1 00:00:00,827 --> 00:00:08,172 ♪♪ 2 00:00:08,172 --> 00:00:15,482 ♪♪ 3 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:19,034 You know, people think That, first and foremost, 4 00:00:19,034 --> 00:00:21,827 To make good liquor you've got To have good ingredients. 5 00:00:21,827 --> 00:00:23,793 That's just part of it. 6 00:00:23,793 --> 00:00:26,172 The biggest thing You've got to have 7 00:00:26,172 --> 00:00:29,758 Is a god's plenty of patience. 8 00:00:29,758 --> 00:00:32,137 It ain't a hurried man's game. 9 00:00:32,137 --> 00:00:34,965 You can make great mash In a instant, 10 00:00:34,965 --> 00:00:39,137 But it don't ferment unless You've got some patience. 11 00:00:39,137 --> 00:00:41,551 You've got to work with it, And it's got to be your baby. 12 00:00:41,551 --> 00:00:43,103 You don't just shove it On down the road 13 00:00:43,103 --> 00:00:45,620 And expect it To do it on its own. 14 00:00:45,620 --> 00:00:47,931 With moonshine season In full swing, 15 00:00:47,931 --> 00:00:50,103 A new take on Traditional moonshine 16 00:00:50,103 --> 00:00:51,896 Is the order of the day. 17 00:00:51,896 --> 00:00:55,551 But innovative product Is only one hurdle in the game. 18 00:00:55,551 --> 00:00:57,862 Dealing in the backwoods Is a minefield 19 00:00:57,862 --> 00:01:00,517 For even The most seasoned shiner. 20 00:01:00,517 --> 00:01:03,586 In tennessee, tough terms At the bargaining table. 21 00:01:07,275 --> 00:01:09,206 We got to be firm On the price. 22 00:01:09,206 --> 00:01:13,172 In virginia, history comes To life for one young shiner... 23 00:01:13,172 --> 00:01:15,103 It looks like a antique. 24 00:01:15,103 --> 00:01:16,448 Look at that. 25 00:01:16,448 --> 00:01:19,137 ...And danger at the doorstep In louisiana. 26 00:01:19,137 --> 00:01:21,965 -that's a cottonmouth. -just stay there. Don't move. 27 00:01:21,965 --> 00:01:25,655 ♪♪ 28 00:01:25,655 --> 00:01:28,620 ♪ no one can hold me down ♪ 29 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:31,724 ♪ or make me change my ways ♪ 30 00:01:34,172 --> 00:01:37,517 ♪ so don't waste your breath Sayin' ♪ 31 00:01:37,517 --> 00:01:40,241 ♪ crime never pays ♪ 32 00:01:42,896 --> 00:01:46,344 ♪ goin' for a ride ♪ 33 00:01:46,344 --> 00:01:49,310 ♪ runnin' to survive ♪ 34 00:01:49,310 --> 00:01:54,103 ♪ when you're livin' Outside the law ♪ 35 00:01:56,275 --> 00:02:01,241 ♪ we're livin' Outside the law ♪ 36 00:02:07,103 --> 00:02:09,965 This is how We make the moonshine! 37 00:02:09,965 --> 00:02:12,965 --captions by vitac-- Www.Vitac.Com 38 00:02:12,965 --> 00:02:15,965 Captions paid for by Discovery communications 39 00:02:18,655 --> 00:02:19,896 I think I got it. 40 00:02:19,896 --> 00:02:21,724 We've done a long time Trying to get this full. 41 00:02:21,724 --> 00:02:23,275 Perseverance pays off. 42 00:02:23,275 --> 00:02:24,620 I mean, we've been Working on this 43 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:27,379 So long you'd think It would never get it done. 44 00:02:27,379 --> 00:02:29,655 Here we are now, Got the last piece 45 00:02:29,655 --> 00:02:32,758 In the puzzle To the still. 46 00:02:32,758 --> 00:02:35,689 In virginia, After two years of delays, 47 00:02:35,689 --> 00:02:39,724 The new wing on tim's distillery Is finally in the home stretch. 48 00:02:39,724 --> 00:02:41,275 The climax brand is growing. 49 00:02:41,275 --> 00:02:44,448 The customers are buying it, And we're expanding production. 50 00:02:44,448 --> 00:02:45,586 It's all coming together. 51 00:02:45,586 --> 00:02:47,724 It's done take two years To get this far. 52 00:02:47,724 --> 00:02:48,862 Unbelievable. 53 00:02:48,862 --> 00:02:50,758 I did my high-altitude Work for today. 54 00:02:50,758 --> 00:02:52,965 And once we got water, We're done. 55 00:02:52,965 --> 00:02:55,655 We can just put some heat on it, Put the mash in it. 56 00:02:55,655 --> 00:02:57,344 We actually can make moonshine. 57 00:02:57,344 --> 00:03:00,413 Tim, this is A monumental undertaking, huh? 58 00:03:00,413 --> 00:03:01,758 Oh, yeah. 59 00:03:01,758 --> 00:03:03,689 We'd been working on this A very long time, 60 00:03:03,689 --> 00:03:05,275 And, you know, In the back of my head 61 00:03:05,275 --> 00:03:08,103 I'm thinking, "Hey, I want to do me a still now." 62 00:03:08,103 --> 00:03:09,413 I want to make my own stuff. 63 00:03:09,413 --> 00:03:10,896 Y'all got this done now. 64 00:03:10,896 --> 00:03:13,620 What about, you know, maybe Build another a little smaller, 65 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:16,793 For you know, maybe me To experiment on a little bit? 66 00:03:16,793 --> 00:03:18,103 J.T. Is all excited. 67 00:03:18,103 --> 00:03:19,586 I'm ready to go. 68 00:03:19,586 --> 00:03:22,103 He's out went and saw all these Other guys making moonshine. 69 00:03:22,103 --> 00:03:24,448 He wants to do his own Little experiment and stuff. 70 00:03:24,448 --> 00:03:28,620 We can do a little experiment As long as we keep it legal. 71 00:03:28,620 --> 00:03:30,344 With inspiration as the goal... 72 00:03:30,344 --> 00:03:32,344 How much farther up this road We got to go to? 73 00:03:32,344 --> 00:03:35,241 I don't know. I haven't been Up here in so many years. 74 00:03:35,241 --> 00:03:38,034 ...Tim took j.T. On a journey To the inner sanctum 75 00:03:38,034 --> 00:03:40,172 Of franklin county moonshine. 76 00:03:40,172 --> 00:03:42,379 -oh, yeah. -yes, sir. 77 00:03:44,034 --> 00:03:48,793 Now j.T. Has decided to put What he learned to use. 78 00:03:48,793 --> 00:03:50,620 Well, I got a little Experimental still. 79 00:03:50,620 --> 00:03:52,275 I got to tell you now, This is my grandpop's old still. 80 00:03:52,275 --> 00:03:54,344 It's the one He started with, 81 00:03:54,344 --> 00:03:56,655 So you've got to be Real careful with it. 82 00:03:56,655 --> 00:03:58,310 It is registered With the federal government, 83 00:03:58,310 --> 00:03:59,862 So, yeah, they can Go ahead and use it. 84 00:03:59,862 --> 00:04:02,586 I got to make sure Everything we do is legal. 85 00:04:02,586 --> 00:04:04,551 Well, let's go to look For that still. 86 00:04:04,551 --> 00:04:07,896 Looking at j.T. After this road Trip, he's really motivated. 87 00:04:07,896 --> 00:04:09,413 He wants to experiment some. 88 00:04:09,413 --> 00:04:12,275 He wants to make some recipes, And this is what it's all about. 89 00:04:12,275 --> 00:04:15,379 No, don't see nothing that Looks like a still around here. 90 00:04:15,379 --> 00:04:17,379 So I got tickle To help j.T. Out 91 00:04:17,379 --> 00:04:19,448 Because I need somebody To kind of tutor him. 92 00:04:19,448 --> 00:04:21,310 I'm hoping that accidentally They're going to come up 93 00:04:21,310 --> 00:04:22,758 With some great idea 94 00:04:22,758 --> 00:04:27,034 And j.T. Could even Develop his own brand. 95 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:29,482 There it is, tim, In all it's glory. 96 00:04:29,482 --> 00:04:31,137 It looks like a antique. 97 00:04:31,137 --> 00:04:32,655 Look at that. 98 00:04:32,655 --> 00:04:34,655 The still goes all the way back To chuck's great grandfather. 99 00:04:34,655 --> 00:04:37,310 Used it, like, Over 135 years ago. 100 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:39,758 You told me you hid it 35 years ago... 101 00:04:39,758 --> 00:04:40,862 Yeah. 102 00:04:40,862 --> 00:04:41,862 ...But you didn't Tell me it was 103 00:04:41,862 --> 00:04:43,241 100 years old When you hid it. 104 00:04:43,241 --> 00:04:46,241 -well, it was. -so it's like 135 years old now. 105 00:04:46,241 --> 00:04:49,275 It's really old, but I did Remember to get it registered. 106 00:04:49,275 --> 00:04:50,551 That tells the government It is legal. 107 00:04:50,551 --> 00:04:52,448 -serial number six... -so they know where it is. 108 00:04:52,448 --> 00:04:53,896 They know I got it. 109 00:04:53,896 --> 00:04:56,172 We can do a little experiment As long as we keep it legal. 110 00:04:56,172 --> 00:04:58,310 Only licensed Distillers are able 111 00:04:58,310 --> 00:05:00,896 To register stills With the state authorities. 112 00:05:00,896 --> 00:05:03,103 We got tim, you know, On the right side of the law. 113 00:05:03,103 --> 00:05:05,206 We don't want him going back Doing anything illegal, 114 00:05:05,206 --> 00:05:06,586 So I'm going to keep An eye on him. 115 00:05:06,586 --> 00:05:08,275 I'll make sure he stays legal. 116 00:05:08,275 --> 00:05:10,275 Well, put that on, now, J.T., and just see would it fit. 117 00:05:10,275 --> 00:05:12,103 How does that look? Oh, that's so pretty. 118 00:05:12,103 --> 00:05:13,482 Isn't that pretty? 119 00:05:13,482 --> 00:05:14,551 That's just beautiful. 120 00:05:14,551 --> 00:05:15,965 It don't really fit. 121 00:05:15,965 --> 00:05:17,068 It don't fit. 122 00:05:17,068 --> 00:05:19,310 I didn't say it was Ready to run. 123 00:05:19,310 --> 00:05:21,620 You got something here to work With, you know what I mean? 124 00:05:21,620 --> 00:05:25,896 The cap does not fit on the Still, so we have to adapt it. 125 00:05:25,896 --> 00:05:31,896 ♪♪ 126 00:05:31,896 --> 00:05:37,931 ♪♪ 127 00:05:37,931 --> 00:05:39,620 We're making our second trip in 128 00:05:39,620 --> 00:05:41,344 Thanks to stuck fermentation. 129 00:05:41,344 --> 00:05:43,724 We've got a new yeast And hopefully some more liquor. 130 00:05:43,724 --> 00:05:44,931 We got to do it. 131 00:05:44,931 --> 00:05:46,689 We got to do it, he says. 132 00:05:46,689 --> 00:05:48,448 In the great smoky mountains, 133 00:05:48,448 --> 00:05:50,827 It's attempt number two For mark and digger 134 00:05:50,827 --> 00:05:53,379 On their cantaloupe Moonshine mash. 135 00:05:53,379 --> 00:05:56,137 Boy, it sure does look like It's ready to go, don't it? 136 00:05:56,137 --> 00:05:57,724 Yep, but it ain't. 137 00:05:57,724 --> 00:06:01,172 Mr. Tongue Will tell you that. 138 00:06:01,172 --> 00:06:04,379 Mark and digger's first attempt Failed because the yeast died 139 00:06:04,379 --> 00:06:06,758 Long before fermentation Was complete. 140 00:06:06,758 --> 00:06:09,344 There ain't a bit Of alcohol taste to it. 141 00:06:09,344 --> 00:06:10,344 No? 142 00:06:10,344 --> 00:06:12,896 We're dead in the water. 143 00:06:12,896 --> 00:06:15,241 They're placing their bets On a slower-acting, 144 00:06:15,241 --> 00:06:17,517 High-alcohol-producing Yeast strain 145 00:06:17,517 --> 00:06:20,172 That should be hardy enough To complete the process. 146 00:06:20,172 --> 00:06:22,172 This yeast, I've never used it before. 147 00:06:22,172 --> 00:06:23,620 It's a different strain. 148 00:06:23,620 --> 00:06:26,758 At worst, we don't make any Liquor, but we've got no choice. 149 00:06:26,758 --> 00:06:30,206 We're behind in season. 150 00:06:30,206 --> 00:06:33,482 This yeast here has more Potential than any yeast 151 00:06:33,482 --> 00:06:35,862 I've ever used In my life. 152 00:06:35,862 --> 00:06:42,448 Supposedly, it'll stand alcohol Volume of up to 24%. 153 00:06:42,448 --> 00:06:45,482 A precious commodity here. 154 00:06:45,482 --> 00:06:49,241 I got all the faith in the world In using this yeast. 155 00:06:49,241 --> 00:06:51,862 This yeast requires A lot of attention. 156 00:06:51,862 --> 00:06:54,310 We've decided We'd use a drill and our churn. 157 00:06:54,310 --> 00:06:57,517 You've got to put a lot of air Into your mash to keep it going. 158 00:06:57,517 --> 00:06:59,551 To propagate A sufficient quantity 159 00:06:59,551 --> 00:07:01,551 To complete fermentation, 160 00:07:01,551 --> 00:07:05,000 Yeast initially need An abundant supply of oxygen. 161 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,517 About like us, We can't live without air. 162 00:07:07,517 --> 00:07:08,724 No. Not very long. 163 00:07:08,724 --> 00:07:09,793 I've seen you When you run out of breath. 164 00:07:09,793 --> 00:07:11,482 You quit eating For a minute. 165 00:07:14,793 --> 00:07:18,206 It's kicked off, man. I can smell it. 166 00:07:25,379 --> 00:07:27,206 You never know which is The longest minute, 167 00:07:27,206 --> 00:07:29,793 A microwave minute Or a treadmill minute. 168 00:07:29,793 --> 00:07:30,827 Well, neither one of them. 169 00:07:30,827 --> 00:07:32,827 It's waiting on mash to ferment 170 00:07:32,827 --> 00:07:35,413 When you're so far behind In your season. 171 00:07:35,413 --> 00:07:37,620 Well, it's kicked off. 172 00:07:37,620 --> 00:07:39,827 All it's got to do Is keep on kicking. 173 00:07:39,827 --> 00:07:46,689 ♪♪ 174 00:07:46,689 --> 00:07:53,586 ♪♪ 175 00:07:53,586 --> 00:07:56,310 Think it's going to be enough Lumber to make that kitchen? 176 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:58,137 I hope so. 177 00:07:58,137 --> 00:08:01,724 In red river parish, Louisiana, patty and david 178 00:08:01,724 --> 00:08:04,586 Are outfitting their site With a full kitchen. 179 00:08:04,586 --> 00:08:06,482 Where we going to build This thing at, then? 180 00:08:06,482 --> 00:08:07,965 I don't know. Wherever you think. 181 00:08:07,965 --> 00:08:09,586 We're going to be running A lot of late nights 182 00:08:09,586 --> 00:08:10,931 Because I'm getting A lot of calls. 183 00:08:10,931 --> 00:08:12,655 We got tons of orders coming in, 184 00:08:12,655 --> 00:08:14,724 So we're building us A little kitchen back here 185 00:08:14,724 --> 00:08:17,034 And a little sink, have us A little water flow in there, 186 00:08:17,034 --> 00:08:19,137 And we'll have us a place Where we can cook us something 187 00:08:19,137 --> 00:08:21,620 And we can wash our hands And clean up our dishes. 188 00:08:21,620 --> 00:08:23,344 You know, we can just run 24/7. 189 00:08:23,344 --> 00:08:24,689 We never have to Come out of the woods 190 00:08:24,689 --> 00:08:29,241 Other than To re-supply our eating. 191 00:08:29,241 --> 00:08:31,586 With the addition Of a second still, 192 00:08:31,586 --> 00:08:33,758 The father-daughter team Has been able to mash 193 00:08:33,758 --> 00:08:38,793 And run their mayhaw moonshine And pear brandy simultaneously. 194 00:08:38,793 --> 00:08:41,862 Now, as they wait for another Round of mash to ferment, 195 00:08:41,862 --> 00:08:45,241 They turn to improving The safety of their still site. 196 00:08:45,241 --> 00:08:46,896 We need to get That tree down, daddy. 197 00:08:46,896 --> 00:08:48,517 Could fall Over by our site. 198 00:08:50,344 --> 00:08:51,965 You know, we had a storm Come through here 199 00:08:51,965 --> 00:08:55,068 A couple weeks ago, and there's A dead tree right by our site, 200 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,793 And I don't want taking A chance of the wind 201 00:08:56,793 --> 00:08:58,206 Coming and a tree fall on us. 202 00:08:58,206 --> 00:09:00,137 So it's best just to get Something like that down 203 00:09:00,137 --> 00:09:03,103 On the ground Before we make our kitchen. 204 00:09:03,103 --> 00:09:05,586 You ain't got to put The rope far up there. 205 00:09:05,586 --> 00:09:06,724 Huh? 206 00:09:06,724 --> 00:09:07,793 Don't that rope need To go way up? 207 00:09:28,896 --> 00:09:32,103 That's good. That's good. 208 00:09:32,103 --> 00:09:34,137 When I tell you back up, You back up. 209 00:09:34,137 --> 00:09:38,206 Well, hang on a second. It ain't going to hit me, is it? 210 00:09:38,206 --> 00:09:40,068 No, it ain't Going to hit you. 211 00:09:46,689 --> 00:09:48,482 There's a time-tested method 212 00:09:48,482 --> 00:09:50,275 To felling a tree safely. 213 00:09:50,275 --> 00:09:53,448 First, decide where is best For the tree to fall. 214 00:09:53,448 --> 00:09:56,241 The part of the trunk that's Closest to that felling area 215 00:09:56,241 --> 00:09:59,103 Will determine where To start the first cut. 216 00:09:59,103 --> 00:10:02,275 Begin cutting on A 20-degree downward angle. 217 00:10:02,275 --> 00:10:04,551 The center of the cut Will point in the direction 218 00:10:04,551 --> 00:10:06,413 Where the tree will fall. 219 00:10:06,413 --> 00:10:09,724 Stop when the cut is 25% through the tree. 220 00:10:09,724 --> 00:10:12,103 That's called the top cut. 221 00:10:12,103 --> 00:10:16,310 Next, make a horizontal cut into The tree beneath the top cut. 222 00:10:16,310 --> 00:10:20,448 That bottom, or undercut, will End where the two cuts meet. 223 00:10:20,448 --> 00:10:22,724 Remove the resulting Wedge from the tree, 224 00:10:22,724 --> 00:10:25,172 And you now have a notch Called the felling notch, 225 00:10:25,172 --> 00:10:28,241 Facing the direction Where you want the tree to fall. 226 00:10:28,241 --> 00:10:31,586 After that, clear the felling Area of any people or animals 227 00:10:31,586 --> 00:10:34,344 To a distance of Twice the height of the tree. 228 00:10:34,344 --> 00:10:37,206 Once that's done, Begin to make a horizontal cut 229 00:10:37,206 --> 00:10:38,827 On the opposite side of the tree 230 00:10:38,827 --> 00:10:42,068 From the felling notch And slightly above the undercut. 231 00:10:42,068 --> 00:10:44,413 This is called the felling cut. 232 00:10:44,413 --> 00:10:47,827 Stop cutting when 10% Of the tree's thickness is left 233 00:10:47,827 --> 00:10:49,931 Between the felling cut And the notch. 234 00:10:49,931 --> 00:10:52,586 This creates a hinge For the falling tree. 235 00:10:52,586 --> 00:10:55,586 To help the tree fall, Hammer a wedge into the felling 236 00:10:55,586 --> 00:10:59,586 Cut opposite of the notch, Or use a rope tied to a vehicle. 237 00:10:59,586 --> 00:11:01,482 As the tree begins to fall, 238 00:11:01,482 --> 00:11:04,586 Move away at A 90-degree angle to the notch. 239 00:11:06,724 --> 00:11:09,379 I'm worried about daddy being Around the bottom of that tree. 240 00:11:09,379 --> 00:11:12,172 Just the least bit of wind Can shift a tree real quick. 241 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:14,241 I've had friends killed From trees falling. 242 00:11:14,241 --> 00:11:17,931 You walk away thinking it's Going, and then it comes on you. 243 00:11:17,931 --> 00:11:23,551 ♪♪ 244 00:11:23,551 --> 00:11:26,689 You just be careful. 245 00:11:29,827 --> 00:11:31,448 Back up. 246 00:11:31,448 --> 00:11:35,448 Coming up, an ancient Recipe resurfaces in tennessee. 247 00:11:35,448 --> 00:11:38,758 Ain't no need in giving up On old tradition if it's good. 248 00:11:38,758 --> 00:11:40,137 Keep on doing it. 249 00:11:40,137 --> 00:11:42,379 And doubt sets in In the smoky mountains. 250 00:11:42,379 --> 00:11:43,689 Damn. 251 00:11:45,206 --> 00:11:47,931 I'm worried about This thing producing. 252 00:11:55,965 --> 00:11:57,517 It ain't going to hit me, Is it? 253 00:11:57,517 --> 00:12:00,758 No, it ain't Going to hit you. 254 00:12:00,758 --> 00:12:04,551 In northern louisiana, An unstable tree foils plans 255 00:12:04,551 --> 00:12:06,862 For a still-site kitchen. 256 00:12:06,862 --> 00:12:10,793 You just be careful. 257 00:12:10,793 --> 00:12:13,310 Back up. 258 00:12:15,862 --> 00:12:19,482 Timber. 259 00:12:19,482 --> 00:12:20,965 Got it down. 260 00:12:20,965 --> 00:12:22,517 You landed it Right where you said. 261 00:12:27,724 --> 00:12:29,206 I'm glad We got that down. 262 00:12:29,206 --> 00:12:31,068 We don't have to worry About it blowing on us. 263 00:12:31,068 --> 00:12:32,620 Now we have to build This kitchen. 264 00:12:32,620 --> 00:12:33,793 You know, having us a kitchen, 265 00:12:33,793 --> 00:12:35,310 We never have to Come out of the woods. 266 00:12:35,310 --> 00:12:36,758 You know, it's a long ways In here, so you don't want 267 00:12:36,758 --> 00:12:39,206 To have to go out If we're in a run. 268 00:12:39,206 --> 00:12:41,758 We want to get it done. 269 00:12:41,758 --> 00:12:43,000 We're going to build it With 2x4s, 270 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,655 Put plywood on it As a countertop. 271 00:12:45,655 --> 00:12:48,482 Had an old sink at the house That we're going to use. 272 00:12:48,482 --> 00:12:49,896 So you're going to Drill it with that? 273 00:12:49,896 --> 00:12:51,827 Yeah. 274 00:12:51,827 --> 00:12:53,482 Using a bucket For our water source. 275 00:12:53,482 --> 00:12:56,379 We'll fill it up, have it Gravity fed out of a hose. 276 00:13:00,275 --> 00:13:02,137 Let's see. Look at that. 277 00:13:02,137 --> 00:13:03,413 But it will be An advantage for us. 278 00:13:03,413 --> 00:13:04,448 We'll be able to eat good, 279 00:13:04,448 --> 00:13:07,724 And daddy can cook me Some good meals. 280 00:13:07,724 --> 00:13:08,931 We got us a good little kitchen. 281 00:13:08,931 --> 00:13:10,103 -we ready. -we ready. 282 00:13:10,103 --> 00:13:11,620 I'm happy with the ending Of this day. 283 00:13:11,620 --> 00:13:12,862 We've got a lot done. 284 00:13:12,862 --> 00:13:14,344 We've got 5, 6 days. 285 00:13:14,344 --> 00:13:16,655 We ought to be back in here Running that shine. 286 00:13:16,655 --> 00:13:24,517 ♪♪ 287 00:13:24,517 --> 00:13:32,448 ♪♪ 288 00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:38,137 In the great smoky mountains, 289 00:13:38,137 --> 00:13:41,103 Moonshiner mike Is dusting off a century-old 290 00:13:41,103 --> 00:13:43,275 Recipe from his family's past. 291 00:14:11,275 --> 00:14:14,655 Mark and mike have made progress On separate fronts this season. 292 00:14:14,655 --> 00:14:17,068 There's a complete order Right there. 293 00:14:17,068 --> 00:14:19,275 While mike successfully Ran on his own 294 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:21,310 To fill their first order, 295 00:14:21,310 --> 00:14:23,344 Mark put in hours Of back-breaking work 296 00:14:23,344 --> 00:14:25,689 Setting up A more permanent still site, 297 00:14:25,689 --> 00:14:28,517 But the duo has yet To get back together. 298 00:14:30,827 --> 00:14:32,896 I'm sitting Dead smack in the middle 299 00:14:32,896 --> 00:14:35,137 Of the pink-eyed purple hull Season right now, 300 00:14:35,137 --> 00:14:37,827 And this idea just come up in my Head about the pea hull liquor, 301 00:14:37,827 --> 00:14:39,482 And it feels real good. 302 00:14:39,482 --> 00:14:42,172 I feel like I've accomplished Something all by myself 303 00:14:42,172 --> 00:14:44,586 And didn't actually need nobody. 304 00:14:44,586 --> 00:14:47,103 But me and mark, We still partners and all, 305 00:14:47,103 --> 00:14:48,586 And I can get back To helping him 306 00:14:48,586 --> 00:14:51,379 After I get this order Made myself. 307 00:14:51,379 --> 00:14:54,172 My great grandfather And my great-great-grandfather 308 00:14:54,172 --> 00:14:55,620 Had canned the peas up, 309 00:14:55,620 --> 00:14:57,310 Have something to eat In the wintertime, 310 00:14:57,310 --> 00:14:59,793 And used the hull To mash in liquor with 311 00:14:59,793 --> 00:15:02,172 Because you can make alcohol Out of just about 312 00:15:02,172 --> 00:15:05,517 Anything you want to. 313 00:15:05,517 --> 00:15:08,517 While pea hulls might sound Like an unlikely ingredient 314 00:15:08,517 --> 00:15:11,413 From which to make liquor, History demonstrates 315 00:15:11,413 --> 00:15:15,586 That far stranger things have Been used to produce alcohol. 316 00:15:15,586 --> 00:15:18,448 For millennia, an alcoholic Beverage named chicha 317 00:15:18,448 --> 00:15:22,172 Has been consumed across central And south american cultures. 318 00:15:22,172 --> 00:15:25,896 One of the key ingredients Of chicha is human spit. 319 00:15:25,896 --> 00:15:29,758 Instead of germinating corn and Water to achieve simple sugars, 320 00:15:29,758 --> 00:15:32,103 The brewer uses The enzymes in the saliva 321 00:15:32,103 --> 00:15:34,103 To break down the starches From the maize 322 00:15:34,103 --> 00:15:37,827 Into the simple sugars Necessary for fermentation. 323 00:15:37,827 --> 00:15:40,206 Today, many unlicensed Vendors in peru 324 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:42,206 Sell the drink directly From their homes 325 00:15:42,206 --> 00:15:44,275 To boost their family's income, 326 00:15:44,275 --> 00:15:48,413 Much like the american Moonshiners of past and present. 327 00:15:48,413 --> 00:15:51,000 Perhaps the award For the strangest ingredient 328 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,310 Goes to a liquor made In the arctic circle 329 00:15:53,310 --> 00:15:57,724 By the inuit people, Aptly named seagull wine. 330 00:15:57,724 --> 00:16:00,379 No one has documented Anyone actually producing 331 00:16:00,379 --> 00:16:01,931 Or tasting the stuff, 332 00:16:01,931 --> 00:16:03,827 But seagull wine Is said to be made 333 00:16:03,827 --> 00:16:07,344 By putting a dead seagull And water in a glass container 334 00:16:07,344 --> 00:16:10,344 And leaving it to ferment For several weeks in the sun. 335 00:16:10,344 --> 00:16:13,310 While it's hard to say how this Would produce alcohol, 336 00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:17,275 It's smell alone Might be intoxicating enough. 337 00:16:17,275 --> 00:16:19,793 The peas are got a good, Semi-sweet, 338 00:16:19,793 --> 00:16:21,103 Earthy taste to them, 339 00:16:21,103 --> 00:16:24,827 And the hulls hold A lot more of that flavor, 340 00:16:24,827 --> 00:16:27,000 And when you make Liquor out of them, 341 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,586 Feel like you drinking something Right out of the garden. 342 00:16:29,586 --> 00:16:33,620 And I can mash in Two 55-gallon drums of mash 343 00:16:33,620 --> 00:16:35,517 With just two Of these bucket of hulls 344 00:16:35,517 --> 00:16:38,482 And probably yield 15 gallons of liquor, 345 00:16:38,482 --> 00:16:42,000 And I believe people will Really enjoy it and like it. 346 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,310 And we'll can these And mash them in. 347 00:16:46,310 --> 00:16:48,344 Think I'm about ready to go. 348 00:16:48,344 --> 00:16:58,241 ♪♪ 349 00:16:58,241 --> 00:17:00,827 Well, this is our run day. 350 00:17:00,827 --> 00:17:02,620 We got to run a mash We hope is ready. 351 00:17:02,620 --> 00:17:05,379 It ain't got no choice But to be ready. 352 00:17:05,379 --> 00:17:07,689 Back in tennessee, Mark and digger 353 00:17:07,689 --> 00:17:10,103 Are ready to run Their cantaloupe shine. 354 00:17:10,103 --> 00:17:12,965 Another failed attempt Will squash their season hopes 355 00:17:12,965 --> 00:17:15,931 Of selling 1,100 gallons. 356 00:17:15,931 --> 00:17:17,793 This yeast, It's got potential, 357 00:17:17,793 --> 00:17:20,379 But that's if Everything worked good. 358 00:17:24,896 --> 00:17:26,827 Damn. 359 00:17:26,827 --> 00:17:30,275 That's high-volume mash Right there, baby. 360 00:17:30,275 --> 00:17:32,172 Mm, wow. 361 00:17:32,172 --> 00:17:33,448 This yeast works. 362 00:17:33,448 --> 00:17:34,724 You know, I'm going to be optimistic 363 00:17:34,724 --> 00:17:36,827 And I'm going to say We're going to increase 364 00:17:36,827 --> 00:17:38,379 Our volume over half. 365 00:17:38,379 --> 00:17:40,758 Let's light this rascal, Dude. 366 00:17:40,758 --> 00:17:44,517 Now go. 367 00:17:44,517 --> 00:17:46,344 Whoa. 368 00:17:46,344 --> 00:17:48,655 We're also worried About taste. 369 00:17:48,655 --> 00:17:51,448 We've never fermented Anything like this before. 370 00:17:51,448 --> 00:17:53,068 I've always got in the back Of my mind, 371 00:17:53,068 --> 00:17:57,241 "Did we run enough air into that Mash to get it working good? 372 00:17:57,241 --> 00:18:00,068 Did we get that yeast kicked Back off strong enough?" 373 00:18:00,068 --> 00:18:03,586 You can have 100 gallon Of liquor, but if it don't taste 374 00:18:03,586 --> 00:18:06,793 Worth a *bleep*, Nobody wants it. 375 00:18:06,793 --> 00:18:09,206 I don't know. The mash smelled awful good. 376 00:18:09,206 --> 00:18:11,103 The mash tasted awful good. 377 00:18:11,103 --> 00:18:12,586 And it tasted good. Yeah. 378 00:18:12,586 --> 00:18:14,310 That ought to hold that. 379 00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:16,517 Now just think, 4 or 5 days ago 380 00:18:16,517 --> 00:18:18,689 You was ready To dump that out. 381 00:18:18,689 --> 00:18:21,551 You may be ready to dump it out Again, again it's done. 382 00:18:21,551 --> 00:18:23,931 We've got a lot of time, a lot Of money invested in this still. 383 00:18:23,931 --> 00:18:26,241 We got a lot of making up We got to do. 384 00:18:26,241 --> 00:18:30,482 And if we don't make it up Right now, we may not. 385 00:18:32,206 --> 00:18:34,862 I'm going to check This thing, puss. 386 00:18:34,862 --> 00:18:36,137 We ought to have Some liquor out of -- 387 00:18:36,137 --> 00:18:37,310 This is crazy. 388 00:18:37,310 --> 00:18:39,586 It takes a good quart To fill that bottom 389 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:41,275 Of that condenser up. 390 00:18:43,827 --> 00:18:46,620 Well, all we can do is wait, There, hatty-boy. 391 00:18:46,620 --> 00:18:47,965 That's kind of Disheartening. 392 00:18:47,965 --> 00:18:50,137 You'd think liquor would be Coming off of there. 393 00:18:50,137 --> 00:18:51,724 I don't understand it. 394 00:18:51,724 --> 00:18:54,862 We ain't forgotten Something, have we? 395 00:18:58,655 --> 00:19:00,724 Oh. Looky here, puss. 396 00:19:00,724 --> 00:19:02,103 I told you I was smelling alcohol. 397 00:19:02,103 --> 00:19:03,379 Maybe you was right. Hell yeah. 398 00:19:03,379 --> 00:19:06,724 Hell yeah. Bump up. 399 00:19:06,724 --> 00:19:08,862 Oh, yeah. Look at that baby, man. 400 00:19:08,862 --> 00:19:10,793 That's a perfect stream. 401 00:19:10,793 --> 00:19:13,241 Keep on doubting My sniffer. 402 00:19:13,241 --> 00:19:15,655 You know something this big Don't miss much. 403 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:17,241 It's got Its own zip code. 404 00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:21,896 -I guess you're right. -pretty much. 405 00:19:23,103 --> 00:19:25,068 This is The moment of truth. 406 00:19:25,068 --> 00:19:27,620 If this jug don't come through, I mean, we're doomed to fail. 407 00:19:27,620 --> 00:19:30,068 Oh, that smells good. 408 00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:37,620 ♪♪ 409 00:19:37,620 --> 00:19:41,137 You know, the proof is in The pudding on this run tonight. 410 00:19:41,137 --> 00:19:43,896 Bet all these right here. 411 00:19:50,758 --> 00:19:52,931 Why don't you take The first sip? 412 00:19:54,586 --> 00:19:56,103 In cocke county, tennessee, 413 00:19:56,103 --> 00:19:59,068 The moment of truth Has arrived for mark and digger. 414 00:20:00,586 --> 00:20:08,689 ♪♪ 415 00:20:08,689 --> 00:20:10,413 What do you think? 416 00:20:10,413 --> 00:20:11,655 Wow. 417 00:20:11,655 --> 00:20:13,655 It is goozy pud! 418 00:20:13,655 --> 00:20:17,068 Yeah, man. 419 00:20:17,068 --> 00:20:20,172 Don't overpower You with much melon, but... 420 00:20:22,586 --> 00:20:23,965 I got it. It is nice. 421 00:20:23,965 --> 00:20:26,172 It's still Too hot to drink. 422 00:20:26,172 --> 00:20:28,620 No, it ain't. I got two mouthfuls right then. 423 00:20:28,620 --> 00:20:30,000 Wow. 424 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,241 For this specialty cantaloupe Order, mark and digger 425 00:20:32,241 --> 00:20:35,103 Have set the price point At $200 per gallon, 426 00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:38,896 A 100% mark-up from Their base corn-liquor pricing. 427 00:20:38,896 --> 00:20:40,655 Get that rag on it, There. 428 00:20:40,655 --> 00:20:45,172 This 30-gallon order Will fetch the duo $6,000. 429 00:20:45,172 --> 00:20:48,931 Well, we're at 40 gallons, and We're still running good liquor, 430 00:20:48,931 --> 00:20:53,068 So we're past what It had made with normal yeast. 431 00:20:53,068 --> 00:20:55,620 Look here. That's about enough, ain't it? 432 00:20:55,620 --> 00:20:57,758 Whoa, damn. 433 00:20:57,758 --> 00:21:01,551 It's still way over 120 proof, ain't it? 434 00:21:01,551 --> 00:21:03,206 It's better than 120. 435 00:21:03,206 --> 00:21:05,655 Mark and digger's gamble On high-yield yeast 436 00:21:05,655 --> 00:21:08,896 Has paid off big with 52 gallons of moonshine, 437 00:21:08,896 --> 00:21:11,206 Close to double Their expected output. 438 00:21:11,206 --> 00:21:12,862 It was disheartening At first, you know, 439 00:21:12,862 --> 00:21:14,448 Trying to get this thing going. 440 00:21:14,448 --> 00:21:16,000 You know, I was ready To just throw in the towel, 441 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,965 Give it up, But this yeast works, 442 00:21:17,965 --> 00:21:20,724 And it gives us Good liquor and good flavor. 443 00:21:20,724 --> 00:21:23,137 I believe that we've got Things going our way. 444 00:21:23,137 --> 00:21:25,758 We're back in the wheel house, And we're ready to go forward 445 00:21:25,758 --> 00:21:27,620 And make a lot of liquor I think. 446 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,275 That's some damn Souped up yeast, baby man. 447 00:21:30,275 --> 00:21:33,448 I'm awful proud of it. 448 00:21:33,448 --> 00:21:39,172 ♪♪ 449 00:21:39,172 --> 00:21:44,896 ♪♪ 450 00:21:44,896 --> 00:21:47,448 I'm going to try To get this water started. 451 00:21:47,448 --> 00:21:49,655 On the tennessee, North carolina border, 452 00:21:49,655 --> 00:21:51,275 Mike is mashing in a recipe 453 00:21:51,275 --> 00:21:53,758 That hasn't been tasted For a generation. 454 00:22:00,931 --> 00:22:03,068 Go ahead and dump These over in here. 455 00:22:03,068 --> 00:22:07,068 I've never had to set up a whole Rig of this size by myself. 456 00:22:07,068 --> 00:22:08,413 I thought I couldn't do it. 457 00:22:08,413 --> 00:22:10,931 Me and mark, we still partners And all, but you know, 458 00:22:10,931 --> 00:22:13,827 I feel like I've accomplished A whole bunch 459 00:22:13,827 --> 00:22:15,448 In order to make some real mash. 460 00:22:15,448 --> 00:22:18,206 All right. Get me some sugar. 461 00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:19,689 I've got this one customer. 462 00:22:19,689 --> 00:22:21,724 He's an old-timer that's Actually heard 463 00:22:21,724 --> 00:22:23,931 Of mississippi pink eye Purple hull liquor, 464 00:22:23,931 --> 00:22:26,344 But he's never tried it before. 465 00:22:26,344 --> 00:22:27,724 If my client likes this, 466 00:22:27,724 --> 00:22:31,655 It could set me up For some good sales. 467 00:22:31,655 --> 00:22:34,103 Mark, he loves to build A wood furnace, 468 00:22:34,103 --> 00:22:36,620 But I prefer to use gas. 469 00:22:39,655 --> 00:22:42,689 A man builds a wood furnace, Somebody could see the smoke, 470 00:22:42,689 --> 00:22:45,413 Alert the authorities, They can come in and get you. 471 00:22:45,413 --> 00:22:46,896 To me, gas is quicker. 472 00:22:46,896 --> 00:22:49,517 Gas is cleaner, So I go with gas. 473 00:22:56,034 --> 00:23:02,517 ♪♪ 474 00:23:02,517 --> 00:23:04,448 Back in my family, The old-timers, 475 00:23:04,448 --> 00:23:08,310 They'd shell all their peas And put the peas up to eat 476 00:23:08,310 --> 00:23:10,689 And then just take The hulls and make liquor. 477 00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:13,068 After it's all said and done, You've got a lot of liquor. 478 00:23:13,068 --> 00:23:16,655 It's money that can be made And food on the table 479 00:23:16,655 --> 00:23:18,310 All at the same time. 480 00:23:18,310 --> 00:23:20,172 All right. That's about it. 481 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,379 Put some water in here. 482 00:23:34,379 --> 00:23:38,344 Get them both filled up And add the magic dust to it. 483 00:23:38,344 --> 00:23:43,206 In about 7 to 10 days, We'll make some pea hull liquor. 484 00:23:43,206 --> 00:23:44,482 Here we go. 485 00:23:44,482 --> 00:23:45,586 I'm going to bring it back, 486 00:23:45,586 --> 00:23:49,379 See if I can reintroduce It to the world. 487 00:23:49,379 --> 00:23:54,827 ♪♪ 488 00:23:54,827 --> 00:24:00,275 ♪♪ 489 00:24:00,275 --> 00:24:01,689 You think you going To get it to work? 490 00:24:01,689 --> 00:24:04,655 If you can't get this To work, no. 491 00:24:04,655 --> 00:24:06,517 You got to get that pipe In there and then you got 492 00:24:06,517 --> 00:24:08,137 To get it to fit On the still. 493 00:24:08,137 --> 00:24:09,827 Yeah, I know. 494 00:24:09,827 --> 00:24:12,586 Back in virginia, Tim and j.T. Are restoring 495 00:24:12,586 --> 00:24:14,655 Chuck's century-old still. 496 00:24:14,655 --> 00:24:17,551 It'll be a great still For j.T. To start out with. 497 00:24:17,551 --> 00:24:19,793 But the cap does not fit, 498 00:24:19,793 --> 00:24:22,068 So I was thinking let's work With what we got. 499 00:24:22,068 --> 00:24:25,758 Trying to retrofit everything To get it up to standard 500 00:24:25,758 --> 00:24:27,172 So we can operate it. 501 00:24:33,137 --> 00:24:34,931 I'm hoping that he can Get this thing 502 00:24:34,931 --> 00:24:36,206 Done this evening, you know. 503 00:24:36,206 --> 00:24:39,275 Go ahead and start Making the mash up for this. 504 00:24:39,275 --> 00:24:41,758 I've been thinking about this For a very long time, 505 00:24:41,758 --> 00:24:43,965 And, you know, I want to hurry up and do it. 506 00:24:43,965 --> 00:24:46,000 It's going to be Five and two quarters. 507 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,241 Yeah. 508 00:24:47,241 --> 00:24:48,689 I understand that j.T. Is a younger generation 509 00:24:48,689 --> 00:24:50,517 And he wants to hurry up And get it done, 510 00:24:50,517 --> 00:24:52,206 But I grew up in this business, 511 00:24:52,206 --> 00:24:54,827 And I've seen a lot Of beginner mistakes being made, 512 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:56,344 So we're going to take our time 513 00:24:56,344 --> 00:24:58,586 And we're going to do it Right the first time. 514 00:25:02,310 --> 00:25:03,620 Yeah. 515 00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:06,586 It's breaking loose On the inside. 516 00:25:06,586 --> 00:25:11,103 There's a 2-inch difference In the still and the cap. 517 00:25:11,103 --> 00:25:12,586 There it is. -oh, you did good. 518 00:25:12,586 --> 00:25:15,793 Resizing and shaping this metal That's over 100 years old, 519 00:25:15,793 --> 00:25:17,172 Not trying to get too far away 520 00:25:17,172 --> 00:25:19,517 From the authenticity Of this still setup. 521 00:25:19,517 --> 00:25:21,689 Kind of free-handing this Right here. 522 00:25:21,689 --> 00:25:25,034 You going to try to bend it Back over or just weld it? 523 00:25:25,034 --> 00:25:26,551 We're going to bend it. We got to weld it. 524 00:25:26,551 --> 00:25:27,862 We got to do all of that. 525 00:25:27,862 --> 00:25:29,758 This is part of history. 526 00:25:29,758 --> 00:25:31,413 It is handed down Three generations 527 00:25:31,413 --> 00:25:33,103 Through chuck's family. 528 00:25:33,103 --> 00:25:36,931 It's for sure Needs to be in a museum. 529 00:25:36,931 --> 00:25:39,241 All right. 530 00:25:39,241 --> 00:25:40,482 You got a little... 531 00:25:40,482 --> 00:25:42,413 Nice and hot. 532 00:25:42,413 --> 00:25:44,551 Nice and hot. 533 00:25:44,551 --> 00:25:45,896 Yeah. 534 00:25:45,896 --> 00:25:49,413 We'll try to get it on here While it's warm. 535 00:25:49,413 --> 00:25:52,103 Working with my dad, I've always Been the helping hand 536 00:25:52,103 --> 00:25:53,896 As you would probably call it. 537 00:25:53,896 --> 00:25:57,689 I never got to experiment with My own flavors, my own recipe. 538 00:25:57,689 --> 00:25:59,965 That's why I want my dad, You know, to kind of guide me. 539 00:25:59,965 --> 00:26:02,379 All right. It's going to be right. 540 00:26:02,379 --> 00:26:04,620 Making moonshine Is the family business, 541 00:26:04,620 --> 00:26:08,758 And I want to continue this on For my family heritage. 542 00:26:08,758 --> 00:26:11,241 We got the cap done. We fit it onto the still. 543 00:26:11,241 --> 00:26:12,965 It looks good. It's tight. 544 00:26:12,965 --> 00:26:15,068 All right, so you know What we got to do in there? 545 00:26:15,068 --> 00:26:16,344 Make some mash. 546 00:26:16,344 --> 00:26:18,482 We find if this still Is going to hold water. 547 00:26:18,482 --> 00:26:19,827 It ain't going to Hold water, 548 00:26:19,827 --> 00:26:21,103 It ain't no use In making no mash. 549 00:26:21,103 --> 00:26:23,379 J.T., he wants to see it Coming out of the still, 550 00:26:23,379 --> 00:26:24,896 But if you're not prepared, 551 00:26:24,896 --> 00:26:26,896 Just be prepared To be in trouble, 552 00:26:26,896 --> 00:26:29,862 Because we'll be spending money And we'll be back-tracking. 553 00:26:29,862 --> 00:26:31,827 I think it's very important That, you know, 554 00:26:31,827 --> 00:26:33,793 I try to pass on That knowledge 555 00:26:33,793 --> 00:26:38,517 And all that wisdom that I Captured from my father to j.T. 556 00:26:38,517 --> 00:26:42,103 Let's see What it's going to do. 557 00:26:42,103 --> 00:26:45,448 See a little hole Right here. 558 00:26:45,448 --> 00:26:46,551 See that? 559 00:26:46,551 --> 00:26:47,655 You see where It's leaking there? 560 00:26:47,655 --> 00:26:49,344 See. See. Has a little hole right there. 561 00:26:49,344 --> 00:26:51,517 Little pinhole. 562 00:26:51,517 --> 00:26:54,344 Okay. 563 00:26:54,344 --> 00:26:55,689 Well, we'll just go ahead And fill it on up, 564 00:26:55,689 --> 00:26:57,793 Because if there's another hole We need to fix that, too. 565 00:26:57,793 --> 00:27:00,344 I was hoping that thing was Going to be ready to run. 566 00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:01,758 Look at that Right there. 567 00:27:01,758 --> 00:27:03,344 Big leak. Oh, boy. 568 00:27:03,344 --> 00:27:05,310 Look at all that Leaking out. 569 00:27:05,310 --> 00:27:07,551 Leaking underneath And right there. 570 00:27:07,551 --> 00:27:10,689 We have a number of leaks, So now we have to drain it out, 571 00:27:10,689 --> 00:27:13,344 And you know, patch those holes. 572 00:27:13,344 --> 00:27:15,793 It's pushing farther and farther To get this thing going. 573 00:27:15,793 --> 00:27:20,965 I know. I mean, that's the way it is. 574 00:27:20,965 --> 00:27:23,103 Coming up, a deal goes south. 575 00:27:27,344 --> 00:27:29,000 Honestly, That's where we're at. 576 00:27:35,931 --> 00:27:37,931 Yeah. That's a hole right there. 577 00:27:40,068 --> 00:27:44,344 In virginia, a leaky still Will not moonshine make. 578 00:27:44,344 --> 00:27:46,620 If it won't hold water, It's not going to hold alcohol. 579 00:27:46,620 --> 00:27:48,000 Yeah. 580 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,758 The still is leaking like crazy. 581 00:27:49,758 --> 00:27:51,551 Now we got to work On it some more. 582 00:27:51,551 --> 00:27:54,068 It just seems like it's taking Forever, because, you know, 583 00:27:54,068 --> 00:27:57,275 I'm ready to throw the mash in And get it cooking. 584 00:27:57,275 --> 00:27:59,000 Well, think about it if you Would have set it up and mashed 585 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,413 In and put the mash in 586 00:28:00,413 --> 00:28:02,689 And everything would have Started spraying out of here, 587 00:28:02,689 --> 00:28:03,965 Then what would you do? 588 00:28:03,965 --> 00:28:05,448 I understand That j.T. Is anxious 589 00:28:05,448 --> 00:28:06,586 And wants to get it going, 590 00:28:06,586 --> 00:28:08,068 So we're constant Back and forth. 591 00:28:08,068 --> 00:28:10,344 I'm reminding j.T. Of what's the race here. 592 00:28:10,344 --> 00:28:12,862 The still has got To be air tight. 593 00:28:12,862 --> 00:28:14,793 Alcohol is thinner Than the water, 594 00:28:14,793 --> 00:28:18,000 So if it won't hold water, It's not going to hold alcohol. 595 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,793 All right, j.T. I think we got it. 596 00:28:20,793 --> 00:28:22,724 Let's set it back up Like we had it. 597 00:28:22,724 --> 00:28:24,000 Let's put some water In it, 598 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,413 And then we'll see If it's going to leak. 599 00:28:25,413 --> 00:28:28,586 Between me and j.T., I have Probably more years experience 600 00:28:28,586 --> 00:28:32,482 Illegally in the woods Making moonshine than he is old. 601 00:28:32,482 --> 00:28:34,758 Seems to be holding. It's dry. 602 00:28:34,758 --> 00:28:36,068 Yeah. That's dry over there. 603 00:28:36,068 --> 00:28:38,172 I have to go back to what my dad Always says, you know. 604 00:28:38,172 --> 00:28:40,103 You don't have time to do it Right the first time, 605 00:28:40,103 --> 00:28:42,344 But you've got time To do it over. 606 00:28:42,344 --> 00:28:44,758 Just like pot A part on a stove. 607 00:28:44,758 --> 00:28:46,413 You're cooking. -yeah. 608 00:28:46,413 --> 00:28:47,931 It's a working still Right now. 609 00:28:47,931 --> 00:28:49,827 And this was just to get The mechanics together. 610 00:28:49,827 --> 00:28:51,000 Yeah. 611 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,172 Because if we would Have made the mash first 612 00:28:52,172 --> 00:28:54,034 And then come here And then this didn't work, 613 00:28:54,034 --> 00:28:55,586 Then we would have had The mash and then what 614 00:28:55,586 --> 00:28:56,931 We're going to do With it? 615 00:28:56,931 --> 00:28:58,758 Looks good. What do you think Tickle is going to think? 616 00:28:58,758 --> 00:28:59,758 Do you think He's going to like it? 617 00:28:59,758 --> 00:29:01,448 I think he'll like it, Really. 618 00:29:01,448 --> 00:29:03,137 When you start thinking About how you want to 619 00:29:03,137 --> 00:29:04,758 Mix up a recipe Or something... 620 00:29:04,758 --> 00:29:06,344 -oh, I got it. -oh, you got it. Okay. 621 00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:08,344 Let's go. 622 00:29:08,344 --> 00:29:15,344 ♪♪ 623 00:29:15,344 --> 00:29:22,344 ♪♪ 624 00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:24,931 Check this mash out. 625 00:29:24,931 --> 00:29:27,413 It's about ready to go. 626 00:29:27,413 --> 00:29:28,827 Yep. 627 00:29:28,827 --> 00:29:32,103 I believe that's going to be Pretty good right there. 628 00:29:32,103 --> 00:29:34,517 Looks like it's ready to run. 629 00:29:34,517 --> 00:29:36,034 Up in the smoky mountains, 630 00:29:36,034 --> 00:29:39,896 Mike is ready to transfer mash To pot and start running. 631 00:29:39,896 --> 00:29:42,689 *bleep* fired up, ready to go. 632 00:29:42,689 --> 00:29:45,551 It's pea hull shine, An old family recipe 633 00:29:45,551 --> 00:29:47,206 He wants to make popular again. 634 00:29:47,206 --> 00:29:48,793 But I'm nervous on how It's going to turn out 635 00:29:48,793 --> 00:29:50,655 Because I ain't never Done this before. 636 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:53,517 All I've got to go on is The stories that my grandmother 637 00:29:53,517 --> 00:29:55,724 Has told me of How my great-great-grandfather 638 00:29:55,724 --> 00:29:57,310 And my great-grandfather Done it, 639 00:29:57,310 --> 00:29:59,862 And try to do it Like they done it. 640 00:29:59,862 --> 00:30:02,344 But if back in them days, Making moonshine is something 641 00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:05,448 That they had to do Just to make ends meet 642 00:30:05,448 --> 00:30:06,965 And put food on the table. 643 00:30:22,172 --> 00:30:25,551 God almighty. 644 00:30:25,551 --> 00:30:27,000 That's a little sore. 645 00:30:29,206 --> 00:30:31,379 Tobacco is naturally alkaline. 646 00:30:31,379 --> 00:30:34,896 Its juices neutralize the Acidic venom of an insect sting, 647 00:30:34,896 --> 00:30:36,758 Reducing pain and swelling. 648 00:30:49,827 --> 00:30:52,793 I'll tell you what. I've worked my rear end off. 649 00:30:52,793 --> 00:30:55,413 I've had to plant those peas, Grow them, 650 00:30:55,413 --> 00:30:56,827 Pick them at the right time 651 00:30:56,827 --> 00:31:00,068 And shell each and every one Of them with my two thumbs, 652 00:31:00,068 --> 00:31:02,413 So it's very precious to me 653 00:31:02,413 --> 00:31:05,724 And it could potentially Set me up for some good sales. 654 00:31:05,724 --> 00:31:07,482 I believe that's got it there. 655 00:31:07,482 --> 00:31:10,586 All righty. We'll get her fired up. 656 00:31:10,586 --> 00:31:17,586 ♪♪ 657 00:31:24,448 --> 00:31:27,862 All righty, well, all we got To do is sit and wait now. 658 00:31:29,862 --> 00:31:33,724 I'm really tickled and excited To run this pea hull liquor, 659 00:31:33,724 --> 00:31:35,413 See how it's going to turn out. 660 00:31:40,137 --> 00:31:42,000 But I'm sure he'll like it. 661 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,620 He's an old-timer, And he likes fresh ingredients, 662 00:31:44,620 --> 00:31:47,448 And you don't get No fresher than this. 663 00:31:47,448 --> 00:31:49,482 Initially, I was going To make 10 gallons 664 00:31:49,482 --> 00:31:52,103 For this one customer, you know, To help me and mark out, 665 00:31:52,103 --> 00:31:54,758 But I think I can Keep all the profits. 666 00:31:54,758 --> 00:31:57,275 I don't want to sound Greedy or nothing, 667 00:31:57,275 --> 00:31:59,689 But I've done all this Right by myself 668 00:31:59,689 --> 00:32:03,724 And I'll be able To feed my family off this. 669 00:32:03,724 --> 00:32:07,344 That looks like it's running. 670 00:32:07,344 --> 00:32:08,827 Yeah. 671 00:32:19,965 --> 00:32:21,586 I'll go ahead And set this jar back here 672 00:32:21,586 --> 00:32:24,172 And go ahead and proof me A jar right off the top. 673 00:32:24,172 --> 00:32:27,241 It'll probably be a little Lower proof than corn 674 00:32:27,241 --> 00:32:31,241 Because your pea hulls ain't got The sugar in it that corn does. 675 00:32:31,241 --> 00:32:34,206 All right, that ought to be Enough to try to proof now. 676 00:32:34,206 --> 00:32:39,275 ♪♪ 677 00:32:39,275 --> 00:32:41,551 It tastes earthy and fresh. 678 00:32:41,551 --> 00:32:43,517 It's a little hot. 679 00:32:43,517 --> 00:32:45,724 That's about 140. 680 00:32:45,724 --> 00:32:46,965 That's pretty good. 681 00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:48,586 I didn't think It'd be that high. 682 00:32:48,586 --> 00:32:50,827 That's a perfect proof To start with. 683 00:32:50,827 --> 00:32:54,000 That way, a man can temper it Down and get a bunch of liquor. 684 00:32:55,862 --> 00:32:58,620 I like it. It's different. 685 00:32:58,620 --> 00:33:00,724 Maybe my customer will like it. 686 00:33:00,724 --> 00:33:02,344 God, I hope he does. 687 00:33:02,344 --> 00:33:04,655 I yielded 15 gallons This first time off of my 688 00:33:04,655 --> 00:33:06,206 Purple hull liquor 689 00:33:06,206 --> 00:33:09,413 And I'm really excited The way it turned out this time 690 00:33:09,413 --> 00:33:12,034 And I ain't going to do A whole lot to mess it up. 691 00:33:12,034 --> 00:33:13,586 Hope the man likes it. 692 00:33:13,586 --> 00:33:19,793 ♪♪ 693 00:33:19,793 --> 00:33:26,068 ♪♪ 694 00:33:26,068 --> 00:33:27,310 You want to Check on that mash? 695 00:33:27,310 --> 00:33:30,586 Yeah. 696 00:33:30,586 --> 00:33:32,931 Down in louisiana, Patty and david 697 00:33:32,931 --> 00:33:34,931 Are eager for another tandem run 698 00:33:34,931 --> 00:33:36,793 Of their two Most popular flavors. 699 00:33:36,793 --> 00:33:39,068 We had two Popular liquors last year, 700 00:33:39,068 --> 00:33:40,310 The pear and the mayhaw, 701 00:33:40,310 --> 00:33:42,000 So we decided We just going to run 702 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,206 That all summer long this year. 703 00:33:44,206 --> 00:33:47,482 This stuff ought to be Getting close to running. 704 00:33:47,482 --> 00:33:48,758 I'm ready To get a fire under it 705 00:33:48,758 --> 00:33:50,758 And start making Some shine, you know. 706 00:33:50,758 --> 00:33:52,068 I've got customers waiting. 707 00:33:52,068 --> 00:33:53,724 Down at the gulf, down south. 708 00:33:53,724 --> 00:33:54,793 God dog. 709 00:33:54,793 --> 00:33:56,275 Uh-oh. 710 00:33:56,275 --> 00:33:57,965 Aw, man. 711 00:33:57,965 --> 00:33:59,793 What happened? 712 00:33:59,793 --> 00:34:01,241 It's ruined now. 713 00:34:01,241 --> 00:34:02,896 Yeah. Look at the darn bugs in it. 714 00:34:02,896 --> 00:34:04,206 Reckon how them lids Got off? 715 00:34:08,586 --> 00:34:11,310 Look at the bugs in there. 716 00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:12,896 We ain't running this. 717 00:34:12,896 --> 00:34:15,241 That's a big loss for us Because you know, 718 00:34:15,241 --> 00:34:17,000 We're ready to run this stuff, And you know, 719 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,310 We've got a lot of money Put into this mash. 720 00:34:19,310 --> 00:34:21,551 That's $300 down The drain, buddy. 721 00:34:21,551 --> 00:34:23,965 Yeah, plus all the moonshine We lost in it. 722 00:34:23,965 --> 00:34:27,620 We would have made, out of Each barrel, 6 or 7 gallons. 723 00:34:27,620 --> 00:34:29,689 Now we got to Re-mash in. 724 00:34:29,689 --> 00:34:32,137 I knew we should have put The darn lids on there somehow. 725 00:34:32,137 --> 00:34:33,689 Put something On top of them or something. 726 00:34:33,689 --> 00:34:35,241 Yeah. 727 00:34:35,241 --> 00:34:36,551 That's what happens whenever You start getting in a rush 728 00:34:36,551 --> 00:34:37,793 And you forget Things like that. 729 00:34:37,793 --> 00:34:38,827 We should have done it The first time. 730 00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:39,931 Yeah. 731 00:34:39,931 --> 00:34:41,034 That's a set back for us. 732 00:34:41,034 --> 00:34:42,689 That's a huge one For us because, 733 00:34:42,689 --> 00:34:44,862 I mean, I've got customers waiting. 734 00:34:44,862 --> 00:34:48,379 May as well Dump this mess. 735 00:34:48,379 --> 00:34:49,586 Makes me mad. 736 00:34:49,586 --> 00:34:51,965 And I'm not going to Cook up bug juice. 737 00:34:54,413 --> 00:34:57,241 Money down the drain Pisses me off. 738 00:34:57,241 --> 00:35:00,551 We back to square one, so Now we going to have to go out 739 00:35:00,551 --> 00:35:03,586 And get more pears and mayhaws And sugar and yeast and stuff 740 00:35:03,586 --> 00:35:07,413 And come back in here And start over again. 741 00:35:07,413 --> 00:35:09,275 Come on, daddy. 742 00:35:13,827 --> 00:35:15,517 Patty, That's a cottonmouth. 743 00:35:15,517 --> 00:35:18,448 God almighty. 744 00:35:18,448 --> 00:35:20,103 Go get that shovel. 745 00:35:20,103 --> 00:35:21,827 Just stay there. Don't move. 746 00:35:26,517 --> 00:35:32,827 ♪♪ 747 00:35:32,827 --> 00:35:35,586 Fishing is a lot like The moonshine industry. 748 00:35:35,586 --> 00:35:37,931 It's a rite of passage. 749 00:35:37,931 --> 00:35:40,551 -no, no, no. -what are you doing there, beck? 750 00:35:40,551 --> 00:35:42,965 Somebody catch him A limb bass. 751 00:35:42,965 --> 00:35:44,275 Yeah. 752 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:47,137 Been like making liquor. It's a process you got to learn. 753 00:35:47,137 --> 00:35:49,034 You just can't run in there And throw a line in. 754 00:35:49,034 --> 00:35:50,965 You don't have enough weight On that rod. 755 00:35:50,965 --> 00:35:52,758 You want me to put Some weight on there? 756 00:35:52,758 --> 00:35:54,586 Yeah, you should put A jig head on there. 757 00:35:54,586 --> 00:35:55,655 Well, I didn't want to. 758 00:35:55,655 --> 00:35:57,103 One day in beck's life, 759 00:35:57,103 --> 00:36:00,413 I may pass along my knowledge Of making liquor to him, 760 00:36:00,413 --> 00:36:03,137 But everything I teach him Up to that point, 761 00:36:03,137 --> 00:36:06,827 That's preparing him for Whatever vocation he chooses. 762 00:36:06,827 --> 00:36:10,137 Always remember, son, no matter Where you're at in life, 763 00:36:10,137 --> 00:36:12,862 One upon a time I was already there. 764 00:36:12,862 --> 00:36:14,103 Maybe. 765 00:36:20,206 --> 00:36:22,413 Patty, bring me that shovel. 766 00:36:22,413 --> 00:36:25,000 That's a cottonmouth. 767 00:36:27,241 --> 00:36:29,344 -where do you see him? -he's right up under here. 768 00:36:29,344 --> 00:36:30,758 God almighty. 769 00:36:30,758 --> 00:36:32,551 That'll hit you, wouldn't Make it to the hospital. 770 00:36:32,551 --> 00:36:35,137 That sucker is That big around. 771 00:36:35,137 --> 00:36:37,172 In red river parish, David and patti 772 00:36:37,172 --> 00:36:38,827 Have stumbled On a cottonmouth, 773 00:36:38,827 --> 00:36:41,000 Also known as a water moccasin. 774 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,379 Able to kill a grown man With one bite, 775 00:36:43,379 --> 00:36:46,344 It's the most venomous snake In north america. 776 00:36:53,586 --> 00:36:54,931 Don't get bit. 777 00:37:16,206 --> 00:37:18,620 Ooh. Daddy, get out of there. 778 00:37:20,655 --> 00:37:23,758 Yeah. 779 00:37:23,758 --> 00:37:26,862 Missed him. God dang it. 780 00:37:29,241 --> 00:37:30,724 Biggest water Moccasin I've seen. 781 00:37:30,724 --> 00:37:31,689 It can do A lot of damage. 782 00:37:31,689 --> 00:37:33,344 It could kill you. 783 00:37:33,344 --> 00:37:35,448 Whew. Wait a minute. He ain't dead. 784 00:37:35,448 --> 00:37:37,206 -where did he go? -right there. 785 00:37:37,206 --> 00:37:39,206 He's on the other side Of that log. 786 00:37:39,206 --> 00:37:40,931 God almighty. 787 00:37:42,448 --> 00:37:46,413 Oh, you got him. 788 00:37:46,413 --> 00:37:48,413 I've been struck twice By a cottonmouth. 789 00:37:48,413 --> 00:37:50,206 Boom. Like that. 790 00:37:50,206 --> 00:37:52,655 It's a feeling you won't forget, And I don't like that feeling. 791 00:37:52,655 --> 00:37:55,793 To be rid of him, I feel a lot safer. 792 00:37:55,793 --> 00:37:58,344 By god, he's dead now. Whew. 793 00:37:58,344 --> 00:38:01,103 Got that one, Didn't we, papa? 794 00:38:01,103 --> 00:38:06,034 I'm going to knock the hell out Of you with this shovel. 795 00:38:06,034 --> 00:38:07,862 Let's bury this sucker. 796 00:38:07,862 --> 00:38:09,379 I'm glad We got rid of him. 797 00:38:09,379 --> 00:38:11,896 Moonshine, you know, It's different every day. 798 00:38:11,896 --> 00:38:14,862 You never know what you're Going into to face that day. 799 00:38:14,862 --> 00:38:16,344 We could have went out of here, One of of us 800 00:38:16,344 --> 00:38:17,862 Hurt really bad today. 801 00:38:17,862 --> 00:38:21,068 I'm just grateful that he did Not get struck by the snake. 802 00:38:24,724 --> 00:38:27,206 Yeah. That ain't easy. 803 00:38:27,206 --> 00:38:32,413 ♪♪ 804 00:38:32,413 --> 00:38:37,655 ♪♪ 805 00:38:37,655 --> 00:38:40,517 I'm kind of glad to get rid Of this damn liquor. 806 00:38:40,517 --> 00:38:42,965 We've had a hissy fit With it, ain't we? 807 00:38:42,965 --> 00:38:44,206 It's been A trifling run. 808 00:38:44,206 --> 00:38:47,413 A damn Stuck fermentation. 809 00:38:47,413 --> 00:38:49,724 Over in tennessee, Mark and digger 810 00:38:49,724 --> 00:38:52,344 Are ready to reap the rewards For all their effort. 811 00:38:52,344 --> 00:38:55,103 They're on their way to sell The cantaloupe moonshine, 812 00:38:55,103 --> 00:38:57,034 Their first sale Of the season. 813 00:38:57,034 --> 00:38:59,724 -there he is. -yeah, boy. 814 00:38:59,724 --> 00:39:06,482 ♪♪ 815 00:39:06,482 --> 00:39:07,896 -what's going on, bud? -good to see you, man. 816 00:39:07,896 --> 00:39:09,206 -good to see you. -how you been? 817 00:39:09,206 --> 00:39:10,689 -yeah. -all right. 818 00:39:10,689 --> 00:39:13,068 We've had a hell of a time With this mush melon liquor. 819 00:39:13,068 --> 00:39:16,034 But on the up side, It turned out pretty damn good. 820 00:39:16,034 --> 00:39:17,137 -oh, yeah. -yeah. 821 00:39:17,137 --> 00:39:20,103 You want to try A little taste of it? 822 00:39:20,103 --> 00:39:23,724 We got 30 gallon of it. 823 00:39:23,724 --> 00:39:27,103 Yep. Now, we tempered That to about 90, 824 00:39:27,103 --> 00:39:28,413 Where it's a little More palatable. 825 00:39:28,413 --> 00:39:30,517 It's a little more Palatable. 826 00:39:37,655 --> 00:39:39,172 That's what we want. 827 00:39:39,172 --> 00:39:40,758 It will make them feel a little More amorous towards you, maybe. 828 00:39:44,275 --> 00:39:45,379 Well, that's what We always said. 829 00:39:45,379 --> 00:39:46,724 What have you got there? 830 00:39:47,965 --> 00:39:50,068 $4,500 is here. 831 00:39:52,241 --> 00:39:54,379 We told you what me and mark Were kind decided 832 00:39:54,379 --> 00:39:56,344 On $200 a gallon. 833 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,241 Honestly, after the damn fit That this stuff has give us 834 00:40:07,241 --> 00:40:09,448 And as expensive As it was to make, 835 00:40:09,448 --> 00:40:11,310 We got to be firm On the price. 836 00:40:15,793 --> 00:40:17,965 Honestly, That's where we're at. 837 00:40:17,965 --> 00:40:19,206 Well... 838 00:40:24,379 --> 00:40:26,931 -tomorrow evening? -yeah. 839 00:40:30,379 --> 00:40:33,655 I mean, I'm good with it If mark is. 840 00:40:33,655 --> 00:40:35,655 Well, I'll tell you what. 841 00:40:35,655 --> 00:40:37,758 I'm good with that. 842 00:40:37,758 --> 00:40:40,137 When it comes to Our backwoods dealing, 843 00:40:40,137 --> 00:40:41,862 A man's word is his bond, 844 00:40:41,862 --> 00:40:44,379 And that handshake to me Is as good as a contract. 845 00:40:44,379 --> 00:40:46,103 There's people We extend credit to. 846 00:40:46,103 --> 00:40:48,034 We let them buy liquor On the cuff. 847 00:40:48,034 --> 00:40:51,931 But if they ever try To beat us out of our money, 848 00:40:51,931 --> 00:40:53,206 They'll just say, 849 00:40:53,206 --> 00:40:54,448 "What are you going to do? 850 00:40:54,448 --> 00:40:56,310 I bought an illegal product Off of you. 851 00:40:56,310 --> 00:40:57,379 How are you going To get your money? 852 00:40:57,379 --> 00:40:58,689 You can't take me to court." 853 00:40:58,689 --> 00:41:00,000 And he's right, And we know that, 854 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,758 So we're careful Who we extend credit to. 855 00:41:02,758 --> 00:41:04,000 He's good For that money. 856 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,793 Yeah. He ain't going to beat us. 857 00:41:05,793 --> 00:41:08,034 No. Ain't no way. 858 00:41:08,034 --> 00:41:11,000 I sure would like to have The rest of it right now. 859 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,586 Ain't no doubt About that at all. 860 00:41:13,586 --> 00:41:15,517 Next time on "Moonshiners"... 861 00:41:15,517 --> 00:41:17,172 That's a lot Of damn liquor, man. 862 00:41:17,172 --> 00:41:18,448 Yeah. 863 00:41:18,448 --> 00:41:20,310 It's awful strange that somebody Would ask for that much. 864 00:41:20,310 --> 00:41:22,172 Paranoia on the piedmont. 865 00:41:22,172 --> 00:41:24,689 Unless they're feds And this is a sting. 866 00:41:24,689 --> 00:41:27,103 This would be how They would go about doing it. 867 00:41:27,103 --> 00:41:28,413 Hello? 868 00:41:28,413 --> 00:41:30,689 Crazy from the heat In north carolina... 869 00:41:30,689 --> 00:41:33,103 They're right across From the car wash. 870 00:41:33,103 --> 00:41:34,413 -the sheriff's department is? -yeah. 871 00:41:34,413 --> 00:41:36,655 If you got anything, Get rid of it. 872 00:41:36,655 --> 00:41:40,413 ...And in kentucky, Never talk to strangers. 873 00:41:40,413 --> 00:41:43,413 Who in the hell? I don't know this guy.