♪♪
Moonshining is Extremely difficult.
You can't do this job Successfully by yourself.
You have to work With honorable people.
If I didn't trust J.V. And digger,
Then I wouldn't Be here with them.
Our word is our bond To each other,
And when that's No longer there,
Then either get out of the Business or get new partners.
Nine generations Of moonshiners in appalachia
Have survived through a network Of partnerships and alliances.
Like the spirits they brew,
Some are complex And develop with age
While others volatile And deadly.
Wishing for a well In virginia...
This is a very big distillery.
Without water, I got a big problem.
...Grappling With grappa in tennessee...
Kind of looks like Pumping a damn septic tank,
Smells a lot better, though.
Oh, damn it!
...And in north carolina,
A partnership On a slippery slope.
If you'd have got that damn pump Like I told you to,
I wouldn't be down here Wallowing around
This damn furnace.
♪ 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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Old gene gave you a call?
He said he's got A bunch of pomace up.
You know, we shouldn't have A lot of expense in this liquor.
-no. -I mean, the main ingredient,
Heck, We're getting for free.
In tennessee, Mark and digger
Are pressing forward On their first batch of grappa,
An ancient form of moonshine Originally made in italy.
Grappa, it's just a liquor That's distilled
From the pomace of grapes.
Pomace, you know, It consists of the stems,
The seeds, What's left of the pulp
After they've been Pressed for wine-making.
I say, whatever he's got, We'll take away.
Go big or go to the house. I mean...
If you're going to be A bear, be a grizzly.
Is that what You're saying?
Well, that's what I was trying to say.
We're coming back To the vineyard today
To pick up the pomace that The vintners promised to us.
This grappa order, It's a $15,000 payoff,
And that's substantial In our world.
-hey, hey! -hey, man.
How you been?
I'm all right For the shape I'm in.
Good to see you. Good to see you.
You know, we've got a 60-gallon Order for this grappa
From this national Country music celebrity.
If we knock this ball over The fence here, then, you know,
Hey, there's no telling What's going to come in,
So we certainly want to Nail it and nail it right.
Here's grapes.
Oh, wow.
Hey, don't shut them Up too fast.
We might want to try one.
That much.
Boy, They're sweet as sugar.
These grapes are at Their peak sugar content.
They're as sweet As they're going to get.
We can get this flavor Into our mash.
I think we have really Got a winner.
You want to help me Get some done?
-yeah. -we will.
He got two machines here.
One of them strips all The grapes from their stems,
And then all the grapes Go into this press machine,
And it squeezes out the juice.
They're very big machines And pretty impressive,
And we're trying to help And also learn
A little something In the process.
Okay. Who is better with the hose?
You used to handling A big hose?
Hell yeah.
Pretty good inch And a half, yeah.
- yeah. - most of the time.
I got this.
I can do this all day long.
-I'm talking about all day long! -all day long!
♪♪
Now this is The unit right here.
The air inflates On both sides and just...
-presses it to the middle? -...Presses it to the middle.
It's extracting the maximum Amount of juice?
-yeah. -wow.
Man, it really smells delicious.
It's outstanding, I mean, such a Strong, floral, fragrant smell.
Even the skins, I mean, They're just fantastic.
This is going to make Some outstanding liquor.
That's a bunch of grape skins.
This is all new to me.
The grape rake, look for The world like a tater fork,
Don't it?
This pomace is costing us zero.
We have nothing in it, so our Profits will be tremendous,
And that's just Simply gravy for us.
One man's trash Is another man's treasure.
While the juice from the Extracted muscadine grape
Is used to make wine...
Holy mackerel.
...Mark and digger Are hauling out
Nearly 500 gallons Of the leftover cast-off,
Including the grape skins, Seed and stem,
Which are all integral
To making their 60-gallon Order of grappa.
See how dry that is now?
-yeah. -yep.
We're going to have To use the forklift.
Pomace, it's everything we like.
Kind of looks like We're going to hide a body.
It's locally sourced. It's fresh.
These grapes were Just picked today.
You know, that's As fresh as it gets.
Well, it ain't the most clean Job I've ever had in my life.
No, but it beats driving A damn japanese backhoe.
All we got to do is load Them up and get them mashed in.
Yeah, boy.
I believe that'll get her.
Let's go ahead and put These up here in front.
You know, the clock Is ticking on us now.
You know, we got the pomace.
We're going to mash As quickly as possible
Because they'll firm in on their Own, and it'll turn to vinegar.
That's going to give Our liquor a bad flavor.
We've done all the damage We can do to your place, man.
I appreciate it. -thanks, guys. Hey.
Our reputation is at stake, So we're going to put
Our very best into this.
Hopefully, we can get This grappa run off,
And we'll make A top-quality product here.
♪♪
Yeah, I'm coming up here To this old graveyard over here
Just across The cocke county line.
Over here, My old buddy, larry,
He's wanting 10 gallons of liquor.
People wants my liquor. I'm going to sell it.
On unlit back roads In eastern tennessee,
Mike is risking a moonshiner's Double jeopardy,
Selling liquor behind His partner's back
And crossing into another Moonshiner's territory.
But everybody is wanting My liquor, so, you know,
I've got to make A living at this.
I've got to feed my family.
I've run a couple Of runs by myself,
But as soon as this stuff Is out of my hands,
It's been long overdue.
I got to get back to mark.
Made a total of 50 gallons.
I know mark will Probably find out
That I'm running Some liquor for myself,
But I don't plan On cutting him in
On anything that I've done on my own.
A lot of people likes my liquor,
And I'm trying to Expand my territory.
It's not real comfortable Being in a different county,
But if you're going To expand your territory,
You got to do This kind of stuff.
Old-time moonshiners Could expect retribution
For bootlegging On someone else's turf.
In this world of unwritten laws, Punishment is often swift,
Severe and sometimes deadly.
I know of a few folks that makes Liquor in cocke county
And ain't here to step On nobody's toes or nothing,
But I don't care where I got To go to sell my liquor.
Yeah, I'm over here In the old cemetery,
Feel a little spooky about that.
Just going to get up here And get it sold to him
And get out of dodge.
♪♪
All good, man.
There it is. Yeah.
Yeah, after 10 gallons, Ain't you?
It is all there?
I've got to make sure, You know.
Yeah. Let's go over here And get your liquor.
Let's get out of here.
Oh.
-appreciate you. -you have a good one, sir.
-you too, man. -we'll see you on the next trip.
Let's get out of cocke county.
I've had a few good weeks Out here by myself,
And I like being My own boss, but, you know,
I've agreed To bootleg for mark
And help him out Around the still site.
I'm going back to the woods To help mark out.
There ain't no stopping me When it comes
To making liquor And selling liquor
Unless the law Gets me for good.
I've done it all my life, And I'm going to do it
Until the day I'm dead.
♪♪
Pony is feeling a little Funky today. Look at him.
Oh, it takes more weight out. -it's weight off of him.
Yeah. There you go, pony.
Hidden in the thick Kentucky woodland,
Chico and sondra Prepare to mash in a batch
Of their popular Strawberry-banana brandy.
-he's fast. -he is fast.
The strawberry-banana Is working out great.
There's already a demand for it, So we're going to mash in.
I got the strawberries, bananas.
You know, I'm ready. I'm ready to go.
Come on before I trade You in for the pony.
Hey, The pony was good, man.
I'm not -- Yeah, he was great.
This strawberry-banana brandy,
It's a quality product That people want.
I'll start up here. I'll also get it set up.
You go turn the pump on?
Yeah. That's a good idea.
We've set a goal for ourself This season, 375 gallons.
Sondra, she's the best Little sales rep I got.
She gets it gone. I keep it flowing.
Okay.
The seals has went out In this pump.
We're getting ready To mash in.
Lo and behold, I get down here.
My pump lays down.
These pumps, if you don't Continuously use them,
The seals will dry-rot.
- What's going on down there? - Is the pump not working?
If it was working, We'd have water.
We've got to mash in today. Those strawberries are ripe.
I know what we got to do, But I can't do it
If it won't do it.
Mechanical things quit.
It's just what happens, You know,
But now we do not Have water to mash in.
With these different Fruit brandies,
We open up to A whole new market,
But when you're working With fresh ingredients,
Especially fruit Like strawberries,
You don't have Much shelf life.
We want these strawberries To ferment in the mash barrel.
If they don't ferment In the mash barrel,
They're going to rot.
There's a difference between Rotting and getting moldy
And fermenting And making alcohol.
We don't get them Mashed in today,
I don't know If we can use them.
I've expanded My territory somewhat.
A rocky reunion On the blue ridge.
I'm the bootlegger.
Let me take care Of the bootlegging.
♪♪
What's going on down there? Is the pump not working?
If it was working, We'd have water.
We've got to mash in today. Those strawberries are ripe.
In the bluegrass state, Chico's reliance on an old pump
Has proven costly,
Putting a several-hundred-dollar Batch of shine in jeopardy.
We can still mash In tonight, right?
I don't think you understand. This pump is broke.
It's not got enough pressure To actually pump it
Through what we're Asking it to do.
These little electric pumps Don't really have enough force
To get water up that far.
I don't have enough money to go Purchase a brand-new pump.
Okay. So, let's fix it.
-we done. -you mean we're done?
How complicated Is this to fix?
Honey, you can't put
On that and it fix it.
Okay, smart ass, If we don't mash in today,
Those strawberries, They're going to start to rot.
They're going to get Moldy and nasty.
I'm trying not to be Angry right now,
But the pump is His department.
You know, I'm the chef. He's the mechanic.
Do you see these strawberries? Feel this strawberry.
Feel that.
They're all going to be Like that before too long.
We don't need To get them wet.
If we put them in the Refrigerator or somewhere cold,
That'll help them keep A little bit longer.
The heat just keeps it --
That means we got to Pack them all away back up?
Yes, we have to.
You know, our Relationship is give and take.
We're out in the woods Doing something illegal.
It's a hard life. It's hard work.
The bananas are good Though, right?
Bananas are fine.
I'm not worried about The bananas at all.
Okay? It's just these.
Most of the time, It's a team effort,
But equipment, that's my job.
It's going to take forever To get them out of here.
But if you'd have quit Explaining that an hour ago,
We'd have found a solution.
Just you know what? I'm frustrated. Okay?
Sondra is right.
These strawberries are On the verge of waste.
We're at a standstill.
We're coming back tomorrow With a pump, hell or high water.
♪♪
Let's get this hooked up.
All right.
We got to be real careful With this cap, right?
Get that set in.
What are you doing?
I'm looking For something.
Okay. Hope you find it.
In culpeper, virginia,
Tim is searching For the final element
Needed to get his new wing of The distillery up and running.
Got my divining rods out.
I'm trying to find exactly where The flow of the water is going
Because I'm trying to find A spot to dig a well.
We got the brand-new 3,000-gallon pot steel.
We've actually doubled Our capacity.
We're already using up all the Water for chuck's distillery.
This is a very big distillery, And, you know, it doesn't work
Unless you got plenty of water.
It's telling me water Is right here.
What are you doing, tim?
I'm looking for water.
I mean, it's like no one Has seen divining rods before.
What is going on Over here?
See that? Look at that. See that?
-what does that tell me? I mean, what does that mean?
That means there's water Right there, sir.
-huh? -there's water.
We got to dig a well.
How you going to find water With two little copper rods?
Got to do a geological survey.
That's an old fairy-tale way To find water, tim.
Chuck wants to have a geological Survey done on the property
To find out where The water source is,
And it costs thousands And thousands of dollars.
I mean, I've got these divining Rods that I made myself.
They've been working fine For years.
Every time we dug a well, My dad always got the rods out.
I grew up doing this All my life.
I'm not exactly scientifically Sure how it does work,
But I know it does work.
Originating In medieval germany,
Dousing is a technique For locating groundwater
Using sticks or metal rods.
Practitioners claim that Divining rods move or cross
When passing over A water source.
Although it lacks any known Scientific basis,
Dousing is still commonly used Throughout the world today.
Even in technologically Advanced societies
Like the united kingdom,
Many utility companies Still rely on dousing
As an inexpensive way To locate underground pipes.
I never heard of such a thing, Getting a piece of copper wire
And running out And finding water.
Well, you got to find it Somehow, chuck.
Well, I want to see if you get
The same opinion That tim has.
-no. -well, I mean, it's...
See if you can Do something.
Well, let's see what we got Going on right here.
I'm starting in the Same spot you was.
Stop right there. Now watch.
You going to go All the way over here.
See that? Look at that.
Yeah. Yeah. There's something under there.
I don't know.
It did do something, and they Both did it at the same spot.
I don't really have A lot of faith in it.
That's a big hole. I think I'd move it down here.
-move it down some? -yeah.
But I've had estimates As high as $10,000
To do that kind of work. All right.
Tim, if that's what you guys Think, we'll try it.
All right.
Now you know the guy Is coming out,
And he's going to drill here Because you said so.
You know, it going to cost A lot of money.
Chuck, he's a little bit Concerned about this,
But, you know, my divining rods Has never let me down,
So I'm very confident That we're going to find water.
If it don't prove to be true, It would run you out of town.
Okay? -all right?
As long as I can run faster than Him, I'll be doing all right.
You had better have Your tennis shoes on, jacob.
♪ oh ♪
♪♪
Whew.
On the north carolina border,
Mark prepares for a run Of apple brandy
While tension builds Over the absence
Of his shine partner, mike.
Old mike, he give me a call.
He's on his way.
It's about time.
I've been waiting a long time To hear from him,
You know, come and help me,
And that's the deal we made Back earlier in the season,
And I know mike has been Running liquor on his own,
Been a little Aggravated about it,
But now we need to get busy And get these orders filled.
Howdy, buddy.
I made her, son.
Where you been, son?
Well, I've been busy as a cat Covered up in manure.
Yeah, I apologize it taking me
So long to get back Over here to you,
But I'm here now.
Yeah.
I just try and juice up Some apples here.
I set up a couple barrels,
And I was going to make one Of them like a apple brandy.
Hey, you done got some mash Worked off and ready?
So what you going to do, Just infuse your apples
Or something in the thumper?
I been gone a little bit Longer than I anticipated,
And I know It's probably made him
A little bit hairy About where I'm at.
We could get ahead of the game If we could just work
Together and make it happen.
Damn, mark. What the hell is that?
You want to put that In there?
Yeah.
I'd take a little more pride In that in my fruit.
You sure you don't want To throw that away?
Put her in there.
Lot of people Don't understand it,
But it takes a rotten apple To get the best taste
That they are in your liquor.
A firm liquor, You can juice them out,
But you ain't going to get a Whole lot of taste out of them.
These bad apples can Still taste the sugar in it.
It just makes more alcohol.
I don't like to waste anything.
You ain't never done this Before, have you?
I've made some apple liquor, but I don't use rotten-ass fruit,
And that smells like the rear End of a south cat, son.
I'm looking at some Of these apples,
And I wouldn't want my name On nothing like that.
I wouldn't want nobody seeing What I'm cutting up,
But I can tell in his eyes he's Over there gritting his teeth
When I make a couple Of comments to him?
You mean to tell me you want To put that in your mash?
I'll sell it for you, but I Don't want my name on this.
All right?
Digging deeper In the hole in virginia.
Deeper he has to go, The more it's going to cost.
Each one of these rods is, Like, $500,
Every one of them At $500, $500, $500.
♪♪
-hmm. -yeah, boy. It's fun, ain't it?
Damn. We ain't got no choice Right now.
It started raining on us.
By god, we got to do it.
It's rain or shine In tennessee,
And the clock is ticking On mark and digger
To begin the two-stage Grappa fermentation process.
First, they need to get The pomace mashed in
Before it spoils.
You know, the reason we're Doing a cold fermentation
On this run of grappa Is it brings more flavor.
That's how vintners bring Flavor through their wines.
First fermentation Is for the flavor.
Second fermentation Is for the alcohol content,
To bolster it, but this stuff, It's fermenting.
I guarantee it.
That one definitely Needs released.
Looky there.
God almighty.
Oh, that'd knock Your head off.
phew.
Yeah, boy, It's fermenting, baby.
You know, wild yeast Are laying on these grapes,
And it's causing Them to ferment,
And they're fermenting hard, So we've got to move fast,
Add more water, More sugar to it
And get what we Want out of this.
We don't like To work in the rain
No better than Anybody else does,
But rain be damned, It's time to mash in the grappa.
It's very labor-intensive. There's no time to waste.
The client will be wanting it As quickly as possible,
And it's all uphill from here.
It's every inch Of my damn body
I'm fighting back Against eating me
A handful of this *bleep* right now.
Go for it. We got plenty of it.
Now, didn't you tell me On this stuff
We don't want to Ferment it fast?
No, We want it to go slow.
We need to cool it in some Of this cold water.
Let me get Some water going.
With a cold fermentation, We want to keep it colder
Than 60 degrees.
That brings out more flavor From fruits.
This bag of sugar here Is getting wet,
So I'm going to go ahead And get it in here.
With this right here especially,
We want a lot Of that grape flavor
To carry on into This distilling,
So we're going to do everything We can correctly on this.
In order to produce High-proof grappa
While maintaining Its grape essence,
A two-stage cold-fermentation Process is required.
For the first stage, Mark and digger
Will ferment the pomace Using unheated water
And a cold-tolerant yeast.
After about 2 weeks Of fermentation,
They'll have a flavorful But low-alcohol mash.
That's when part two of Grappa fermentation begins.
With the yeast from the First stage still active,
Mark and digger Will add the mash
To a fresh mixture of sugar
And water to continue Fermentation.
After 7 more days, The mash's alcohol content
Will be high enough To yield grappa
With the desired Proof and palate.
Are you going to add Any yeast to it
Or let the natural yeast Do it?
I'm going to fit Some yeast in it.
I'm afraid This will die off.
Wilder yeasts, they won't Produce the amount of alcohol
We need.
We got to put a hardier Yeast in here
That'll kill that yeast off And keep going
And make a higher Alcohol content.
That's insane good.
Man, it smelled so good, And I love that sensation.
I mean, it sucked your wind Out of your lungs.
It's kind of like breathing Teaspoon full of wasabi.
We got one more to do. You got it in you?
You know, I wasn't really, Really excited about this
Because you're always a little Bit leery of unknown,
So any doubts or reservations
I may have had about it, They're done.
We going to call this Hillbilly grappa
Or grappa moonshine?
I like hillbilly grappa.
We is hillbillies, You know.
Thank the lord.
I know we're charging 200 bucks for this.
And it's damn well worth Every penny of it.
It's going to make us A hell of a profit margin.
The only thing we're Buying for this run
Is the sugar and the jars.
The basic ingredients Were given to us,
But they were not free In terms of work.
You can go buy a load Of corn and pay for it
And be done in 10 minutes,
And then the wood Is cooking corn.
This involves extra work That we had to put in.
Boy, I can't wait to come Back in here and taste this.
I'd say, by then, It'll be ready to transfer.
Yeah.
Then it'll ferment 6 or 8 More days good and slow.
Yeah.
There we are.
All right. Let's go.
Let's go home, Find us a nice towel.
♪♪
Wow. It's hot, ain't it?
Yeah, it's hot.
But it won't be long. Fall will be right on top of us.
Yeah.
In the great smoky mountains,
Mike and mark embark on a run
Under the specter Of an uneasy partnership.
That's a good-looking still site You got here, buddy.
All right.
Okay.
I love working with mark, But the way everything is set up
Is just a little bit Harder on me.
Everybody has got Their different style
Of running liquor,
And he's got his way, And I got mine.
It's the old-fashioned way Of doing it.
I prefer to use gas.
Firewood just takes a lot Longer to get hotter.
Today, we're going to be Running an apple brandy.
We're going to infuse The thump keg
With fresh-squeeze apple juice.
I didn't really like Some of the old rotten apples
He was putting in it, But that's the way
We're going to do it, So we'll just see
How it turns out at the end.
Is this our siphoning hose?
Did it?
All I got now is buckets.
I'm glad mikey is here.
He can help me Carry it to the pot.
You know, it's a long walk With buckets.
Man ought to have him a battery With a bilge pump.
You can just pump it right over, Straight over in there.
That's the way I do mine.
I'm glad to have old mikey back,
But he's complaining On me just a little bit.
I figure he'll get Over it maybe.
I hope he does.
I'm going to start getting Some of this mash down here.
All right.
♪♪
God almighty. Damn.
My bucket was broke.
Every bit we lose, you know, That's just a little bit
Out of our pocket.
Oh. Damn.
That damn hill is slicker than Owl crap on a pump handle,
Seemed like a little bit Of nonsense to me.
Makes it a whole lot easier If you got you a pump
To pump your mash over in.
Oh, damn it!
Son of a bitch.
♪♪
Oh, damn it to hell!
If you'd have got That damn pump
Like I told you to, I wouldn't be down here
Wallowing around This damn furnace.
In tennessee, Tension lays heavy in the air
As mark and mike Begin their run.
Now I'm covered in sweet mash,
And it's just altogether just Aggravated me and pissed me off.
Come down here and wash some Of this *bleep* off of me.
I've been up that hill all Summer, and I ain't fell yet.
I'm a little bit worried about It, how clear it is, the smoke.
When you're using firewood, You take the chance on somebody
Seeing the smoke, but mark likes To do things the old way.
He's just stubborn.
Now if it was, you know, Fire season or something,
It'd worry me A little more,
But I don't think it'd be out Here just looking for smoke.
Once it starts getting hot,
Ain't got nothing To worry about,
The less smoke it'll make.
-it's hot, mark. -darn hot.
Yeah, buddy. She's hot.
It's running.
What do you think we're going To get out of this?
-ten gallons. -ten gallon?
About right.
Change these heads.
We went ahead and make The run of liquor
With these rotten apples, Whew, see how it turns out.
It's good liquor.
It's almost drinkable.
By god, you can taste That apple in it.
Yeah, it'll do.
Yeah, I have.
I've expanded my territory Somewhat, so to speak.
Well, it's got its potentials To be dangerous.
Well, I appreciate your concern,
But I'm the bootlegger,
So I guess we'll just let me Take care of the bootlegging.
A lot of people get hurt.
I ain't had no trouble yet,
And I think no pretty good At what I'm doing, so...
But at the end of the day, I got to do what I got to do.
He's trying to tell me What to do, but we decided
I'd be the bootlegger, Let me worry about that,
And I'll do my best Not to bring you up in it.
Oh!
Time to shut her down.
You start getting mad And aggravated at your partners.
You got to do something, Or it'll just
Get worser and worser.
All right then.
I believe we about Got it covered.
Let's get out of here With it.
Mark and mike's Run yields 10 gallons
Of high-quality apple brandy.
I'm telling you, It's better to back off
And let things go.
Things starts going bad,
And I'd just about assume To be back by myself.
I can make it out on my own, And I know mark can too,
And I think that's the best Thing for both of us.
Yeah.
♪♪
-here they are. -all right. Here it goes.
-we going to find out, tim. -we got some well-drilling now.
No wonder it costs so much.
It's time For the big guns in virginia.
Tim and company are hauling In the heavy equipment
To drill for water needed To run tim's distillery.
This is the day.
Finally, the drilling Rig is here,
And we're going to start Drilling where the divining rods
Tells me where there's water.
It's the perfect spot.
All we got to do Is drill the hole.
This is the spot right here.
Tim and I took the divining rods And kind of crossed it up.
Chuck, he's saying They ought to have some
Kind of high-tech equipment.
Something goes in there and Tells you where the water is.
Yeah, but that costs more.
There's water there. I'm telling you.
Is this going to work? Is there Going to be water there?
Well, we'll find out.
You know, I'm a little Skeptical about it,
But with a new distillery, We have to save money.
Since tim and tickle came up With the same spot,
I said, "Go for it."
Chuck, you're going To have more water.
You'll be selling water.
I'll be selling water? You want to buy some?
-we start bottling water now. -there you go.
What you call that, Artesian well? Artesian.
-artesian. -artesian.
-artesian well. -artesian well.
Yeah.
You know, it's kind of Riding on me right now.
I'm trying to save A whole lot of money,
But if we don't find the water,
It's going to cost A lot of money.
We've got to have this water.
You know, 20, 30, 50 gallons A minute is what we got to have.
We can't have this thing Just peeing.
I may get me another job, Chuck,
After they found this water,
Professional douser.
Getting this guy to come Out here, dig this hole,
It costs a lot of money,
So we're just Going to hope and pray
That it's water under there.
-240 is my guess. 240?
Yeah, he'll get 260, Somebody guessed. It was tim.
-you think? 260?
I'm going to say three.
In this part of virginia,
Water is typically found Between 250 and 900 feet down,
But at a cost of $20 per foot, A well can be a money pit.
Right now, we at, Like, 100 feet.
I'm still confident we're going To find water there,
But the deeper he has to go, The more it's going to cost
Because each one of these rods That they put in is 25 feet,
Which is about $500.
Every one of them, it's, like, $500, $500, $500.
♪♪
Well, he hit 275, No water.
Man, I am getting Really worried.
This is getting awful expensive.
He ain't hit nothing yet.
This is not good.
Well, I mean, you know, It's getting...
I thought maybe, you know, 250, 240, and I thought 275.
We go past three, I'll really get worried,
So let's go down One more stick.
♪♪
All right. Glen, where are we now?
You're 325 feet.
And did we pick up Any water?
-no, you haven't. -haven't picked up any?
-mm-mm. -all right.
Now we at 325, kind of done went Over, you know, the budget here.
What are some of the wells In this area?
How far have they gone?
We have some That's 7, 8, 900 feet.
Mm. That's a long way down.
Let him go to drill now.
You going to pay For the next 25 feet?
If you hit water.
It's a nice, hot day. -give me some water, glen.
Put the thing in the ground.
This is just getting Too expensive.
I'm really feeling the weight.
You know, did I make The right decision?
Without water, I got a big problem.
♪ oh, hey ♪
Digger and myself Been friends for, what, digger?
15, 17 years.
A partnership That's going to work,
You got to find The humor in it.
We'll tweak if you want to.
Tweak, twerk, Whatever you want to do.
You get to twerking. I'll be back, and we'll tweak.
-are you *bleep* me? -I wouldn't *bleep* you.
You're my favorite turd.
Sounds like two skeletons *bleep* on a tin roof.
You got to be Very careful with it.
You drink too much of it, It'll give you the
*bleep* something fierce now. I'm telling you.
You'll *bleep* Through a keyhole.
Everything has got A little bit of humor in it.
Hell, the first three letters In funeral is fun.
I believe I got me A career in music.
You reckon?
♪ na, na, na, na, na, Na, na, na, na ♪
You know what? Them city fellows are hearing
When they hear that rafting, Don't you?
Hell yeah.
-paddle faster. -paddle faster.
Paddle faster.
You got A pretty mouth, boy.
♪♪
-hitting hard rock. -yeah.
In culpeper, virginia, Tim's search for a water source
Continues to run dry.
We haven't found any water.
I made a decision to dig here But can't dig 7, 800 feet.
This is just getting Too expensive.
Chuck, we got a new spot.
Are you sure You're right this time?
I'm hoping we're going to get Some water over here.
I got us into this thing, And I'm going to get us out.
I still really believe In these divining rods,
And I found another location,
And this is where We're going to drill.
♪♪
I don't see any water Coming out yet, though.
I mean, it looks dry over there To me, so I hope you're right.
Man, I hope you're right.
We got down to 150 feet.
He ain't hit nothing yet. It's just a nightmare.
There's so much at stake here.
I think we ought to quit.
I don't know. He's putting on Another drill bit.
He's fixing to go deeper.
I've just seen that Little bit, though.
I don't know, tim.
There's no guarantee to hit Water, and I'm well over budget.
I know the money is counting
Because these guys Are going to get paid
Whether or not You hit water or not.
I'm getting really worried.
I'm going to have a distillery With no water here.
I don't know what We're going to do.
You ain't getting nervous, Are you, chuck?
-I'm not sure. -I don't know.
You know, we already been here For, like, hours.
The well drillers is about Ready to give up.
-woo! -water! Yeah!
I mean, they hit this water. I mean, it's a gusher.
You know, water is Coming out everywhere.
I mean, It's like christmas time.
1,001, 1,002, That's 30 gallons a minute.
That's it.
We finally got water, man, And I tell you what,
I'd drink it, swim in it, played In it, whatever I had to do.
I was just so glad We hit water.
Let's go get us a drink. We going to celebrate now, huh?
It's a big weight Off of my shoulder,
So much relief that my Divining rods never let me down.
I mean, we got the water That we're looking for
To have a working distillery, So it was a good day.
Mission accomplished, huh?
♪♪
I need a pump to mash in, And I got a buddy of mine
That I know has got one.
Sondra was freaking out that the Strawberries are going to ruin.
I got to make a quick move.
You know, I don't want To lose another day.
Down in kentucky, Chico needs to barter
Some high-dollar shine For a working water pump
To get his operation Back up and running.
I'm just going to go out here And see a friend of mine,
And he's been bugging me, Wanting a little liquor.
I know pretty much that he's Going to have a pump,
So I'm going to Offer him three jars.
This underground network Is just the way we stay
Under the radar, you know,
But it's got to be People that you trust.
He'll be glad to see me Pull in with a jar, I'd say.
He's out in the garage. That's good.
Ah. I need a 12-volt water Pump hooks to a battery.
I know you was using One last time
We was out here to flush Your radiator stuff.
You got anything?
-man, that's perfect. -that's perfect?
Perfect, perfect, perfect.
That's about new, Isn't it?
Yeah.
Try that.
That's that $50-a-quart brandy I've been bragging about,
That strawberry-banana That the old lady come up with.
Right on. What do you think?
You think that'd do it?
Cool. I hate to rush, But I'm going to get to bed.
All right, man. Thank you, buddy.
Hey, as long as it keeps me Out of the stores, brother,
I'm good.
Thanks, bubba.
Taking them with him, Good dude.
Right on.
We was stuck without This pump, you know,
So now we head back To the site tomorrow,
Get the strawberries Out of the refrigerator,
Take this pump down there.
It's what we needed.
It ought to work.
I hope it does anyway.
Next time on "Moonshiners"...
-what's up, brother? -hey, not too much.
Could you cook up A order of shine for me?
...Temptation calls In culpeper...
I'll make it Worth your while.
Uh...
That thing is sucking in. Oh, my god.
...And a blow-up On the blue ridge.
god almighty.