♪♪
For many, The beginning of shine season
Is an endurance test marked by Setbacks and false starts.
But any veteran of the illegal Liquor trade will tell you
The most important rule Of moonshining is never give up.
In louisiana, Water, water, everywhere,
But not a drop to drink.
We got to Get mashed in today.
Well, I don't know What to tell you.
Well, I didn't think It'd take two days.
You're gonna have to watch What you say.
In north carolina, One shiner stumbles...
Man! *bleep*
...While another shiner falls.
Take me to the hospital. I'm dizzy as hell.
Please help me. I'm so sick.
♪♪
♪ no one can hold me down ♪
♪ or make me change my ways ♪
♪ so don't waste your breath Sayin' ♪
♪ crime never pays ♪
♪ goin' for a ride ♪
♪ runnin' to survive ♪
♪ when you're livin' Outside the law ♪
♪ we're livin' Outside the law ♪
This is how We make the moonshine!
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Will we get this pot done today, You reckon?
I believe we will.
I'm not gonna say we're gonna Get anything done,
As damn aggravating As this rascal's been.
In the mountains of Eastern tennessee,
Mark and digger Are making the final push
To finish their ambitious Three-pot still.
I need to get this rascal Up on something.
Yeah.
We think we see a light At the end of the tunnel now.
Every time that I think That we're gonna get
A whole lot done,
Something seems to jump up And bite us in the hind end.
Man, we're just dead in the Water until we build this still.
Are you *bleep* me?
Their hopes for an early start To shine season were crushed
When a 60-foot tree uprooted And destroyed their still...
We got to Come up with a plan.
I want to run A three-barrel still.
...And the expansion Of their two-pot still
Has been a steady procession Of frustrations.
*bleep* damn it!
It ain't Meant to be.
Yet, the shiner duo Are undeterred.
And presto.
In spite of the difficulties,
The expansion will be A distinct improvement
As each run will produce close To 90 gallons of moonshine,
Which can sell For over $13,000.
When you cut into it, That's the point of no return.
It looks like A hole.
To safeguard against Scorched mash,
Mark and digger Design their stills
With a heating chamber In the center of the pot.
How 'bout that?
That don't look Too bad.
Well, it's just a matter Of getting it soldered up.
We got to get up and running.
We've spent all of our money From last season.
We don't have no choice.
We done spent This much time on it.
But it's gonna test Our patience.
There's still a tremendous Amount of work to be done.
You know, we've never worked With a pot this big.
We're beating ourselves To death,
But there's no doubt in my mind
That this is ground-breaking as Far as the moonshine world goes.
♪♪
Yeah, That's plenty.
♪♪
We got to cut these slots In these tubes here.
That's where our flame Will exit from.
Mark's testing a new Burner that mixes more oxygen
With the propane, Resulting in a hotter flame.
The right-proportion mix Is crucial.
Fuel buildup as a result Of an incorrect ratio
Can trigger an explosion.
Holy moly.
But caution gets short shrift When looking down the barrel
Of a four-week late Start to the season.
Damn, That smell hotter.
I feel singe-y. *bleep*
Well, we're making A little bit of progress
On building this pot,
But we have to get this thing Into the core
And make moonshine liquor.
We're behind.
We've killed a lot of time Building this rascal.
And as of now, we've not made One drop of moonshine.
♪♪
About time something Went right for us, ain't it?
Hell, yeah.
♪♪
Us moonshiners -- We try to stay discreet
About everything that we do.
If I can just Get this stuff down here
Without somebody calling in On me or tattling on me,
I'll be in good shape.
In the great smoky mountains,
Two partners forge ahead On separate fronts.
♪♪
God almighty.
After a road-building crew Obliterated their still site...
Everything's ruined.
...Mark and mike were forced To change tack for the season.
♪♪
A lot of good water.
Mark's never-quit attitude
Is key to success As a moonshiner,
Especially when he's pushing To get his season back on track.
Moonshining -- It's a hard job.
It's a lot of work in it,
And there's always something Comes up or something happens.
But that's the fun of it.
You don't never know What's gonna happen next.
This is a good place To put my furnace.
We'll run our system this way -- Our thumper and flake stand.
That way, Our water can drain good.
A lot of rock To build my furnace with.
It's about as good a location As I've ever seen right here.
I believe this is The spot right here.
♪♪
20 miles to the southwest,
Mike is feeling the time crunch.
A week of fermentation To complete before distilling
Puts him right up against His client's deadline.
Yeah, I need to make a quick run To fill my 25-gallon order.
Me and mark's made 15 gallons already,
And I've got 10 more gallons To get out.
Mark's scouting out A new still site,
And hopefully, he'll find one.
But it's gonna take mark so long
To get another site Put up and everything,
And so I've had to split off And make this order happen.
Man! *bleep*
♪♪
Hell, This here's my mash barrel.
I can make one big run In one day's time
And have enough liquor To supply all my customers.
I'm gonna see if I can Get this water flowing,
And we'll be good to go.
I believe I already got water.
We'll be good to go.
All righty. Fixing to fire this one up.
You know, I got everything Hauled in here and set up.
Soon, I can get something Run off and get it sold.
But it's a challenge. It's hard.
♪♪
Man, that's sweet.
All righty.
It's a lot of pressure On me right now,
That I'm mashed out here All by myself.
All right. I'm gonna get out of here.
♪♪
This sucks a big fat one.
If I could just fix this thing Like I want to,
I wouldn't be having These problems.
And I can't seem to spend enough Time to get my *bleep* straight.
And that frustrates the hell Out of me.
In the tar heel state, A makeshift plumbing system
Has josh feeling the heat.
I don't think it's too bad...
If it ain't full of water, And it is.
I've got plum aggravated With my water system.
I got a killer dam Built way up the stream,
But I tried to cut corners Because of cost.
You know what I mean? We used a cheap-ass pipe
That ain't made To have pressure in it.
What a bitch.
I've just had a hell of a time Getting my still site set up.
I've had no help. I've had to do it all by myself.
I've had to do all the thinking, All the planning,
All the putting together, All the chasing *bleep* down,
All the moving stuff around,
All the piecing together, All the digging.
It's just been a damn -- What I call a rigamarole.
I'm just so ready to get done With this pipe,
Get this still site done, And just start busting off runs.
♪♪
It's hotter than hell in here, Ain't it?
Like a sauna.
One would think that it would be A little bit cooler
Right on the creek.
Not on thatcreek.
It's hotter than hell.
*bleep* I don't feel like Dealing with this.
I'm light-headed as hell.
I got overheated or something.
I'm out here working to death.
Feeling nauseous.
I fell like I'm gonna pass out.
I'm over this *bleep*
All I can think about Is getting to red dog's,
Getting a cold glass of water, And getting in the a.C.
♪♪
Red dog, What made me sick?
I don't know. It could be the heat.
Close to 100 degrees Right now.
I'm dizzy as hell.
Gonna throw up?
Oh *bleep* me.
Please help me.
I'm so sick.
♪♪
Coming up...
Golly! I didn't sign up for this!
...The never-ending search For clean water in louisiana.
Don't walk through that brush. You might get up on a snake.
Big sloppy.
And in tennessee, The end is finally in sight.
It's a-lookin' great, digger.Yes, it is.
It'll be like nothing Anyone else has ever seen.
Holy moly.
♪♪
It's hotter than hell in here.
I'm light-headed as hell.
Untold hours Laboring in the carolina heat
Took its toll on josh.
Please help me.
And now, After succumbing to heat stroke,
He's taking a doctor-ordered Break from outdoor work,
Spending time on One of his favorite hobbies.
Where's the rivets at?
I got freakin' heat exhaustion, Heat stroke.
Yeah, I was dizzy. I got sick to my stomach.
I got so sick, It was all I could do
To get in red dog's truck
For him To take me to the hospital.
All I remember Was getting to the hospital
And people dragging me in.
The rest is pretty much a blur.
I really need A little bit of a break here,
So it's a good day To be working on a race car.
With a few days' rest,
Josh will soon be Back in the fight.
That right there's Gonna cut the tire.
What's going on in here?
What are you trying to do, Put that fender back on?
This guy, crazy chuck -- Known him for years.
He's a harley-riding, Hard-core buddy of mine.
Whatcha been into, Chuck?
Piddling around a little bit Here and there,
Doing what I can To get by.
You're working Too hard, man.
You're making metired.
That's what The problem is.
Yeah. Let's take a break or something.
Where did I put The break?
♪♪
Hoo-wee!
You like that, Do you?
Ain't no baby drink.
I'm totally exhausted.
I really need some help.
Maybe ol' crazy chuck Will come and help me out.
Chuck, I've been needing A little help --
Mainly just Bringing in the grains
And hauling out the liquor Kind of thing, maybe.
Yeah.
I know that I can trust him. He's not gonna rat me out.
And he seems like a hard worker, So it's a good fit.
Well, if you trust me To come down to your site
And make a little money, Then I'm in for it.
I don't want this To come between us, though,
'cause one of my partners -- We got into it quite a bit.
You ain't gonna punch me In the damn head.
No.
If you do, it's gonna hurt.
Josh -- I known him for a while.
He's a little reckless.
But a man got to do What he's got to do.
I'll take good care of you If you come help out, though.
You gonna take care Of me?
I need some help.Lord have mercy.
I need A place to live.
Dawg, I can't Help you out like that, now.
I can help you make Enough money, though.
That's what They allsay.
Be good, son. See ya, man.
Moonshiners are A tight-knit family.
It's better to stick With people that you know
And that you trust, And I trust chuck.
I got a damn hole in my lip.
♪♪
Golly! Whose idea was this?
I didn't sign up For this.
Down in Red river parish, louisiana,
Father and daughter shiners David and patti
Make their way Through the dense brush
In search of a new still site.
God dang.
We're looking for good water.
It's harder to make moonshine In louisiana
Than it is in the mountains, 'cause they've got
All that fresh water Anywhere you want to go.
I'm ready to get set up And mashed in.
I'm excited.
If we get Our moonshine still going,
I'm gonna make different-type Flavors this year,
But, I mean, a big challenge Is finding the water source.
If you can find that, to me, That's all that matters.
Last season, patti And david executed a strategy
Allowing local harvest To dictate
What types of shine They would make.
The plan paid off When they scored
Their biggest successes With pear and mayhaw shines.
Nice doing business With you.
They wrapped up their season With a big sale
To a commercial fishing vessel In the gulf of mexico.
We made that big Cash money, daddy.
I'm happy, Happy, happy.
♪♪
Get on here. Don't walk through that brush.
You might Get up on a snake.
Last year, we had a goal Of 600 gallons of moonshine,
But we kind of fell short At 435.
This season, we're gonna run two Of our most popular moonshines
That we ran last year, Which was mayhaw and pear.
I feel confident if we do that, We can meet our goal
Of 700 gallons of moonshine This season.
My phone Has been blowing up
With calls Wanting moonshine.
I'm getting A lot of calls from down south
At the shrimp boats and Just right on the gulf there,
So what I want to do is get just A big stockpile of moonshine
Made up and then do One big haul down there.
It's a lot more work,
But it doesn't matter If you get more money.
If I can fill all these orders,
It's gonna be Our best season ever.
♪♪
Look here.
♪♪
That's off a --
Sure is.
That means somebody Had a moonshine still back here,
Didn't they? Yeah.
I chose this site right here
Because a guy told me about it Last year,
And he said That there used to be a still
Back in these woods somewhere.
And I think We're pretty close to it.
The story is that the man That bought this land right here
Years and years ago, He paid for it by moonshining.
But since this man paid This 40 acres off years ago,
He's running a still that long,
There's got to be A good water source.
Throughout the 20th century,
Louisiana has cut Its own distinct path
Regarding alcohol production And consumption.
With the exception of a few Of the more religious
Baptist and methodist parishes
In the northern part Of the state,
Most residents Staunchly opposed prohibition.
True to form, When the 18th amendment passed,
Louisianans went right to work
Identifying methods Of getting around the law.
There was so much open defiance To prohibition,
Many say that drinking liquor Became much more popular
In louisiana After it was declared illegal.
And the state's politicians Did little
To staunch the flow Of illegal booze.
When asked what His administration was doing
To enforce the 18th amendment, Louisiana governor huey p. Long
Famously responded, "Not a damn thing."
Well, this is it, ain't it?Yeah.
It's pretty back here.
It's good and cool, Ain't it?
Yeah.
We have Plenty of clean water here.
Can't ask for anything better.
Put that still Right there.
Got a lot Of coverage there.
We'll dam it up Right here if we can.
We'll just dig a big hole And put our pump in it.
Patti and david Will dam the creek
In order to create A pool of water to use
When cooling The still's condenser.
They'll also dig a hole
At the springhead In the bank of the creek
To create a pool of potable Water to use when making mash.
We found a good still site.
The water runs in there 24/7.
It's good and shady. It's back in the woods.
I think it's gonna be A good spot for us this year.
All righty.I love this site.
♪♪
I'm glad to have somebody to Come out here and help me, man.
It's a lot Of hard work.
This'll be The first run
I've been able to make since We left our old still site.
Back in north carolina,
With a new still site And a freshly hired still hand,
Josh is ready for His first run of the season.
Try not to put them On this metal part, right?
Yeah.
Josh wants to run cherry bounce,
But the demand for corn liquor Is high
And he doesn't want To turn down easy money.
I've put the still site All together all by myself.
The snakes ain't gonna stop me.
The heat's not gonna stop me.
Mother nature is not Gonna stop me, you know?
It's what I do.
All right.
You got the stainless pot Going here.
Man, That's a big-ass worm.
It's a big still. It's a big operation.
He's gonna have to teach me all, I mean from the beginning.
Let's take Our mash out.
I don't know how He's been doing it by himself.
Whew. Good stuff, buddy.
How many pounds of sugar Did you have to run in them?
Can't give away All my secrets.
I'm here to help you.
I got to lot of customers I got to keep up.
I'm really In a race against time
Because if I don't get Some moonshine made
And make All my customers happy,
I'm gonna lose them To somebody else.
You see that lightning?You got enough?
Hey, I heard thunder.
Told you I saw lightning.
I don't know if we're Gonna be able to bust This run off or not.
Whoo, doggy.
Sounds like it's right On top of us, don't it?
I don't like working In a lightning storm.
And I know when I'm standing Under one of the tallest trees
That I'm liable To get struck by lightning,
Being underneath it.
man.
I don't think we should Fire it up right now.
What's the big problem About running in the rain?
The burners are covered.
Well, First of all, chuck,
I don't want Struck by lightning.
And two, When the still gets cold,
It starts condensing On itself.
To make moonshine, Fermented mash must be heated
To at least 173 degrees fahrenheit,
The point at which the alcohol It contains can vaporize,
Then travel up into the cap And onto the rest of the still.
However, in a rainstorm, The cooling effect
Of water on the still Causes the alcohol to condense
And fall back into the pot
Before it can complete The distillation process.
100% chance Of a bluebird day.
It's been crazy.
I mean, the damn weatherman Can't make his mind up.
I don't know What the heck he's smoking.
Well, we can get one step done, Maybe, see where it goes.
Is it about full?
It's about full, josh, About here on the sight glass.
All right. We don't want any more in there.
We're good. All right.
holy *bleep*
It hit Right there!
Looked like it hit Red dog's house!
We ain't gonna make No money this way,
But we gonna be alive.
Hey, I ain't getting struck By lightning, y'all, sorry.
If you would go to church Once in a while,
You might not Get struck by lightning.
Coming up,
Elbow grease and grit In north carolina...
Hard to carry something That weighs more than you.
lot of work Getting these big rocks.
Hard on your back.
♪♪
Man, that was A nasty little storm.
That lightning popped. It said.
Man, it scared The *bleep* out of me.
The lighting popped a tree And boom!
*bleep* damn brick of thunder Damn lit out like crazy,
And I started panicking.
I ran to damn side-by-side, Jumped on it,
And it's time to go.
Yeah, I believe The rain's quit for now.
In north carolina, the storm
And threat of lightning Have passed.
Josh and chuck return More determined than ever
To kick off Their first run of the season.
We should get a broom And get some of this mud up
So I can move around here A little better.
It's a good thing that josh Decided not to start the run.
Had he lit the still,
The batch would almost certainly Have been ruined.
I'm really getting A late start this year.
I lost my partner. I lost my still site.
I've had to find A new still site,
Get it all set up by myself.
My dog's been bit By a copperhead.
I really want to make Cherry bounce to start off with,
But I got a lot of people Asking for corn whiskey
And I need to start Making some sales.
I think ol' crazy chuck's Gonna be the guy to help me out.
I got to get this site Up and running,
And I think My luck's about to change.
Are we gonna Fire this thing up?
♪♪
What do you think?
I'm excited To be down rolling.
♪♪
Where'd that pipe go?
Here it is.
Josh -- he's gonna have to Give me some pointers
'cause he definitely has got A lot more experience than I do.
Josh, they call this A thumper or a doubler?
Or a slobber box.
They call it A slobber box
'cause it'll catch anything That might puke over.
They call it a doubler Because it doubles
The amount of alcohol You can distill.
Well, it's fun.
Like I said, making the money Is now one of the main things,
And learning my skills And preserving the heritage
Of this moonshining art.
Damn rain and the weather And stuff,
I'm so far behind the 8-ball, *bleep*
We're ready to run.
Is it hot?
It's real hot Right there.
It's warm.
We're about ready To make liquor.
♪♪
There it is Right there.
That's a perfect stream.
♪♪
Hot damn, we got Liquor now, boys!
Whoo!
Soon as the weather broke, We went right back out there,
Fired the still up, Finished out the run.
Josh and chuck's First run will give them
30 gallons Of traditional corn whiskey
Valued at $3,000.
All right. We're making liquor now.
♪♪
Here we are.
That was a heck of a ride, Wasn't it?
Yeah. Let's build that Dam so we can get our water.
Down in louisiana, Father and daughter shiners
David and patti Arrive at their site
And are anxious to mash in for Their first run of the season.
Let's put Some plastic on it.
♪♪
This right here,
We're building this To catch the water
And use in the worm.
Don't need a lot of water.
♪♪
The dam -- it's just A little water reservoir
So you have plenty of water To run with.
It's a lot tougher Moonshining in louisiana
Than in the mountains,
'cause they got all that good, Clean, cool water.
The mostly stagnant,
Swampy surface water In louisiana
Is a poor choice For making moonshine.
But clean water Does exist in abundance.
It's just deep underground.
Aquifers -- underground layers
Of water-bearing Permeable rock --
Abound throughout the state.
The water in these aquifers Can be extracted using a well
Or, like patti and david's Still site,
Simply collected From natural springs
That emerge along the surface.
The dam patti and david built Will provide the amount of water
Needed to cool the condenser.
Now they're digging a hole At the spring
To create a pool where They'll insert a filter and pump
To provide water For their mash.
God dog.
Some people say
The more work you put in At the beginning,
It makes it easier For the end time,
But to me, it's hard work All the way around.
Moonshining is not easy.
If it was, then everybody In the world would be doing it.
How long You think it'll be?
We ain't gonna be able To mash in today.
If the water In the bucket doesn't clear,
They won't be able to begin The process of making shine,
Potentially losing A consistent client.
Daddy, we got to get the mash Mashed in today.
Well, I didn't think It'd take two days.
I told them people About five or six days,
I'd have them some, And now here we are.
We're gonna be another day Before we can mash in.
Well, the next time My phone rings,
I'll just give you My phone,
'cause they are Blowing my phone up.
I'm getting impatient Because I don't even have
The first mash barrel going yet,
So, I mean, I want to get this done
So we can start Making some money.
Well, We're gonna lose clients.
♪♪
Coming up...
You told me you wanted 30 gallons of clear moonshine.
I brought 30 gallons.
...Tempers flare over buyer's Remorse in north carolina.
We can whip your ass, How 'bout that?
♪♪
Back in the great Smoky mountains,
Mark is setting up a new Still site remote enough
To ensure it doesn't suffer The same fate as his last one.
Hard to carry something That weighs more than you.
I'm gonna try to get me A level place dug out.
First task Is to build his still's furnace
Using stones found in the area.
The sooner Mark gets this site set up,
The faster he and mike Will be back
To running at full capacity.
Building a furnace, You can use all sizes of rock.
♪♪
This might work better.
It's a lot of work Getting these big rocks.
♪♪
Hard on your back.
♪♪
This is an old pot here.
Made a lot of liquor.
You got to have something To catch your beer in
When you get done a-running.
I just dug it out deep enough
To set a five-gallon bucket Under there.
That way, I can catch the beer And get mike's back in, so...
A lot of people don't know How much work it is
Just setting up a still,
But that's where All the work's at.
Once you get to running, You know, it's --
You sort of slow down.
But it just takes a lot To get ready.
And then once you get Your run made, your work begins.
It's a lot of work Setting back up.
So ain't nothing easy about it.
Mark is mixing the mortar
That will hold the stones Of his furnace together.
♪♪
That's one thing.
If mike was here helping me, I could be a-gathering rocks.
He could be a-mixing the cement Or something, you know?
It's just, I got to do Everything myself now.
It's just a whole lot more work.
♪♪
I like to make them look good And like for them to work good.
I just go by a site, and it Seems like it always works out.
We got to have a space Between the pot and the rocks
So heat can go around it.
I start out a little wide At the bottom,
And I work my way in.
I've got to be worked In enough time
I get up here to where I can seal it off.
Furnace gonna be about This high, right here.
We'll just take our time And do a good job on it.
The furnace works By circulating the heat
Around both the bottom And sides of the pot
Rather than just applying flame Directly to its bottom.
♪♪
This here's my pride And joy right here --
Hand-built by yours truly.
20 miles to the southwest,
Mike is ready To put flame to pot.
Get this bad boy fired up.
♪♪
He needs to fire up A still by nightfall
In order to run The last 10 gallons
Of the 25-gallon order in time.
This right here is my paste.
I like to use flour and oatmeal.
Vapor escaping From a still means
Profits vanishing into the air,
So moonshiners use an Oatmeal paste to seal any leaks.
Don't take much at all.
Not to brag or anything, But I'm real proud of myself
To be sitting here Running liquor now,
To get this accomplished, man.
I'm gonna tell you, It's been something else.
It sort of makes me think now, What can I do on my own?
I might not even need nobody Out here to help me.
Yeah, boy. It's getting hot now.
Yeah, it's fixing to run Just any time.
Whew. God almighty.
There she is.
Yeah.
Good, slow, constant drip --
That's the way I like it To run right there.
Catch these heads And throw them off.
♪♪
Making corn liquor.
We'll get this man's liquor Bucketed up,
Get it on back to him.
Yeah, I'm gonna say It's about 150 right there.
That's what we're looking for.
Between 140 and 150 Makes a good run.
Mike's run yields The 10 gallons of corn whiskey
Needed to complete and deliver
The first order of the season On time,
Putting him 25 gallons closer To his 1,200-gallon season goal.
♪♪
I'm headed over here right now
To deliver this order To my customer,
And I'll do anything it takes To make it happen,
Keep my customer happy.
What do you say, Old buddy?
All right, Man.
I've run liquor For a long time.
Moonshining's Part of my heritage.
I tell you what.
Moonshining's the most exciting Part of my life.
Looks like We're good to go.
We'll see you On the next trip.
And I'm gonna moonshine Till the day I die.
♪♪
We got 30 gallons of liquor In the back of the truck.
We're gonna run over here And make this old boy --
Make a drop-off.
In north carolina, New hire chuck accompanies josh
To a $3,000 sale.
I've done A little bootlegging before,
But nothing On this scale, you know?
If you're gonna do it, You might as well do it.
You might as well do it.Yeah.
Today's payday.
That's all I really Need to hear.
♪♪
Josh is delivering a 30-gallon Sale in six 5-gallon buckets.
He'll be here Any time.
Bootleg sales are always tricky For moonshiners.
Not only do they risk arrest By the authorities,
But there's no means of recourse If robbed or cheated
By an ill-intentioned buyer.
Six buckets, Just like you wanted.
That's what You said you wanted.
You had me bring six out, So you're gonna get six.
It's all or nothing.
We can whip your ass, How 'bout that?
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You mean You're gonna have me bring
Six *bleep* buckets Of moonshine out here,
And you're only Gonna take three?
You've already Started it,
If you had me bring out Six buckets
And you ain't gonna take any. It's all or nothing.
I could sell this *bleep* Right down the road.
I ain't got to play this game With this *bleep* head.
You told me you wanted 30 gallons of clear moonshine.
Now you're gonna tell me You only want some of it.
It don't work Like that.
Josh, don't you think
At least get A little bit of money?
We're just right here Right now, just one time.
You got the money For three?
I'll never do business With you again.
This'll be the last time I ever Sell you any *bleep* thing.
Ain't how I do business.
That's some Horse *bleep*
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What kind Of bull *bleep* is that?
That was Ass-whooping time.
I've never had somebody Meet me with what they want
And then say, "I only want half of it."
That took a lot Of damn brass to do that.
I was ready To whoop his damn ass,
Take his money, And keep the liquor.
Crazy chuck ain't called Psycho for no reason.
Yeah.
Hell with it.
Cod-head *bleep*
No, that *bleep* don't fly Around these parts.
That's an ass-whipping.
I won't never sell that *bleep* No more liquor.
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Well, that's plenty Of angle, ain't it?
Yeah.
Deep in The great smoky mountains,
Mark and digger Are assembling the cape
And connecting column,
Moving them one step closer To the inaugural run
Of their three-pot still.
What do you think?
I think It's gonna be all right.
We got to get Some liquor running.
We're getting Way behind.
I'm gonna be happy when we got Them twins out here with it
And it's a-pumping liquor out 900 mile an hour.
Damn.
It ain't too bad.
I mean, it's a little cockeyed, Sigoggle.
Let's call him Big ugly.
Big sloppy.
Yeah, I'm good with that.
Big sloppy And the twins.
Well, we're at the point now We got big sloppy ready to run.
Now it's time To bring in the twins
And pair them up With him or her,
Whatever that might be -- it.
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Damn, digger.
Maybe we're moving forward A little bit now, puss.
*bleep* damn, We ought to be.
God almighty.
Bringing in the twins From last season.
We don't have time For any more mistakes.
We got a tremendous amount Of hard, frustrating work in it.
But we got a ton of money In this rascal, too.
We want our stills All on the same level.
That way all of our pipes Are coming in level
To that manifold.
Well, you know, This sawdust right here
Is like a self-leveling compound
You'd use to level a floor Before you tile it.
It's high right here, but it'll Mash down considerably.
We have to move As cautious as we can.
I'm in a hurry To get some liquor made,
But if you want something Done right, it has to take time.
Bring her in here, Big poppy.
We still got a lot to do, But ain't that awesome?
Mm-hmm.
We bring in The thump keg.
We've got our thump keg in here.
Now it's time To bring in the manifold.
Let's see how That's gonna fit in there.
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This manifold is probably the Most custom piece of equipment
We've ever built.
With having the three pots,
We can run Three different mashes
Each in individual pots.
And if this still will do What we intend it to do,
I mean, it'll make A perfect blended liquor
Regardless of whatever flavors We choose to use.
And it has the potential To produce twice as much liquor
As the twins alone.
There you go.
How 'bout Them apples, mister?
Looks good to me.
Holy moly.
We're gonna move forward.
Try to get the furnace Around this rascal.
We put a lot of labor Into these furnaces,
But we got to have them.
You'd be wasting a hell of a lot Of propane up in there.
We use landscaping brick.
It'll actually perform Two functions.
It'll hold heat in, but they Also heat up theirselves,
So in essence, they're radiating The heat back in
Once they get hot.
I reckon I'm done. I'm out of block.
It's a-looking great, digger.Yes, it is.
Thank the lord
We finally got This three-pot still set up.
Took nearly a month Of building this.
It's put us way behind.
You know, It's time to get mashed in.
I mean, it'll make A very smooth, delicious,
Blended moonshine
That'll be like nothing Anyone else has ever seen.
And we're gonna double Our production,
So that's the gamble We're taking.
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