 --> 00:13:41,920
The numbers don't lie.
Go fetch them.
285
00:13:43,557 --> 00:13:45,290
[narrator] the higher
the proof gallon,
286
00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:49,494
the more alcohol distillers
have to work with
for the second run.
287
00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:52,030
Big steve.
288
00:13:52,065 --> 00:13:57,101
Your volume weight
was 16.8 pounds of distill.
289
00:13:57,137 --> 00:14:02,273
Your proof was 117.86.
290
00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:07,412
Now you convert all of that
and your proof gallons
will be 2.60.
291
00:14:09,249 --> 00:14:12,884
Darrell, your weight
was 13.2 pounds.
292
00:14:14,487 --> 00:14:18,923
Your proof was 119.97.
293
00:14:18,959 --> 00:14:21,893
So that converted
to proof gallons
294
00:14:21,928 --> 00:14:26,965
gives you 2.08
proof gallons.
295
00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,133
All right, liz.
296
00:14:29,169 --> 00:14:33,271
Your weight of your liquid
volume was 9.6 pounds.
297
00:14:33,306 --> 00:14:37,909
You had the highest proof
of the three of you at 122.13.
298
00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:41,346
However, when you break
that down to 100 proof
299
00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:44,649
it calculates into
1.55 proof gallons.
300
00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:50,521
So, big steve,
you're gonna pick
still parts first.
301
00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:53,358
Darrell, you're gonna
pick still parts second.
302
00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:55,627
Liz, you're gonna
pick still parts third.
303
00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:58,196
Had the highest
proof gallons, 2.6.
304
00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:01,666
Going into the next round,
I think that gives me
a little bit of an advantage.
305
00:15:01,701 --> 00:15:04,535
Time to go pick
your still parts out.
306
00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:06,804
[mark] holler for your boy
there, timmy.
307
00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,640
Tickle!
308
00:15:08,675 --> 00:15:11,776
He won't come for us
if we call him.
309
00:15:11,811 --> 00:15:13,444
How y'all doing?
310
00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,213
We was doing all right
till you got here.
311
00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:18,383
-[all laughing]
-y'all come on.
312
00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:21,452
[narrator]
commercial distillers
use column stills
313
00:15:21,488 --> 00:15:25,223
made up of multiple plates
to increase alcohol purity.
314
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:28,359
While most backwoods shiners
rely on a thump keg
315
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:31,596
or doubler attached to
a standard pot still.
316
00:15:31,631 --> 00:15:34,232
Thump kegs allow
a second distillation
317
00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,534
to take place
in a single run
318
00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:39,437
and can be easily
set up and taken apart,
319
00:15:39,472 --> 00:15:43,408
helping them stay
one step ahead of the law.
320
00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,843
Using parts
from the still house,
321
00:15:45,879 --> 00:15:48,379
the stillers must
build a still that can
322
00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:51,449
increase the alcohol content
of their base spirit
323
00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:53,952
without stripping
the flavor.
324
00:15:53,987 --> 00:15:59,057
Still parts for your
high proof alcohol.
325
00:15:59,092 --> 00:16:02,427
Steve, you are gonna
have five minutes.
Get to it.
326
00:16:03,396 --> 00:16:05,596
I'm pretty excited
about having first pick.
327
00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:08,099
The setup that I used
during the first round
328
00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:10,301
was very similar
to what I run at home.
329
00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:13,004
It's just bigger
and much better quality.
330
00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:14,505
But that's what I know.
331
00:16:14,541 --> 00:16:16,574
[tickle]
one minute left.
332
00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:18,943
And to me,
you go with what you know.
333
00:16:18,979 --> 00:16:21,045
Cap, cap, cap.
334
00:16:21,081 --> 00:16:23,348
15 seconds, steve.
Wind it up.
335
00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:32,156
Okay, darrell.
You got five minutes.
Head to it, brother.
336
00:16:32,192 --> 00:16:35,460
I think I'll stick with
exactly the same way
I had it setup.
337
00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:38,529
It had good flavor.
Even though they
didn't taste it,
338
00:16:38,565 --> 00:16:41,833
I think it was a very good
still setup, I'm gonna
stick with what I got.
339
00:16:42,869 --> 00:16:44,802
If it ain't broke
don't fix it.
340
00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:46,371
[tickle] 30 seconds.
341
00:16:47,273 --> 00:16:49,574
And that is time, darrell.
342
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:51,042
I believe you got
everything you need.
343
00:16:51,077 --> 00:16:52,577
I sure as heck hope so.
344
00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:55,146
Liz, hopefully,
these two guys
left you something.
345
00:16:55,181 --> 00:16:56,347
Five minutes.
346
00:16:56,383 --> 00:16:59,350
I got last.
I should've had more volume.
347
00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:02,954
But I'm not worried
about last pick
in the still house.
348
00:17:02,989 --> 00:17:06,824
I'm looking for the same
type of still we've used.
349
00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:11,396
It was very comfortable,
very easy to work around.
350
00:17:11,431 --> 00:17:13,998
Two minutes, liz.
Two minutes.
351
00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:21,105
I'm done.
352
00:17:21,141 --> 00:17:24,809
You got a minute and 15
seconds left, liz.
Are you sure you're done?
353
00:17:24,844 --> 00:17:27,145
I got extra everything.
354
00:17:27,180 --> 00:17:28,913
[tickle] okay.
355
00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:31,349
Let's get our parts
back in there
so we can run.
356
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,158
All right, guys,
welcome back.
357
00:17:40,193 --> 00:17:44,862
It's time to get busy.
Put us a still together
that will function.
358
00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:47,532
In one hour.
Your time starts now.
359
00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:56,808
Looks like big steve
got a condenser,
a doubler connection.
360
00:17:56,843 --> 00:17:58,242
That's step one.
361
00:17:58,278 --> 00:18:00,378
Liz, she's putting
a cap on the still.
362
00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:04,015
[mark] she's putting
a cap. Darrell's got
all his laid out in order.
363
00:18:04,050 --> 00:18:06,250
Darrell look like
he about ready
to run his.
364
00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:07,985
Only had five minutes.
365
00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:09,754
Sometimes you gotta
be quick.
366
00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:15,226
Regardless, if they do it
in three minutes
or 15 minutes,
367
00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:17,728
it's got to be
assembled correctly.
368
00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:21,099
Everybody got
everything they need?
369
00:18:21,134 --> 00:18:24,335
Did anybody get
an extra one of these things?
370
00:18:24,370 --> 00:18:25,837
Extra one of these things?
371
00:18:25,872 --> 00:18:28,106
-It's called a thump post.
-No.
372
00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:31,109
That's called a thump post.
373
00:18:31,144 --> 00:18:33,945
-I don't have a thumper cap.
-I don't see it.
374
00:18:34,681 --> 00:18:36,280
I didn't...
375
00:18:36,316 --> 00:18:37,715
I do not have one.
376
00:18:37,750 --> 00:18:40,351
I have nothing that
is gonna fit that hole.
377
00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:43,521
[digger] she's struggling.
She don't know if she can
pull that thump keg out
378
00:18:43,556 --> 00:18:47,258
-and go straight to...
-Yeah, she's trying
to these guys.
379
00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:49,560
There goes
the high proof department.
380
00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:56,367
There she goes.
381
00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:01,939
You had to forfeit
your thumper?
382
00:19:01,975 --> 00:19:05,743
But that's, you know,
that's no unusual
in this game.
383
00:19:05,778 --> 00:19:07,445
Thank you.
384
00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,314
Everybody's got a functional
still together, good job.
385
00:19:10,350 --> 00:19:13,384
Now it's time for y'all
to re-run your distill.
386
00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:17,421
We want the highest
proof you can bring
that is palatable
387
00:19:17,457 --> 00:19:20,158
that we can tell it is
corn liquor, not jet fuel.
388
00:19:20,193 --> 00:19:22,293
It's not about the volume
or how much you make
389
00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:24,762
but the highest proof,
we're gonna measure it,
390
00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,531
temper it down to 100,
391
00:19:26,566 --> 00:19:29,000
and that taste profile,
that's what we gotta
look at.
392
00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:31,435
[digger] at the end of this,
somebody's going home.
393
00:19:31,471 --> 00:19:34,105
So I'd suggest
we really do our best.
394
00:19:34,140 --> 00:19:36,941
Four hours, starting now.
395
00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:41,212
[narrator] distillers
will re-run their
house-based spirit
396
00:19:41,247 --> 00:19:44,515
to hit a minimum
of 120 proof.
397
00:19:44,551 --> 00:19:48,519
The two with the most
alcohol and best flavor
when tempered
398
00:19:48,555 --> 00:19:53,291
move on to create their own
ultra-high proof spirit
from scratch.
399
00:19:53,326 --> 00:19:55,860
Steve had the most volume.
400
00:19:55,895 --> 00:19:59,664
Yeah, he had the most
so he's got the most
alcohol to play with.
401
00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:01,732
But sometimes
more is hard to beat.
402
00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:04,168
My plan going into this
second round
403
00:20:04,204 --> 00:20:07,338
is to add my tails
into the thumper.
404
00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:10,041
Charge it with a little bit
of more high proof
405
00:20:10,076 --> 00:20:13,611
and then put the rest
of the high proof
into a pot
406
00:20:13,646 --> 00:20:16,347
and run it that way.
407
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:18,516
Liz has got
a small, simple setup.
408
00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:21,719
She don't have to have
a whole lot of alcohol
to make that run.
409
00:20:21,754 --> 00:20:23,788
Where these guys
got the doubler,
410
00:20:23,823 --> 00:20:25,489
they wanna charge
that doubler
411
00:20:25,525 --> 00:20:27,892
which they gotta have
more volume of liquid
412
00:20:27,927 --> 00:20:29,493
to charge the doubler
where she don't.
413
00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:31,996
-[mark] right.
-All she's gotta do
is run it.
414
00:20:32,832 --> 00:20:35,666
I was hoping to get
all of the parts
415
00:20:36,502 --> 00:20:37,902
for the thumper.
416
00:20:37,937 --> 00:20:40,905
But I'm still going
to run low and slow
417
00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:44,809
because I'll have the flavor
there, and I know
I can reach the proof.
418
00:20:45,778 --> 00:20:47,211
[digger] you getting
down and dirty, liz.
419
00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:48,713
Liz getting ready
to do something.
420
00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:50,615
[mark] she's got fire
under it, she's lit.
421
00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:53,084
Liz get lit.
422
00:20:54,988 --> 00:20:57,154
-There we go.
-Here goes big steve.
423
00:20:57,190 --> 00:20:59,056
He's lighting his up.
424
00:21:04,197 --> 00:21:06,197
Liz is adjusting her jar
to make sure
425
00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:08,933
she's gonna be able
to get it out of the worm.
426
00:21:08,968 --> 00:21:13,671
I didn't have my worm spout
facing the correct way.
427
00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:19,210
It was over the corner
of the box that I had
the worm sitting on.
428
00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:21,479
And there was no way
I could set a jar under it.
429
00:21:21,514 --> 00:21:23,080
That could be a problem.
430
00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:27,351
She ain't got
no coonpecker.
431
00:21:27,387 --> 00:21:29,820
[liz] so, I had to
find something
432
00:21:29,856 --> 00:21:32,823
to stick in there
to make it longer so
it would reach the jar.
433
00:21:38,698 --> 00:21:40,898
Did she saw off
to put this?
434
00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:43,034
-Worm spout.
-A piece of wood or something.
435
00:21:43,069 --> 00:21:44,835
What do you got
sticking out there?
436
00:21:45,672 --> 00:21:48,406
A pin lead.
With that box,
437
00:21:48,441 --> 00:21:50,675
the jar couldn't sit flush.
438
00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:53,144
Couldn't you have
spun the base of the worm?
439
00:21:53,179 --> 00:21:55,313
Uh-uh, because of the way
it's all connected.
440
00:21:55,348 --> 00:21:57,648
As soon as I did
it was like mm-mm.
441
00:22:02,088 --> 00:22:04,255
-[narrator]
a florida moonshiner...
-There we go.
442
00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:06,290
A buck-eye state
booze maker,
443
00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,359
and a shepherd
turned shiner
444
00:22:08,394 --> 00:22:12,830
are on their second run
to turn 25 gallons
of house mash
445
00:22:12,865 --> 00:22:15,833
into flavorful,
ultra-high proof shine.
446
00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:17,835
What do you got
sticking outta there?
447
00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:19,303
[liz] a pin lead.
448
00:22:20,573 --> 00:22:23,040
That was the easy solution.
449
00:22:25,845 --> 00:22:29,046
Did you put water
in your thumper?
Darrell, did you use mash?
450
00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:31,382
I used mash.
I warmed it up
in the pot.
451
00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:35,319
On this run, I was
basically trying to just
stay in the run.
452
00:22:35,355 --> 00:22:36,721
The double distillation,
453
00:22:36,756 --> 00:22:38,889
it's another experience,
you can get more
out of your liquor
454
00:22:38,925 --> 00:22:40,091
the higher you get it.
455
00:22:40,126 --> 00:22:41,892
But you also
get the flavor.
456
00:22:41,928 --> 00:22:43,961
We only need one jar.
457
00:22:43,996 --> 00:22:45,896
But it's an important jar.
458
00:22:45,932 --> 00:22:48,766
We are not judging you
on volume this time.
459
00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:51,736
Highest palatable proof.
460
00:22:52,905 --> 00:22:56,240
That's where I want it.
There, she's trickling.
461
00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:59,944
-Yay.
-[steve] she running?
462
00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:02,413
Finally showed up
to the party.
463
00:23:02,448 --> 00:23:05,816
What the...
Might have gone over there.
464
00:23:07,387 --> 00:23:09,253
How'd that happen?
465
00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:12,423
-By not watching it.
-A kink in that drain.
466
00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:14,625
Don't let it spill over
into your jar.
467
00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:17,728
Yeah, I see that.
I'm up past it.
468
00:23:17,764 --> 00:23:20,531
-You'd be diluting it.
-That wouldn't be
what you're after.
469
00:23:20,566 --> 00:23:23,067
No, it's not. It kinda
defeats the purpose,
doesn't it?
470
00:23:23,102 --> 00:23:24,668
[digger] it does.
471
00:23:27,473 --> 00:23:29,173
You got five minutes.
472
00:23:29,208 --> 00:23:31,909
Mount 'em up,
get 'em ready.
We wanna taste 'em.
473
00:23:38,284 --> 00:23:39,917
All right,
that's your jar.
474
00:23:39,952 --> 00:23:41,752
-It is it.
-Okay.
475
00:23:41,788 --> 00:23:44,622
Pretty clear jar, liz.
Good luck.
476
00:23:44,657 --> 00:23:47,725
-That's the jar.
-Big steve bringing it in.
477
00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:51,228
-Good luck.
-Thank you.
478
00:23:51,264 --> 00:23:53,898
Darrell and his
other brother darrell
bringing it in here.
479
00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,434
Clear. Clear.
480
00:23:56,469 --> 00:24:00,438
-That's the clearest jar
we've seen.
-Good luck to you, darrell.
481
00:24:00,473 --> 00:24:04,074
All right, boys,
I'm gonna get us some
test jars and hydrometers.
482
00:24:05,011 --> 00:24:07,912
We're doing a contest
about high proof.
483
00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:10,347
Yeah, but it still
has to be drinkable.
484
00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:13,517
All right,
steve coming in.
485
00:24:15,254 --> 00:24:17,154
All my jars were fire.
486
00:24:17,190 --> 00:24:21,625
I'm gonna say I probably
am 130-ish.
487
00:24:23,729 --> 00:24:27,131
That is slap on 180 proof.
488
00:24:27,166 --> 00:24:30,167
[tim] pretty good for
big guy like steve.
489
00:24:30,203 --> 00:24:33,070
I brought us some
tempering water
out of the spring.
490
00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:35,005
Mark, you're gonna
taste it first, right?
491
00:24:35,041 --> 00:24:37,374
[mark] I don't care.
Hell, I ain't scared of it.
492
00:24:41,180 --> 00:24:42,913
I would say
that'd be 100 proof.
493
00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:46,851
Got good notes.
494
00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:49,320
I'd buy that.S=
495
00:24:49,989 --> 00:24:51,689
sweet. It's good.
496
00:24:51,724 --> 00:24:54,291
Honestly, that's pretty
good drink of liquor
right there.
497
00:24:54,327 --> 00:24:57,261
Let's do darrell.
498
00:25:00,199 --> 00:25:01,899
I think I got high proof.
499
00:25:01,934 --> 00:25:03,868
Hopefully, there's
some flavor there, too.
500
00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:08,239
And looks like
we're at about
501
00:25:09,175 --> 00:25:11,442
172 proof.
502
00:25:11,477 --> 00:25:14,078
-Darrell did pretty good.
-He did really good.
503
00:25:14,113 --> 00:25:16,113
-Yeah.
-We gotta temper it down.
504
00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:21,585
On the line, 100.
505
00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:27,691
-Darrell, his real light
on the nose.
-Yeah.
506
00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:33,097
-Little funky.
-I don't like that as
good as I do steve's.
507
00:25:33,132 --> 00:25:35,799
It's not horrible,
it's just got that
faint water hose.
508
00:25:35,835 --> 00:25:37,735
It's still a decent drink.
509
00:25:39,005 --> 00:25:40,971
All right, it's liz.
510
00:25:41,007 --> 00:25:44,341
I am hoping
higher than 120.
511
00:25:44,377 --> 00:25:46,343
And I know that's
where they wanted it.
512
00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:49,947
I'm gonna call that 152.
513
00:25:51,651 --> 00:25:55,286
-Let's temper old liz
down a little bit.
-Yeah, we got to.
514
00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,128
All right, boys,
that is dead on 100 proof.
515
00:26:05,765 --> 00:26:07,398
I'm getting plastic
on the nose.
516
00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:09,400
You'll taste some plastic.
517
00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:10,868
Oh, boy!
518
00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:14,004
I think it's that piece
of plastic she stuck
out the end of it.
519
00:26:15,408 --> 00:26:17,441
All right, I'm gonna
go fetch them folks.
520
00:26:24,183 --> 00:26:29,019
What you did is insane
proof-wise, all of you.
521
00:26:30,556 --> 00:26:33,757
Steve, you can see
on your jar you had 180.
522
00:26:33,793 --> 00:26:36,961
You got a good nose.
You can tell there's a little
bit of grain in there.
523
00:26:36,996 --> 00:26:38,896
And it's a good,
sweet drink of liquor.
524
00:26:38,931 --> 00:26:41,231
You got the corn in there,
you got the sweet
from the sugar.
525
00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:43,400
You can really smell
what you made.
526
00:26:43,436 --> 00:26:45,502
Build a good
cocktail out of this.
527
00:26:45,538 --> 00:26:48,005
And probably sell
this liquor and get
a return customer.
528
00:26:49,742 --> 00:26:52,509
-Darrell, I think
you had 172.
-Yes, sir.
529
00:26:52,545 --> 00:26:55,980
Pretty decent.
Lacks little bit on the nose.
530
00:26:56,015 --> 00:26:59,483
-Yours did have
the cleanest jar on the table.
-Thank you.
531
00:26:59,518 --> 00:27:02,319
Liz, you had 152.
532
00:27:02,355 --> 00:27:06,457
Clarity was good on it,
um, sadly it just had
533
00:27:06,492 --> 00:27:08,892
a taste imparted in it that
534
00:27:08,928 --> 00:27:12,296
you know, we were
not familiar with.
535
00:27:13,399 --> 00:27:15,532
There was plastic in there.
536
00:27:15,568 --> 00:27:17,368
I mean, it is
what it is.
537
00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:19,870
It smells like the
538
00:27:19,905 --> 00:27:23,540
you know, when you take
the cap off of plastic
that's what you got.
539
00:27:23,576 --> 00:27:25,309
Alcohol was solvent.
540
00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:27,211
That marker cap
you put in there
541
00:27:27,246 --> 00:27:29,313
every drop of liquor
you ran over it,
542
00:27:29,348 --> 00:27:31,582
it pulled some of
the fuel taste,
543
00:27:31,617 --> 00:27:33,917
the plastic taste,
it pulled it out.
544
00:27:33,953 --> 00:27:35,386
That's where
you went wrong.
545
00:27:36,422 --> 00:27:39,156
Liz, your jar brought your
ticket home, baby.
546
00:27:39,191 --> 00:27:41,058
-Yes, it did.
-I'm awful sorry.
547
00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:42,626
If I wasn't
so flustered,
548
00:27:42,662 --> 00:27:44,928
I think that it would've
been good liquor.
549
00:27:44,964 --> 00:27:47,331
But I wasn't thinking.
550
00:27:48,067 --> 00:27:50,300
One thing we did
learn on this one,
551
00:27:50,336 --> 00:27:53,037
racoon ivory
is a whole lot better
to run your liquor out on
552
00:27:53,072 --> 00:27:55,239
than a magic marker cap.
553
00:27:55,274 --> 00:27:58,409
[narrator] coming up...
Shiners start from scratch...
554
00:27:58,444 --> 00:28:00,010
Are we having
apple pie for dinner?
555
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:03,681
...To hit the highest proof
possible in a single run.
556
00:28:07,319 --> 00:28:11,021
It's a backwoods shiner
versus a lawman
turned liquor maker
557
00:28:11,057 --> 00:28:13,791
in a quest to make
the most flavorful,
558
00:28:13,826 --> 00:28:16,593
ultra-high proof shine
from scratch.
559
00:28:16,629 --> 00:28:19,797
Men, congratulations,
you've made it
to the next step.
560
00:28:19,832 --> 00:28:22,966
Today, you're gonna build
your signature mash.
561
00:28:23,002 --> 00:28:26,303
High proof liquor,
that's what we're hunting for,
the white yeti.
562
00:28:26,338 --> 00:28:28,105
The highest proof
you can turn in.
563
00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:30,708
One hour
to build your mash.
564
00:28:30,743 --> 00:28:32,676
Your time starts now.
565
00:28:33,946 --> 00:28:35,713
[narrator]
for the final round,
566
00:28:35,748 --> 00:28:39,616
distillers may use
any ingredients they
brought from home
567
00:28:39,652 --> 00:28:43,721
to create a mash
that can yield the highest
volume of alcohol
568
00:28:43,756 --> 00:28:46,023
during a five-day
fermentation...
569
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:48,826
-Here we go, buddy.
-...Without affecting flavor.
570
00:28:48,861 --> 00:28:50,360
Do your thing.
571
00:28:50,396 --> 00:28:53,197
What I'm doing with my mash
is I'm doing an apple brandy.
572
00:28:53,232 --> 00:28:55,799
I know a lot of people
traditionally use corn,
573
00:28:55,835 --> 00:28:58,135
but I've always
done apples.
574
00:28:58,170 --> 00:29:00,604
-Are we having
apple pie for dinner?
-You know it.
575
00:29:00,639 --> 00:29:05,042
I've had good luck
getting what I consider
to be high proof
576
00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:07,244
yet still palatable.
577
00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:09,446
Starting to get about ready.
578
00:29:09,482 --> 00:29:11,515
You wanna get them
all busted up.
579
00:29:11,550 --> 00:29:13,550
Get all that
sugar released.
580
00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:16,954
Sugar, yeast, water.
581
00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:21,125
And my secret ingredient
is just plain old
tomato paste.
582
00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,327
It's a great nutrient
for the yeast.
583
00:29:23,362 --> 00:29:26,263
I feel pretty confident
with the recipe
that I use
584
00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:29,099
that the proof and the
taste will be equal.
585
00:29:32,605 --> 00:29:35,773
My name for
my signature line is
uncle dum dum swamp juice.
586
00:29:36,809 --> 00:29:38,342
I'm making cream corn.
587
00:29:38,377 --> 00:29:42,179
My signature recipe
for this challenge is gonna
be crack corn,
588
00:29:43,048 --> 00:29:44,748
rye and barley.
589
00:29:44,784 --> 00:29:46,817
That's the one that
comes out high for me.
590
00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:51,755
I'm gonna do
what I can do with my mash
591
00:29:51,791 --> 00:29:54,158
and hopefully,
I'll come out on top.
592
00:29:54,193 --> 00:29:56,560
[digger] y'all are done, man.
Step away from your kegs.
593
00:29:57,396 --> 00:29:59,329
We'll see you
in five day.
594
00:29:59,365 --> 00:30:03,200
[narrator] the amount
of alcohol a mash will
produce in a given time
595
00:30:03,235 --> 00:30:07,371
depends on ingredients
and the type of yeast used.
596
00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:11,742
As the yeast consumes
the sugars and starches
in the mash
597
00:30:11,777 --> 00:30:14,978
they release alcohol
as a by-product.
598
00:30:15,014 --> 00:30:16,747
The more sugars
in the mix,
599
00:30:16,782 --> 00:30:19,783
the longer it will take
the yeast to consume.
600
00:30:19,819 --> 00:30:23,687
Using turbo yeast
speeds up this
fermentation process
601
00:30:23,722 --> 00:30:25,556
but it can
stress the yeast,
602
00:30:25,591 --> 00:30:28,659
causing them to produce
more foul-tasting chemicals
603
00:30:28,694 --> 00:30:31,528
such as sulfur
or fusel alcohols.
604
00:30:33,132 --> 00:30:35,732
Like high proof shiners
in the backwoods,
605
00:30:35,768 --> 00:30:38,402
the distillers mash
must strike the balance
606
00:30:38,437 --> 00:30:42,172
between high alcohol content
and drinkable flavor.
607
00:30:46,812 --> 00:30:48,712
Welcome back, men.
608
00:30:48,747 --> 00:30:53,550
We've brought in
our high proof guru
right here, mark rogers.
609
00:30:53,586 --> 00:30:56,386
-Hi, mark.
-Guest judge.
610
00:30:56,422 --> 00:30:59,489
It's hard to make a real
high proof liquor
611
00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:02,860
and proof it down
to make it taste good.
612
00:31:02,895 --> 00:31:05,762
[narrator] mark rogers
is a mountain moonshiner
613
00:31:05,831 --> 00:31:08,098
known for
high proof corn liquor.
614
00:31:10,603 --> 00:31:13,537
He's mastered the age-old
outlaw techniques
615
00:31:13,572 --> 00:31:16,907
to yield the most alcohol
possible from every run,
616
00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:19,710
while maintaining
the sweet corn flavor.
617
00:31:19,745 --> 00:31:21,845
What do you think?
618
00:31:21,881 --> 00:31:23,747
It's high, jeff.
619
00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:26,884
Make us your best.
It's your mash,
it's your run.
620
00:31:26,919 --> 00:31:28,952
Master distiller
is at stake.
621
00:31:28,988 --> 00:31:33,156
You got four hours.
Your time starts now.
622
00:31:33,192 --> 00:31:36,026
-Good luck, men.
-Good luck, my friend.
623
00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:37,694
[narrator]
for the final round,
624
00:31:37,730 --> 00:31:40,530
distillers must deliver
their signature shine
625
00:31:40,566 --> 00:31:43,200
at a minimum
of 120 proof.
626
00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:46,003
The one with the best flavor
when tempered down
627
00:31:46,038 --> 00:31:49,206
to a sellable 100 proof wins.
628
00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:51,842
[tim] so, we got steve,
he mashed in apples.
629
00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:53,710
Darrell, he just
mashed in corn.
630
00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:55,779
Which one you think is
gonna come out, mark?
631
00:31:55,814 --> 00:31:57,381
Which one's gonna
have the highest proof?
632
00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:59,516
I'd say the corn will.
633
00:31:59,551 --> 00:32:03,320
It'll take longer on that
fruit than it will corn,
I guarantee that.
634
00:32:03,355 --> 00:32:05,188
It's a little more unstable.
635
00:32:05,224 --> 00:32:07,557
-That's why you charge
more corn.
-Longer to work with.
636
00:32:07,593 --> 00:32:10,394
-Yeah.
-We'll know for sure
in four hours.
637
00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:12,195
How you doing
over there, darrell?
638
00:32:13,232 --> 00:32:14,564
Getting her going.
639
00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,801
Got more sediment
in my mash than I'd like,
640
00:32:17,836 --> 00:32:20,137
but I'm gonna get it
all out of there.
641
00:32:20,172 --> 00:32:22,606
Big steve's got
pretty mash.
642
00:32:22,641 --> 00:32:26,209
Going into the run,
as soon as I saw
my mash and tasted it,
643
00:32:26,245 --> 00:32:28,278
I thought it was where
I needed it to be.
644
00:32:28,314 --> 00:32:31,481
He's got all the solids
out of it, that's
nice looking mash.
645
00:32:31,517 --> 00:32:33,016
Good color for apple.
646
00:32:33,052 --> 00:32:34,918
Strainers worked really good.
647
00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:38,522
-Straight apples.
-Darrell's charging the hell
out of his thump keg.
648
00:32:38,557 --> 00:32:40,757
[mark rogers]
putting a whole lot
in it, ain't he?
649
00:32:40,793 --> 00:32:44,394
Going into the next run,
still's going to stay
exactly the same.
650
00:32:44,430 --> 00:32:47,431
I'm gonna do what I can do
with my mash.
651
00:32:51,637 --> 00:32:53,437
Darrell, what did
you drop in there?
652
00:32:53,472 --> 00:32:55,238
Copper to bounce
around it there.
653
00:32:55,274 --> 00:32:57,708
-Uh-huh.
-See if I can kick it
up a little bit.
654
00:32:57,743 --> 00:33:01,078
The thing, they'll scrub
that water out
of that alcohol.
655
00:33:01,113 --> 00:33:03,747
It'll pull it out
and push that proof
up a little bit.
656
00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:05,649
Big steve's capping up.
657
00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:07,617
[tim] he didn't
add nothing to it
or take nothing out.
658
00:33:07,653 --> 00:33:11,321
I believe he's good.
He ain't gonna
pack his thump arm.
659
00:33:11,357 --> 00:33:12,889
[steve] we have fire.
660
00:33:12,925 --> 00:33:14,758
Big steve's lit up, boys.
661
00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:17,427
Darrell has started sweating,
he getting ready.
662
00:33:17,463 --> 00:33:18,795
Trying to wear it off.
663
00:33:19,465 --> 00:33:21,865
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
664
00:33:26,739 --> 00:33:28,972
Love apples.
Good girl.
665
00:33:29,942 --> 00:33:33,343
The highest proof
I ever made was 176.
666
00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:34,878
[tim] 176?
667
00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:37,147
[mark rogers]
let me explain this,
the way I do this.
668
00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:42,285
I'll flame a one-gallon
high proof liquor,
let everything run.
669
00:33:42,321 --> 00:33:45,689
My liquor, say 140 proof
or something,
670
00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:47,858
but I'll proof it down.
671
00:33:47,893 --> 00:33:50,527
I got a jug
of high proof liquor.
672
00:33:50,562 --> 00:33:52,996
If I get too low,
I'll bring it back.
673
00:33:53,032 --> 00:33:54,564
Put some high shots in it.
674
00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,701
But I make every bit
of my liquor taste the same.
675
00:33:57,736 --> 00:34:00,237
-Spread it across the board.
-That's what's special.
676
00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:02,072
That's a good moonshine,
677
00:34:02,107 --> 00:34:04,674
and that'll be
a good master distiller
that's able to do that.
678
00:34:05,911 --> 00:34:07,811
Men, y'all got
one hour left.
679
00:34:10,049 --> 00:34:12,015
-It's going, darrell?
-Yes, sir.
680
00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:18,588
From the very beginning,
681
00:34:18,624 --> 00:34:23,593
it didn't have the head
on it that I was expecting.
682
00:34:23,629 --> 00:34:27,564
It didn't have the notes
I was looking for
with the apples.
683
00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:29,733
Gee.
684
00:34:29,768 --> 00:34:32,436
But to get high proof
and have a flavor,
685
00:34:32,471 --> 00:34:34,571
and a desirable
flavor at that,
686
00:34:34,606 --> 00:34:36,339
it's damn close to impossible.
687
00:34:36,375 --> 00:34:38,508
It's a hard thing to hit
right on the head.
688
00:34:38,544 --> 00:34:40,710
[exhales] that's hot. Whoo.
689
00:34:42,281 --> 00:34:43,880
Damn.
690
00:34:43,916 --> 00:34:45,615
-How you doing?
-I'm dealing with it.
691
00:34:45,651 --> 00:34:47,851
Looks like it's running
about right, though.
692
00:34:47,886 --> 00:34:50,854
I'll tell you, I'd slow it
down just a little bit.
693
00:34:50,889 --> 00:34:53,223
-Little more?
-That's running a little fast.
694
00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:55,592
You gotta run it hotter
now, huh?
695
00:34:55,627 --> 00:34:59,129
It's high proof liquor,
hard to fix.
696
00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:01,098
Yes, it is.
It's an art.
697
00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:04,601
-How you doing, old buddy?
-Good.
698
00:35:04,636 --> 00:35:07,104
I'd slow that down, too,
just a little bit.
699
00:35:07,139 --> 00:35:10,173
-All right.
-All you need is a quart.
700
00:35:10,209 --> 00:35:13,276
-Just one sweet jar.
That's all it takes.
-One quart.
701
00:35:16,849 --> 00:35:18,715
People don't get it.
I mean, some hobbyist
might bring you
702
00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:20,851
a pint of 100 proof liquor
703
00:35:20,886 --> 00:35:23,053
but as far as anybody
that's ever sold liquor,
704
00:35:23,088 --> 00:35:26,456
you can't get the price
that that high proof
liquor demands.
705
00:35:26,492 --> 00:35:28,992
It ain't a good idea
to drink
706
00:35:29,027 --> 00:35:32,729
any liquor, especially
above 120 anyway.
707
00:35:32,764 --> 00:35:35,232
Yeah. 120's about right.
708
00:35:35,267 --> 00:35:38,101
Don't go above that
'cause you're gonna
mess your insides.
709
00:35:38,137 --> 00:35:40,504
That's stuff's anesthesia
and anesthetic.
710
00:35:40,539 --> 00:35:42,672
Can rub it on,
ingest it, too.
711
00:35:42,708 --> 00:35:44,508
Next thing you know
you won't know what happened.
712
00:35:44,543 --> 00:35:46,376
[all chuckling]
713
00:35:49,448 --> 00:35:52,315
[narrator] an ex-cop
and an outlaw shiner
are going still to still
714
00:35:52,351 --> 00:35:54,885
to see whose
original mash recipe
715
00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,254
can produce
the most flavorful shine
716
00:35:57,289 --> 00:35:59,823
at a minimum
of 120 proof.
717
00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:02,192
They're watching it
pretty close.
718
00:36:02,227 --> 00:36:05,328
Yeah, the concentration.
That's what we're
looking for here.
719
00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:10,534
Hey, darrell.
Has it come out
how you wanted it?
720
00:36:10,569 --> 00:36:12,702
I'm catching
it gets more flavor.
721
00:36:12,738 --> 00:36:15,305
Yeah, that's what
I'm hoping for, too.
722
00:36:15,340 --> 00:36:17,908
Steve's got six jars,
darrell's got three.
723
00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:21,578
Nice, clear jar.
724
00:36:21,613 --> 00:36:23,647
[darrell] you got
the winner, steve?
725
00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:25,315
I don't know, darrell.
726
00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:27,184
Five minutes, gentlemen.
727
00:36:28,854 --> 00:36:32,155
My proof's pretty high.
Well, that's clean.
728
00:36:32,191 --> 00:36:34,891
I think I hit
the flavor area
that I want.
729
00:36:34,927 --> 00:36:38,595
Once its cut down with water,
that changes things a bit.
730
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:43,900
Just trying to dial in
and figure out which
one I'm turning in.
731
00:36:43,936 --> 00:36:47,070
-Here we go, big steve.
-Bring it in here, big steve.
732
00:36:48,273 --> 00:36:50,574
-Big boy.
-Gentlemen.
733
00:36:50,609 --> 00:36:52,108
-Good luck.
-Good luck.
734
00:36:52,144 --> 00:36:53,977
Here comes old darrell.
He's got his shined up.
735
00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:57,080
[darrell]
am I nervous? Yeah.
736
00:36:57,115 --> 00:37:00,383
But when the day is through,
hopefully we're both
still friends.
737
00:37:00,419 --> 00:37:03,186
But we're gonna
put out some liquor,
I know that much.
738
00:37:04,122 --> 00:37:05,822
[mark rogers]
that is pretty.
739
00:37:05,857 --> 00:37:07,824
-I ain't kidding.
-Hope you guys
like swamp juice.
740
00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:09,559
-Good luck.
-Thanks, darrell.
741
00:37:12,464 --> 00:37:14,864
I know I left it all out
on the floor in there.
742
00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:16,466
I didn't have
anything else to give.
743
00:37:16,501 --> 00:37:18,468
Win or lose,
it's been a great run.
744
00:37:18,503 --> 00:37:20,103
Looking at darrell.
745
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,273
Darrell made his
out of corn.
746
00:37:23,308 --> 00:37:24,975
Let me tell you something,
tim, right there
747
00:37:25,010 --> 00:37:27,143
is the prettiest jar
of liquor I've ever seen.
748
00:37:27,179 --> 00:37:30,080
There's a jar
full of headaches
in that right there.
749
00:37:30,148 --> 00:37:33,917
That's damn skull buster
from the word go.
750
00:37:33,952 --> 00:37:36,019
That make you
tell all
751
00:37:36,054 --> 00:37:37,787
all we can do
is proof her down
and try her.
752
00:37:37,823 --> 00:37:40,357
It's high. I don't know
if it's as high as yours,
753
00:37:40,392 --> 00:37:43,093
I've been sneaking
right below you
the whole time.
754
00:37:43,128 --> 00:37:44,494
We'll see how this goes.
755
00:37:44,529 --> 00:37:47,364
I dropped a little
on this wood
and it's smoking.
756
00:37:47,399 --> 00:37:49,199
I'll see, 140.
757
00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:52,035
158.
758
00:37:52,070 --> 00:37:54,104
-That's pretty damn high.
-Pretty good right there.
759
00:37:54,139 --> 00:37:56,573
Hopefully,
the flavor's there.
I know there was some heat.
760
00:37:57,476 --> 00:37:59,109
Come on.
761
00:38:00,245 --> 00:38:02,245
It's a little hot
on the back end,
762
00:38:02,281 --> 00:38:04,214
but it started out
at 158.
763
00:38:04,249 --> 00:38:07,684
He can make
a ripe smart of it
that tastes like apple.
764
00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,819
He's got five gallons,
he's gonna have
seven and a half
765
00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:11,421
the time he gets
done tempering.
766
00:38:11,456 --> 00:38:12,889
Yeah.
767
00:38:12,924 --> 00:38:14,791
I'd sell that.
Can you sell that, mark?
768
00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:17,294
It's good high proof liquor.
769
00:38:17,329 --> 00:38:18,762
But it's a little hot.
770
00:38:18,797 --> 00:38:22,132
-But it's still good liquor.
-I like hot proof liquor.
771
00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:23,900
Now this is big steve's.
772
00:38:25,537 --> 00:38:28,238
Feel like I hit
maybe 125.
773
00:38:28,273 --> 00:38:32,676
Big steve, right,
140 proof, even.
774
00:38:32,711 --> 00:38:36,713
I think I found
my flavor spectrum
that I was looking for,
775
00:38:36,748 --> 00:38:39,416
but to be honest,
I'm just not sure.
776
00:38:40,352 --> 00:38:42,252
I like that apple
right off the nose.
777
00:38:42,287 --> 00:38:44,521
When you pick it up
you know it's apple brandy.
778
00:38:45,857 --> 00:38:47,724
It ain't as hot
as darrell's.
779
00:38:47,759 --> 00:38:49,726
-Nope.
-It was lower proof.
780
00:38:49,761 --> 00:38:51,628
It's kind of
a bland taste, ain't it?
781
00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:52,996
Yeah, kind of disappointed.
782
00:38:53,031 --> 00:38:55,432
That apple, I really
though would shine
through a little more.
783
00:38:55,467 --> 00:38:57,434
Clean, clear.
784
00:38:57,469 --> 00:38:59,002
It's a good drink.
785
00:38:59,037 --> 00:39:03,006
I would be certain
if steve came in with
lower alcohol in his mash
786
00:39:03,041 --> 00:39:05,608
simply because them apples
didn't have the time
they needed.
787
00:39:14,820 --> 00:39:17,387
All right, boys.
788
00:39:17,422 --> 00:39:21,725
Darrell, you know,
we smell that
and that's corn liquor.
789
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:25,762
Really good,
good strong flavor,
good clear liquor.
790
00:39:25,797 --> 00:39:29,099
And you had
one of the cleanest looking
jars on the table.
791
00:39:29,134 --> 00:39:30,667
-I thank you.
-It was perfectly clear.
792
00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:33,136
If it was full,
we couldn't tell
anything was in it.
793
00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:35,605
Coming from you,
that's a great compliment.
794
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,875
-Your proof,
you hit 158.
-Thank you.
795
00:39:38,910 --> 00:39:41,611
As hot as it was
in the making,
796
00:39:41,646 --> 00:39:44,581
when you bring her back down
to where you can drink it,
797
00:39:44,616 --> 00:39:47,350
I don't think you can
beat the corn liquor.
798
00:39:47,386 --> 00:39:50,019
[chuckles]
thank you. Thank you.
799
00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:53,823
Steve, you had a fine
apple brandy going on here.
800
00:39:53,859 --> 00:39:57,694
We hit that nose, boy,
it was just what you look
for in apple brandy.
801
00:39:57,729 --> 00:40:01,965
We told you we was looking
for high proof,
it was right at 140 even.
802
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,834
-140.
-So you did good
as running a still.
803
00:40:04,870 --> 00:40:07,003
You did an outstanding job.
Good, clear.
804
00:40:07,038 --> 00:40:09,806
-No filter, nothing.
-Thank you.
805
00:40:09,875 --> 00:40:12,175
It was just a little bit
flat for me.
806
00:40:12,210 --> 00:40:14,878
When you do
a fruit-based mash
807
00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:18,114
you need a lot more
time for fermentation.
808
00:40:18,150 --> 00:40:22,385
I think that if you'd had
another week even,
809
00:40:22,421 --> 00:40:26,890
I think your mash would've
been ten times better,
it'd brought a higher proof,
810
00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:29,192
but all in all,
it was a great flavor.
811
00:40:30,796 --> 00:40:33,797
Both of you
did a damn fine job.
812
00:40:33,832 --> 00:40:38,067
But unfortunately,
there can only be one
master distiller.
813
00:40:43,308 --> 00:40:47,544
Darrell, you're
the next master distiller.
Congratulations.
814
00:40:48,914 --> 00:40:51,915
I feel like I'm
floating on a cloud,
like it's a dream.
815
00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:55,385
It don't make a damn
which one of you got
the master distiller title
816
00:40:55,420 --> 00:40:56,820
'cause both of you
are winners.
817
00:40:56,855 --> 00:40:59,355
The information that
I've picked up here,
818
00:40:59,391 --> 00:41:02,692
the friendships that
I've made, I'm sure not
leaving here a loser.
819
00:41:02,727 --> 00:41:04,894
Y'all are my buddies.
820
00:41:04,930 --> 00:41:07,230
-You has done
what you were supposed to.
-Thank you.
821
00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:08,932
My nickname's
uncle dum dum.
822
00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:12,335
Winning master distiller,
I'm no dummy.
823
00:41:12,370 --> 00:41:15,205
[laughing]
824
00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:17,340
[narrator] next time
on master distiller...
825
00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:19,375
Y'all gonna make us
some historical liquor.
826
00:41:19,411 --> 00:41:20,844
George washington variety.
827
00:41:20,879 --> 00:41:24,180
A triple-distilled whisky
created by
a founding father...
828
00:41:24,216 --> 00:41:26,349
This is old fashioned
backwoods distilling.
829
00:41:26,384 --> 00:41:28,551
...To become
a foundational recipe
830
00:41:28,587 --> 00:41:30,720
that tries every distiller.
831
00:41:30,755 --> 00:41:34,324
The more difficult challenge
of this show so far.