Moonshiners (2011–…): Season 6, Episode 8 - Smokey Mountain Gin - full transcript

Josh:
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

Chuck: WHAT THE HELL
IS THAT, JOSH?

IT'S A SNAKE.
IT'S EATING A SQUIRREL.

GOD, I WANT TO GO UP
THERE AND SAVE IT.

UNBELIEVABLE.

IF YOU GET UP TO THAT
FIRST LIMB, YOU'LL HAVE IT.

[ GRUNTS ]
YOU HAS ABOUT GOT HIM, JOSH.

KEEP GOING BOY.
[ GRUNTS ]

KEEP GOING.

[ GRUNTS ]

IS THE SQUIRREL DEAD?



I DON'T KNOW.

HE GOT THAT LITTLE SQUIRREL.
HE SURE DID.

WELL, I HATE TO SCREW HIM
OF HIS SUPPER.

WELL, HELL,
JUST GIVE IT TO HIM.

DEAD NOW.

THIS IS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
[BLEEP] RIGHT HERE.

YOU'LL NEVER
SEE THIS AGAIN.

THAT'S ONE HUNGRY
SNAKE, BRO.

Narrator:
AS THE CALENDAR STRETCHES

INTO THE LONG DAYS OF SUMMER,

SHINERS ALL ACROSS APPALACHIA
ARE FEELING THE HEAT

AND MAKING UP
FOR LOST TIME

TO MEET THEIR AMBITIOUS
SEASON GOALS.

ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER



A BOOTLEGGER GETS
UNWANTED ATTENTION...

WHAT YOU DOING OVER
ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN?

YOU'RE GONNA [BLEEP]
WHEN YOU SEE THIS.

...IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
A BLAST FROM JOSH'S PAST

MIGHT TURN HIS FORTUNES
AROUND...

THIS IS
MY SECRET WEAPON.

...AND IN TENNESSEE,
TWO SHINERS

PUT THEIR OWN SAFETY
IN THE HANDS OF A MONSTER.

THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT
OF RISK IN THIS SITUATION,

AND WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY

ALL ABOUT
BLOWING UP TODAY ANYHOW.

♪ NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN ♪

♪ OR MAKE ME CHANGE MY WAYS ♪

♪ SO DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH
SAYING ♪

♪ CRIME NEVER PAYS ♪

♪ WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE ♪

♪ RUNNING TO SURVIVE ♪

♪ AND LIVING OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪

♪ WE'RE LIVING
OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪

Man: THIS IS HOW
WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Chuck: HOW COME YOU ALWAYS
GET THE LIGHT END?

THAT AIN'T
THAT HEAVY IS IT?

I THINK YOU'RE RUNNING DOWN THAT
HILL LIKE YOU WAS IN BOOT CAMP.

LET HER RIP, TATER CHIP.

Narrator: IN THE THICK OF
THE SOUTH CAROLINA WOODS,

TWO SHINERS ARE LOOKING TO
REVIVE THEIR SEASON

BY TURNING AN ABANDONED GRIST
MILL INTO THEIR NEW STILL SITE.

SET HER DOWN RIGHT THERE
IF YOU WANT.

WE'LL NEED TO GET
ALL THIS CRAP OUT OF HERE.

AIR STILL NEEDS
TO GO OVER HERE.

Josh: WE GOT A GREAT SPOT,
BUT I'M BEHIND SCHEDULE.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVIN'
TO TEAR OUT

ALL THIS ROTTEN WOOD AND STUFF
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY

THAT IT'S GONNA SUPPORT
ANY SIZABLE STILL.

I REALLY NEED TO START PUTTING
SOME MONEY BACK IN THE BANK,

SO I HAVE TO GET
MY OPERATION UP AND ROLLING.

SOMEBODY STOLE
OUR [BLEEP] STILL.

Narrator: IN AN ALREADY
DISASTROUS SEASON,

JOSH SUFFERED ONE MORE SETBACK

WHEN HIS SHINE FORTRESS
OF 2 YEARS WAS RANSACKED.

UNDER OUR [BLEEP] DAMN
[BLEEP],

THE STILL SITE
IS DESTROYED!

BUT TO SAVE THEIR SEASON

AND TO THEIR PARTNERSHIP,
CHUCK FOUND

THE ULTIMATE STILL SITE --

A REMOTE GRIST MILL THAT
WILL ENABLE THE SHINERS

TO GENERATE POWER
FROM AN OLD WATERWHEEL.

Josh: AFTER ALL THE [BLEEP]
THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME THIS YEAR

I'VE GOT TO PRETTY MUCH START
ALL OVER AGAIN.

I HAD 1,000 GALLON MARK
AND I'M REALLY STARTING

TO DOUBT THAT I'M GONNA REACH
THAT GOAL.

Chuck: SNAKE PIT.
SNAKE PIT.

YOU RUN ALONG THE RIVER,

PERFECT ROCK WALLS
AND COPPERHEADS,

THEM SNAKES, THEY LOVE IT.

THIS WHOLE ORDEAL HAS DONE
NOTHING BUT SCREW ME UP MAJORLY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID,
WE'RE ALMOST UP AND RUNNING.

WE'RE GONNA USE THE CREEK
FOR POWER AND WATER

AND THAT WHEEL IS GONNA
ENABLE US TO GRIND GRAINS,

BUT IT MAKES MORE SENSE
RIGHT NOT TO WORK

ON TRYING TO GET THIS FLOOR DONE

SO WE CAN GET
OUR STILL PUT IN PLACE

AND START MAKING SOME LIQUOR.

-WELL, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
-HELL, YEAH.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO BUILD
A FLOOR OVER RIGHT THERE.

HOW ABOUT THIS?
NO MATTER HOW HARD

I TRY TO SQUEEZE THAT GLOVE,
THAT FINGER WON'T MOVE, LOOK.

YOU OUGHT TO TAKE
YOUR POCKET KNIFE,

WE'LL CUT THAT FINGER
OFF THAT GLOVE.

IT WON'T GET IN YOUR WAY
AS NEAR AS BAD.

I'M TRYING
TO WORK WITH YOU.

OH, GOD DANG!

HA HA HA HA.

WHAT'D I TELL YOU?

GOD ALMIGHTY, BOY.

GIVE ME THAT DAMN GLOVE.

OW, GOD!
THAT'S MY NUB.

WELL, I AIN'T
GONNA CUT YOUR NUB.

MM!

LOOKEE THERE.

YOU OUGHT TO GET
A TATTOO ON THAT THING?

A LITTLE EYEBALL?
A LITTLE SMILE?

THAT'S MY PLAN.

I'M GONNA GET IT TATTOOED UP
LIKE MY LITTLE MAN.

SO FAR WE AIN'T MADE
AN OUNCE OF DAMN LIQUOR

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKIN'
OUR FRICKIN' ASS OFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS PLACE NEEDS?

-WHAT'S THAT?.
-A [BLEEP] STILL IN IT.

Ramsey: YOU KNOW, IF THIS
WAS COTTON BALLS,

IT'D BE WAY
MORE BETTER, DEAR

YEAH, BOY,
LIQUOR-MAKING'S EASY WORK.

RIGHT HERE IS WHERE YOU BLOW
A NUT SACK OUT.

Narrator:
DEEP IN THE TENNESSEE THICKET,
2 SHINERS ARE PUSHING AHEAD,

READY TO MASH IN
ON THEIR MODIFIED STEAM STILL.

I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE STEAMER.

Ramsey: I AIN'T GONNA
BE EXCITED ABOUT IT

BECAUSE EVERY
TIME I'M EXCITED

ABOUT SOMETHING,
WE GOTTA WORK ON IT 3 DAYS.

-SHOOT!
-AFTER A SERIES OF SETBACKS...

OUR DAMN ARCH NEMESIS,
THE BEAR.

...MARK AND DIGGER FINALLY
TASTED SWEET SUCCESS

WHEN THEY PERFECTED
THEIR CRANBERRY SHINE.

MOTHER-OF-PEARL!
YEAH, THERE IT IS.

BUT TO REACH THEIR SEASON GOAL
THEY PLAN TO INCREASE PRODUCTION

BY ADDING A POTENTIALLY LETHAL
STEAM STILL TO THEIR ARSENAL.

WOW, I FORGOT ABOUT IT
BEING THAT BIG!

WE GOTTA MOVE IT.

TO GET THAT LID OUT.

-COOL.
-NO, IT AIN'T.

IT'S HOTTER
THAN TOMCAT BALLS OUT HERE.

I'M WILLING TO THROW, YOU KNOW,
THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND

'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA
BUILD OUR MASH BACK FASTER,

AND WITH IT CUTTIN' 4
TO 5 HOURS OFF OUR COOK TIME,

THAT'S GONNA PUT US CLOSER
TO REACH OUR 900-GALLON GOAL.

BUT IT'S SIMPLY DANGEROUS

IF YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
IT'S A STRANGE-LOOKING CRITTER.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET --
GET SOME WATER IN IT.

I THINK THAT IT BE
OUR NEXT BEST OPTION.

Narrator: IN MARK AND DIGGER'S
STEAM STILL,

A BOILER HEATS WATER INTO STEAM,

WHICH IS PIPED INTO A POT
OF FERMENTED MASH.

AS IT'S HEATED, THE ALCOHOL
IN THE MASH IS VAPORIZED

AND TRAVELS
TO A SECOND POT OF MASH

WHERE THE PROCESS IS REPEATED.

PURIFIED ALCOHOL VAPOR
THEN TRAVELS TO THE THUMP KEG,

WHERE ANY REMAINING
WATER VAPOR CONDENSES,

ALLOWING THE PUREST ALCOHOL
VAPOR

TO TRAVEL
TO THE CONDENSER BARREL

WHERE IT'S COLD INTO
ITS LIQUID FORM.

STEAM WILL NOT SCORCH MASH,
SO ONCE DISTILLATION

IS COMPLETE, YEAST, SUGAR,

AND WATER CAN BE ADDED
TO THE MASH LEFT IN THE POTS,

ALLOWED TO FERMENT,
AND DISTILLED AGAIN.

OVER-PRESSURIZATION EXPLOSIONS

CAN OCCUR IF COLD WATER IS ADDED
TO AN ALREADY HOT BOILER.

TO AVOID THIS DANGER,
MARK AND DIGGER

HAVE BUILT A HEAT EXCHANGER
TO WARM THE WATER

BEFORE INTRODUCING IT
INTO THE BOILER.

Ramsey: THIS IS OUR
COLD WATER SUPPLY

THAT WE'RE USING
TO FILL THE TANK UP.

WE'RE NOT PUMPING ANY WATER
AT ALL TODAY

THROUGH THE HEAT EXCHANGER.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY.

THERE WILL BE NO PRESSURE
AT ALL INSIDE THIS VESSEL.

SO WE'RE SIMPLY USING THIS TODAY
TO HEAT --

HEAT WATER
WITH TO COOK OUR MASH.

WELL, LET'S BUILD A DAMN FIRE
AND HEAT SOME WATER.

CONTACT.

DIGGER AND I ARE
TRADITIONALISTS,

AND WE HONOR
THE OLD WAYS OF MOONSHINING,

BUT WE'RE SMART ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT WE'VE --

WE'VE GOT TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
WITH OUR CRANBERRY,

AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE.

OH, YEAH,
WE'RE RUNNING WATER.

SOUNDS
LIKE MONDAY MORNING

AT THE DRUG
TESTING FACILITY.

Ramsey: BUT YOU KNOW,
TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION,

WE CAN RUN 2 STILLS,
SO WE'RE GONNA EXPERIMENT

WITH SOME DIFFERENT FLAVORS.

WE THINK THAT THAT'S
THE DIRECTION

WE NEED TO GO
IN TO GET TO OUR GOAL

AND MAINTAIN OUR CUSTOMER BASE.

Digger: I'VE GOT 5 POUNDS OF
HAZELNUTS THAT BEEN ROASTED UP.

WE'RE GONNA CRUSH
THESE UP PRETTY FINE.

THEN WE'RE GONNA
STEEP THESE IN OUR BOWL.

HOPEFULLY IT'LL MAKE US A LITTLE
BETTER FLAVOR IN THE STEAMERS.

WE'RE HOPING.
THIS IS UBER HANDCRAFTED HERE.

Narrator: MARK AND DIGGER'S
HAZELNUT SHINE RECIPE

IS THEIR CLASSIC CORN SHINE
WITH ROASTED HAZELNUTS,

WHICH ADD A WARM
CARAMEL NUT TONE

TO ITS OVERALL FLAVOR PROFILE.

Ramsey: LAY THE SUGAR TO IT.

SOME FRESH HAZELNUTS.

THEY LOOK GOOD, CHRIS.
LAY IT TO 'EM.

WELL, WE'LL GET ALL THAT
GOODNESS OUT OF THERE.

I'M VERY CONCERNED
WITH THIS STEAMER APPARATUS.

THAT SURE DOES LOOK PRETTY.

MAYBE IT'LL TASTE GOOD.

WE'RE PUTTING IN THE FAITH IN

THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'VE
INSTALLED ON IT

TO TRY TO MAINTAIN ITS SAFETY.

IF WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY
GET THIS FIRST RUN BEHIND US,

THEN WE'LL BE MORE
AT EASE WITH IT.

LET'S SKEDADDLE.

Josh: RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO OUR OLD STILL SITE.

WE'RE GONNA SALVAGE
EVERYTHING THAT'S LEFT,

AND I'VE REALLY GOT KIND OF
AN UNEASY FEELING

IN MY GUT ABOUT IT, BUT NOW
THAT I'VE LOST EVERYTHING,

I DON'T HAVE NO CHOICE.

Narrator: UNDER THE GLOW
OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOON,

2 SHINERS ARE RECLAIMING

WHAT REMAINS
OF THEIR EQUIPMENT AND SEASON.

ME AND BIG CHUCK, WE GONNA,
IT'S GONNA TAKE 2 TRUCKS

BECAUSE WE GOTTA GET
ALL THE MASH BARRELS,

THE BURNERS,
THE PROPANE TANKS, EVERYTHING.

WE'RE DOING IT AT NIGHT
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DRAW

ANY MORE ATTENTION TO OURSELVES
THAN WE CAN HELP.

WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF US.

Chuck:
WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES.

JUST A WATER SNAKE.

ABOUT DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE TO START.

DAMN! I DON'T WANT
TO CLEAN THIS UP.

THIEVING BASTARDS DIDN'T GET
EVERYTHING, THANK GOD.

-YOU READY?
-NOT REALLY. ARE YOU?

NO.

CAN WE SWITCH HANDS?

I'M HAVING TO TOTE IT
WITH THIS BAD HAND.

I REALLY ONLY GOT 3
STRONG FINGERS ON THIS HAND.

[ GRUNTS ]

THERE YOU GO.

HOLY [BLEEP] GHOST.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH
THAT ONE BARREL WEIGHS.

COME ON.

YOU GOT TO GET HOLD OF IT.
READY?

I'D SAY 200,
300 POUNDS AT LEAST.

KEEP GOING.
TWO MORE STEPS.

AND IT IS A SON OF A BITCH

TO TRY TO CARRY IT
THROUGH THE WOODS.

-DON'T STOP NOW.
-AAH!

LET'S GO GET
THE REST OF THIS JUNK.

PICK IT UP A LITTLE BIT,
WE'LL HAVE WHAT WE NEED.

Chuck: IF YOU NEED ME TO,

I'LL PUT THIS DOWN
AND COME BACK AND HELP YOU.

HELL, THAT'S LIKE $350
WORTH OF STUFF --

THE MASH BARRELS
AND THE PROPANE AND THE BURNERS.

HELL, ALL OF IT ADDS UP.

HO HO HO! LET HER GO.

YOU GOT IT, BROTHER?

FLIP IT UP. GO.

[ CAR STARTS ]

WE AIN'T EVEN DONE YET.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR A MOONSHINER
TO HAVE A PLAN B.

I GOT A SECRET WEAPON
THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN WANTIN'

TO USE, BEEN AFRAID
SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO IT,

SO I'VE BEEN KIND OF
KEEPING IT STASHED AWAY,

BUT WE'RE DOWN TO
DESPERATE MEASURES NOW.

WELL...

HOLD THIS FOR
A SECOND, PLEASE.

YOU'RE GONNA [BLEEP]
WHEN YOU SEE THIS.

THIS IS MY SECRET WEAPON.

HOLY [BLEEP].

Narrator:
COMING UP, TWO KENTUCKY SHINERS
HIT A CRITICAL BUMP IN THE ROAD.

Sondra:
WHY ARE YOU OVER THERE?

Chico: BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE I NEED TO BE.

[ GASPS ]

AND A RISKY PROPOSITION
PUTS A NEW PARTNERSHIP ON EDGE.

YOU'RE GONNA [BLEEP]
WHEN YOU SEE THIS.

THIS IS MY SECRET WEAPON.

HOLY [BLEEP].

THE HELL YOU GOT
THIS, JOSH?

THIS RIGHT HERE, CHUCK,
IS MY BACKUP RIG.

I KEEP IT
TUCKED AWAY IN CASE

SOMETHING LIKE
THIS EVER HAPPENS.

-THIS IS 100 GALLONS.
-DUDE.

YEAH, THIS IS
A PRETTY GOOD SETUP.

YEAH, MAN.
THIS IS AWESOME.

I LOVE THIS.
I LOVE THIS SON OF A GUN.

HOW WE GONNA
GET THIS ON MY TRUCK?

ONE PIECE AT A TIME.

MY STAINLESS STEEL
IS A WORK OF ART.

I HADN'T USED IT IN 5 YEARS.

-READY?
-YEP.

THIS RIG CONSISTS
OF 100-GALLON POT,

110-GALLON POT,

AND A 50-GALLON POT

AND THEN A DOWN BEER KEG,
THUMP KEG,

THEN A BIG ASS WORM BARREL.

AFTER YOU GET IT COOKED DOWN,

I BELIEVE IT RUNS OFF ABOUT 60
OR 70 GALLONS OF LIQUOR.

Chuck: I WOULD SAY JUST WRAP IT
AROUND THERE AND COME BACK

AND HOOK IT RIGHT HERE.

Josh: TRADITIONALLY, MOONSHINE
IS MADE OUT OF A COPPER POT

BECAUSE IT TAKES OUT ESTERS

AND SULFIDES
AND GIVES FLAVORS AND AROMAS

THAT YOU CAN'T GET BY STAINLESS.

BUT IN MY RIG, IT AIN'T LIKE
I GOT A STAINLESS WORM,

AND I'M DAMN CONFIDENT
THAT IT MAKES GOOD LIQUOR.

HELL, I'M GOOD WITH IT
JUST LIKE THAT.

-I'M READY TO GO.
-I THINK MINE BE ALL RIGHT, TOO.

Josh: YOU READY TO ROLL?

Narrator: NEW BEGINNINGS
IN THE MOUNTAINS

OF TENNESSEE,
AS TWO SHINERS EMBARK

ON THEIR INAUGURAL RUN OF SHINE.

READY TO GO?

THERE SHE FLIES.

Narrator:
AFTER A SERIES OF MOONSHINE

ARRESTS CREATED
A SHORTAGE IN TENNESSEE,

CAROLINA SHINERS JEFF, MARK,

AND LANCE DECIDED
TO FILL THE VACUUM

WITH A NEW OPERATION.

MARK PICKED UP
HIS OLD FRIEND MIKE

TO HELP RUN THE SHINE
IN THE NEW NOW-OPEN TERRITORY.

GOT HER IN, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT.

Mark: ...BUT WE CAN DOUBLE
OR TRIPLE OUR MONEY

BECAUSE JEFF CAN RUN A LOT,

AND I CAN GET
ALL THESE OTHER BUYERS

TO BUYING MY MOONSHINE.

RIGHT.

BET YOU DO, BUDDY.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO
TO KEEP IT ALIVE,

AIN'T THAT RIGHT?

MARK'S, UH, HE IS ONE OF
THE LAST OF THE DYING BREED.

HE'S A GOOD DEAL
OLDER THAN I AM,

BUT WE BOTH KIND OF GREW UP
IN THE SAME WAYS AND STUFF

AND BEING OUT IN THE WOODS,
AND I GUESS

THAT'S WHAT DRAWS ME
TO HIM SO MUCH.

I'M GONNA GET OVER HERE
AND CHECK THIS THING OUT,

SEE IF IT'S STARTING
TO HEAT UP.

SHE'S GETTING HOT
OVER HERE, BUDDY.

-YEAH.
-IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

THERE IT COMES, BUDDY.

Mike: IT IS.
IT'S A PRETTY STREAM.

HA HA HA. HMM.

WHOO!
GOD ALMIGHTY, THAT'S HOT.

WHOO!

Narrator: MARK AND MIKE
WILL PRODUCE

15 GALLONS OF CORN WHISKEY

THAT WILL NET THEM
A COOL 1,500 BUCKS.

WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS
THAT CHANCE OF GETTING CAUGHT.

Chico: OH, HERE WE GO.

Sondra: BACK AGAIN.

I'M IN A LITTLE BETTER SHAPE
THAN I WAS THE LAST TIME

I LEFT HERE.
YEAH.

OH, I SMELL THE PLYWOOD.
I LOVE THAT SMELL.

PHEW! I'M GLAD YOU DO.
IT SMELLS LIKE WORK TO ME.

Narrator: UP IN KENTUCKY,
A SHINE-MAKING COUPLE

ARE GETTING BACK TO WORK
AFTER THEIR SEASON

CAME TO A CRASHING HALT.

CHICO'S MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
HAS PUT THE SHINERS

WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE.

I WILL NOT BE CAUGHT DEAD
WITHOUT A HELMET EVER AGAIN.

A SMALL PRICE TO PAY AFTER
HIS NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE.

Sondra: YOU CAN'T JUST JUDGE
A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

HE HAS A BIG HEART.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HIM
THE WAY THAT I DO.

GRAB YOUR LITTLE SCREWS
AND YOUR LITTLE BOX.

-AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
-I'M THE HOLDER.

-YOU HOLDING ME UP?
-[ CHUCKLES ]

Chico: WE IN THE HEART
OF THIS SEASON,

AND THUS FAR, WE AIN'T
MADE A DROP OF LIQUOR.

Narrator: BEFORE CHICO
AND SONDRA MAKE THEIR FIRST RUN,

THEY NEED TO FINISH
THE STILL SITE.

YOU DIDN'T PUT THAT ONE FLUSH
WITH THE END. DON'T FORGET.

I DON'T WANT IT FLUSH
WITH THE END.

-THAT ONE IS FLUSH WITH THE END.
-I KNOW IT IS.

I'M JUST GIVING YOU
AN OPINION.

OPINION IS JUST
LIKE BUTTHOLE.

EVERYBODY'S GOT ONE.
MOST OF 'EM STINK.

IF WE CAN GET
THIS FINISHED, MAN,

WE BE PUMPING IF WE JUST
GET OUT HERE NONSTOP.

ME AND SONDRA WERE DISGUISING

OUR STILL SITE
AS A DEER CAMP.

SO WE'RE BUILDING UP
A DEER FEEDER

WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOING
TO BE THE COVER TO MY STILL.

Narrator: TO AVOID DETECTION,

CHICO AND SONDRA ARE DISGUISING
THEIR OPERATION

AS A DEER HUNTING SITE.

THEY'VE ALREADY
BUILT THE DEER STAND

THAT WILL HIDE
THEIR MASH BARRELS

AND THEY ARE NOW CONSTRUCTING
A DECOY DEER FEEDER

TO CAMOUFLAGE THEIR STILL.

ONCE BUILT, THE FEEDER
WILL COVER THEIR STILL,

WHICH SITS BELOW THE DEER STAND.

WHEN THE DUO IS READY
TO RUN LIQUOR,

A PULLEY SYSTEM
WILL RAISE THE FEEDER

ALLOWING ACCESS TO THE STILL.

ONCE DISTILLATION IS COMPLETE,
THEY SIMPLY LOWER THE FEEDER

TO HIDE THEIR ENTIRE
OPERATION IN PLAIN SIGHT.

STARTING TO LOOK
LIKE A BOX.

YOU DON'T THINK THIS WHOLE
SETUP IS GONNA BE TOO HEAVY?

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'LL FIT
UNDERNEATH OUR DEER STAND?

I DON'T BELIEVE, WOMAN.
I KNOW.

Sondra: IT BECAME PRETTY
APPARENT TO ME,

AS SOON AS WE STARTED
BUILDING IT,

THAT WE WERE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE SAME THING.

THIS ISN'T EVEN A BOX.
YOU BUILT A TRAPEZOID.

-A TRAPEZOID?
-YEP.

THE BOTTOM OF IT'S GONNA
BE RECTANGLE

AND THE TOP
OF ITS GONNA BE RECTANGLE,

BUT THE ENDS IS GONNA BE
IN A "V" SHAPE.

SO WE'RE NOT
BUILDING A BOX.

-NO, WE'RE NOT.
-WE'RE BUILDING A --

IT'S A DISGUISE,
NOT A FUNCTION.

I'M GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
THIS BOX IS PRETTY BIG.

IT'S A CUMBERSOME SHAPE.

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LIFT IT
UP, AND HE'S TELLING ME TO WORK,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

BUT I'M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL,
YOU KNOW.

WE'VE GOT JUST BOARDS KIND OF
HANGING HERE AND HANGING HERE,

AND I'M TRUSTING HIM
A LITTLE BIT.

-GRAB A HOLD.
-OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.

OH MY GOD. UGH.

-TIME-OUT.
-[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT.

GUESS WE'RE JUST
GONNA HAVE TO GO FOR IT.

STOP. PULL FORWARD.

I AIN'T WORRIED
ABOUT THAT.

OH, [BLEEP] DAMN!

I'M CLEARING A PATH.

I SEE THAT.
WHY ARE YOU OVER THERE?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
I NEED TO BE.

YOU'RE DONE. THERE'S NO WAY
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE

TO BACK THAT UPHILL.

OH, OKAY.

[ GASPS ]

Sondra: YOU'RE DONE.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO BACK THAT UPHILL.

OH, OKAY.

[ GASPS ]

[ SIGHS ] GOD!

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

WELL, SITTIN' THERE JAWING
ABOUT IT AIN'T GONNA DO NO GOOD.

Chico: ALL RIGHT.

IT SEEMS LIKE THAT
EVERY STEP I TAKE FORWARD,

I TAKE TWO STEPS BACK.
THIS IS MY FAULT?

JUST BE HONEST.
IS THIS MY FAULT?

-YES, IT'S YOUR FAULT.
-HOW IS THIS MY FAULT?

'CAUSE I TOLD YOU
TO MAKE THE BASE SQUARE.

AND THEN IT WOULDN'T
HAVE FELL OVER

'CAUSE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY
WOULD'VE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN TOP-HEAVY.

-SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
-I DON'T KNOW.

OUR GOAL TODAY
WAS TO BE COMPLETELY DONE

WITH THIS BOX,
BE DONE WITH THIS BOX,

HAVE IT UNDERNEATH
THE DEER FEEDER,

PULLEYS BUILT AND READY TO GO.

THAT WAY, TOMORROW
WE CAN START RUNNING.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING
SOME EQUIPMENT DOWN HERE.

THERE'S NO WAY
WE CAN JUST MANHANDLE

THAT AND LIFT IT
AND PICK THAT UP.

WERE GONNA HAVE
TO HAVE A TRACTOR.

OUR INTENTIONS THIS YEAR
WAS TO INCREASE

IN OUR PRODUCTION OF LIQUOR.

WE WANT TO MAKE 350 GALLONS,

BUT THE ONLY THING
I'VE INCREASED THUS FAR

IS OUR WORKLOAD
WITH STUFF TEARING UP.

Sondra: DON'T RUN
ANYTHING OVER. [BLEEP]

Chico: OH, YEAH. I'M WORRIED
ABOUT RUNNING IT OVER NOW.

TODAY'S THE DAY,
AIN'T IT, DEAR?

WELL, LET'S CLARIFY THIS.

TODAY'S THE DAY
WE'RE NOT GONNA BLOW UP.

I'M A LITTLE UNEASY
ABOUT IT.

I CAN'T TELL YOU NO LIE.

Narrator: DOWN IN TENNESSEE,
MARK AND DIGGER

ARE READY TO PUT THEIR
STEAM STILL TO THE TEST.

-IT SMELLS GOOD.
-IT'S READY.

STIR UP OUR LICK.

SMELL THAT HAZELNUT.

-PRETTY, AIN'T IT?
-YEAH, BOY.

MARK AND I,
WE'RE KIND OF WORRIED.

IT'S NOT COMPLETELY SAFE

BUT I'M WILLING TO ROLL
THE DICE ON THAT ONE.

THE RISK IS WORTH THE REWARD.

WE'RE GONNA LIGHT HER UP HERE
AND TRY IT.

WE GOT NOWHERE
TO GO BUT UP, SO...

BACK OFF JUST A --
LET ME WORK ON THE AIR.

THAT'S BURNING BIG.
LOOKING GOOD.

IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

Digger: THIS IS THE MAIDEN
VOYAGE ON THIS THING.

WE'VE HEATED WATER IN IT,

BUT WE'VE NOT PUT IT
UNDER PRESSURE YET.

AND TO SAY THAT WE'RE CAUTIOUS
WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

THIS HEAT EXCHANGER,
THIS IS WHAT SAVES OUR LIFE.

THIS THING IS DANGEROUS.

IT'S JUST A BIG GIANT BOMB,

SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT
THE HEAT EXCHANGER ON IT

WHEN WE REINTRODUCE
WATER INTO IT,

THAT IT'S A SAFE
TEMPERATURE TO DO SO.

Narrator:
WHILE MARK AND DIGGER'S STEAMER
PRESENTS A UNIQUE THREAT,

MOONSHINING HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A RISKY BUSINESS.

IN 1928, IN THE TOWN
OF RONALD, WASHINGTON,

AN ILLEGAL 250-GALLON STILL

EXPLODED WHILE HIDDEN
BENEATH A DANCE HALL.

THE ENSUING FIRE ENGULFED
THE ENTIRE TOWN,

LEAVING 136 PEOPLE HOMELESS

AND A COMMUNITY IN RUINS.

IN 2011, AN ILLEGAL VODKA
BREWING OPERATION IN ENGLAND

CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 5 MEN

WHEN A SPARK FROM A CIGARETTE
IGNITED ALCOHOL VAPORS.

THE BLAST CREATED
A GIANT FIREBALL

AND COULD BE HEARD
5 MILES AWAY.

AND IN 2015, AT SILVER TRAIL
DISTILLERY IN HARDIN, KENTUCKY,

OVER-PRESSURIZATION
OF A STEAM STILL

DUE TO A CLOGGED STILL ARM

CAUSED A FATAL BLAST,
KILLING ONE EMPLOYEE

AND REDUCING
THE DISTILLERY TO ASHES.

THIS SMALL, CLEAR LINE,

THIS IS THE INLET
FOR OUR HEAT EXCHANGER.

AS THE WATER TRAVELS DOWN
THROUGH THAT IT, WILL HEAT UP.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH WATER
TO COOL DOWN OUR BOIL,

BUT IT'S ALSO,
IT'S HOT ENOUGH

TO NOT CAUSE THERMAL SHOCK,

WHICH WILL CAUSE
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE

OF THE STILL ITSELF.

THAT'S LEAVING FAST.
IT'S GETTING HOT.

WE'RE GETTING
HOT OVER HERE.

WE BETTER GET UP HERE
AND GET ON THE LOOKOUT.

YEP.

HEY WE GOT A --
WE GOT A TRICKLE.

WE GOT A TRICKLE.

YOU KNOW THE THING
ABOUT IT, DIGGER,

IT DON'T MATTER
HOW BIG A STREAM IT IS,

THE FASTER WE EMPTY
THE ALCOHOL

OUT OF THE MASH,
DON'T HURT NOTHING.

THERE'S NO CHANCE
WE'RE GONNA SCORCH THIS MASH.

NO. THAT'S GOOD.
YEAH, BOY.

Narrator: MARK AND DIGGER
ARE FILTERING THEIR SHINE

WITH ACTIVATED
CARBON CHARCOAL,

REFERRED TO AS POLISHING
THE LIQUOR.

SOME SHINERS USE THE PROCESS
TO REMOVE POTENTIAL

IMPURITIES AND CREATE
A CLEANER-TASTING LIQUOR.

IT'S AWFUL GOOD.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT THAT'S
GOT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF FLAVOR.

YOU HIT THE PERFECT MIXTURE
OF HAZELNUTS AND CORN.

ONE FLAVOR DON'T
OVERPOWER THE OTHER ONE.

MAN, THAT'S GOOD.

THERE'S BEAUTY
IN THIS STEAMER STILL.

WE'RE SWEEPING THESE POTS
BACK IN IMMEDIATELY.

Ramsey:
ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE WANTING
TO OPERATE THE STEAMER STILL

IS BECAUSE WE CAN MASH BACK
IN IN THE SAME BARRELS

WITH THE SPENT MASH
FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN.

GO AHEAD IN AND I'LL GET
THIS OTHER BAG.

Narrator: THIS RUN OF HAZELNUT
SHINE NETTED 20 GALLONS,

AND BECAUSE THE STEAMER
WON'T SCORCH, MARK AND DIGGER

ARE REVIVING THE SPENT MASH
BY ADDING FRESH YEAST

AND SUGAR BACK INTO THE POT,

CUTTING PRODUCTION TIME IN HALF

AND GIVING THEM A JUMP
ON THEIR NEXT RUN.

OH, LET'S GO.

WHERE YOU WANT
TO GO WITH IT?

CARRY IT OVER HERE.

SEE. IT SETS
IN THERE THAT GOOD.

IT TAKES A LOT
TO MAKE LIQUOR, MAN.

Narrator: IN THE WILDERNESS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

JOSH AND BIG CHUCK ARE UNLOADING
AN OLD WORKHORSE.

THIS STAINLESS RIG,
SHE'S A BAD MOTHER.

IT LOOKS SMALLER
THAN IT REALLY IS.

IT'S REALLY A LOT BIGGER
THAN IT LOOKS.

WHERE GONNA BUST OFF ABOUT 60
OR 70 GALLONS WORTH OF LIQUOR.

WELL, WHAT WE GONNA MAKE
OUR FIRST RUN OUT OF?

WELL, I GOT A BUDDY THAT'S GOT
A BUNCH OF APPLE FIELDS.

HE SAID WE COULD COME
AND ROB QUITE A FEW TREES

IF WE WANTED TO.
APPLES?

YEAH. AND WE GONNA MAKE
SOME APPLE BRANDY.

WHY WE GONNA DO THAT WHEN WE
COULD DO CORN AND BE QUICKER?

APPLE BRANDY TASTE GOOD.

IT COMES OFF STRONG.
IT [BLEEP].

IT MEANS IT MAKES
A GOOD LIQUOR.

OH, MAN.
IT MAKES GOOD LIQUOR.

IT'LL COME OFF ANYWHERE
FROM 140 TO ABOUT 180.

Josh: WE'RE GONNA MAKE
HIGHER-END LIQUOR

AND SELL IT TO ONLY OUR
HIGHER-END CUSTOMERS

WHO WANT TO PAY
TOP DOLLAR FOR IT.

LOOK AT THIS THING, MAN.
IT'S READY TO ROLL.

IT'S LIKE THE BRIDE
OF FRANKENSTEIN, DUDE.

-YEAH, MAN.
-IT'S READY TO COME TO LIFE.

IT'S ALIVE!

WELL, LET'S GO
GET SOME APPLES.

HOW MANY APPLES
WE GOTTA PICK?

THREE BARRELS MAYBE.

WELL, THAT'S A LOT
OF APPLES, BUDDY.

NO, IT AIN'T THAT BAD.

YOU WANT TO GET KIND OF LIKE
THE GREEN MORE THAN THE RIPE?

YEAH, BUT WE'RE
FERMENTING THESE.

YOU FEEL THAT THESE
WILL WORK GOOD, JOSH?

HELL YEAH. WE'LL MAKE SOME
GOOD [BLEEP] OUT OF IT.

Josh: RIGHT NOW,
IT'S APPLE SEASON.

THE FIELDS ARE FULL OF
GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLES.

WE'RE GONNA PICK ABOUT
3 OR 4 BINS OF THEM.

I LOVE APPLE BRANDY.

IT MAKES SOME
DAMN GOOD MOONSHINE.

I GOT BUTTERFINGERS.

-NO, YOU GOT NO FINGERS.
-HA. THAT'S FUNNY.

YOU AIN'T MUCH FOR
AN APPLE PICKER, BOY.

IT'S COMICAL TO WATCH JOSH
WITH HIS NUB

TRYING TO GRAB THINGS
AND PICK APPLES.

JOSH, WHAT'S WORSE
THAN HAVING WORM IN YOUR APPLE?

I DON'T KNOW, WHAT?

HAVING HALF A WORM
IN YOUR APPLE.

HA HA HA.
YEAH, I GUESS IT WOULD BE.

Narrator: COMING UP...

IT'S A LAST DITCH EFFORT
TO USE AN INGENIOUS DISGUISE.

IF THIS DOESN'T WORK,
WE HAVE NOTHING.

[ GASPS ]

Narrator: AND THINGS GET TOO
CLOSE FOR COMFORT IN TENNESSEE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER
ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN?

♪♪

Chico: I'M GONNA PICK
THIS BOX UP AND MOVE IT.

Sondra: I HOPE THIS WORKS.

I PRAY TO GOD THE BOX
DOES NOT FALL APART.

Narrator: IN THE WOODS OF
KENTUCKY, A FAILED FIRST TRY

HAS A PAIR OF SHINERS BRINGING
IN SOME HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

EITHER THIS TRACTOR PICKS
THIS BOX UP

AND GETS IT MOVED OVER THERE
WHERE WE CAN PICK IT UP...

OR WE MIGHT AS WELL
LIGHT IT ON FIRE.

OR WE'VE GOT TO TAKE IT APART
AND PUT IT BACK ON THE TRAILER.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG
THAT WOULD TAKE?

I'M AT THE POINT
RIGHT NOW

YOU JUST GONNA HAVE
TO HOLD YOUR TONGUE,

CLOSE YOUR EYES,

AND HOPE THAT YOUR OLD MAN
PULLS SOMETHING OFF.

IF YOU DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL,
YOU NEVER SAFE IN THE WOODS.

SO WE WANT IT TO LOOK
LIKE A DEER FEEDER.

IT'S TIME TO SEE IF THIS BOX

WILL FIT UNDERNEATH
OF OUR BOW DECK, YOU KNOW.

WE'LL SEE IF
OUR ROPE STUFF GONNA HOLD.

I'M JUST SEEING IF A BOX

IS STOUT ENOUGH
TO HOLD ITSELF UP.

-I GOT YOU.
-BUT IT SHOULD BE.

IT ROLLED LIKE
A BALL YESTERDAY.

IT DID.
I MEAN, IT STILL HELD TOGETHER.

WE'LL SEE WHAT IT DOES.

IF THE BOX HOLDS TOGETHER,
THE TRACTOR WILL MOVE IT.

AND IF A TRACTOR
WILL PICK IT UP AND MOVE IT,

I'LL PUT IT WHERE
IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE
WHAT WE GOT, MOMMY.

OH. I HOPE IT
DON'T FALL APART.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

KEEP COMING.

STOP.

Narrator: WITH THEIR DECOY
DEER FEEDER IN PLACE,

CHICO AND SONDRA
MUST NOW FIGURE OUT

A WAY TO RAISE AND LOWER IT.

IS THIS GOING TO BE
STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE PULLEY?

I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS
OR IT AIN'T.

WE GOT TO FIND OUT.

I'M CONCERNED THAT LONDON BRIDGE
IS GONNA CRASH DOWN.

-THIS IS KENTUCKY.
-I UNDERSTAND.

WE TAKE CHANCES ON [BLEEP]
FALLING DOWN.

OY.

IF IT FALLS, IT FALLS.
WHAT WE GONNA DO?

START REBUILDING
EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW?

NOW WE'RE GOING TO SUSPEND IT

FROM THE BOTTOM
OF THE BOW DECK

IN ONE OF THE MAIN
SUPPORT BEAMS.

THAT'S GONNA HOLD ALL THE WEIGHT
FOR THIS BOW DECK.

Chico:
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA BE
STOUT ENOUGH TO HOLD IT OR NOT.

THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW
NOW IS TO TRY IT.

OH, [BLEEP].

IF THIS DOESN'T WORK,
WE HAVE NOTHING.

[ GASPS ]

I GET THE FAINT FEELING
OF HOPE AND THEN, POW!

IT'S ALL GONE JUST IN ONE SNAP.

WE CAN'T DO THIS. I MEAN,
I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU --

WHAT WE PLANNED
THIS WHOLE SITE AROUND,

BUT I THINK IT'S TIME
TO CUT OUR LOSSES WITH IT.

THIS IS FOR US
TO STAY OUT OF JAIL.

IT'S FOR US TO STAY
OUT OF HANDCUFFS,

TO KEEP PEOPLE
OUT OF OUR BUSINESS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS SAFER?

YOU THINK GOING
TO JAIL IS SAFER,

OR YOU THINK
HAVING THIS FALL DOWN

ON TOP OF US IS SAFER?

I AIN'T SAYING THAT
THAT'S SAFE NEITHER.

I AIN'T SAYING THAT
I MADE THE BEST DECISIONS.

I BUILT SOMETHING
TOO BIG FOR US TO HANDLE.

IT IS OVER. THE BOX IS DONE
AND IT'S MY OWN FAULT,

AND IT'S JUST TOO MUCH WEIGHT.

-WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
-WE GOTTA RUN WHISKEY.

WE GOT TO RUN WHISKEY.

WE'RE DONE. I'M OVER IT.
I'M SO OVER THE BOX.

YEAH.
BUT I'M WASTING MY TIME.

I AIN'T SEEN A DROP OF LIQUOR
IN SO LONG,

I DONE FORGOT
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE.

I'M OVER THE BOX.

-I AM, TOO.
-[BLEEP]

YEP.

Narrator:
IN TENNESSEE, 2 SHINERS ARE
USING THE COVER OF NIGHT

TO MAKE A 15-GALLON SALE
IN A NEW TERRITORY.

DID IT?

YEAH.

♪♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW -- HOW YOU DOING?

WHAT YOU DOING OVER
ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN?

♪♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW -- HOW YOU DOING?

WHAT YOU DOING OVER
ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN?

YEAH...

-REALLY?
-YEP.

HA. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
WELL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

-YEAH.
-TAKE CARE, MAN.

OKAY.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

PHEW!

-HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?
-GOOD.

Man: GOOD LUCK.

WE'LL PROBABLY
BE PRETTY SAFE,

YOU KNOW, WITH JUST LETTING ME
TO THE BOOTLEGGING FOR NOW ON.

Mike: A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE IN
TENNESSEE KNOW MARK REAL GOOD.

FROM NOW ON, I BELIEVE
IT'S A GOOD DEAL

THAT I DO
THE BOOTLEGGING AND MARK

JUST STAY IN THE SHADOW
OF ALL THAT.

HIT THE ROAD.

EASY, BIG CHUCK.
YOU MAKE A MESS.

AND ONCE YOU GET
SOMETHING ON THE BOTTOM

SO THEY WON'T BOUNCE OUT,
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
A PAIR OF SHINERS

ARE LOOKING TO RESTART
THEIR SEASON

WITH THE ADDITION
OF A NEW RECIPE.

WHEN I MAKE MY MOONSHINE, I KNOW
WHAT GOES IN MY MOONSHINE.

I KNOW WHERE
MY APPLES COME FROM.

I KNOW THAT IT'S QUALITY.

I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
THE BEST OF INGREDIENTS

THAT I CAN FIND TO MAKE
THE FINEST-QUALITY MOONSHINE.

IT'S A LOT OF APPLES,
YOU KNOW IT?

THIS IS SOME [BLEEP].

WE SHOULD'VE HAD THESE
SON OF BITCHES MASHED.

THIS IS SOME [BLEEP].

THERE IS GOTTA BE
A BETTER WAY TO MASH APPLES.

I MEAN, WE'RE IN HERE

WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER
AND A BUCKET.

Narrator: WHILE A TYPICAL
WHISKEY BEGINS WITH GRAIN,

LIKE CORN AND BARLEY,

BRANDIES ARE THE PRODUCT
OF FERMENTED FRUIT.

WE OUGHT TO HAVE A RACE.

A RACE.
WHAT KIND OF RACE?

I BET I COULD SMASH MORE
IN A MINUTE THEN YOU CAN.

PUT THE SAME AMOUNT APPLES
IN YOUR BUCKET

AND THE SAME AMOUNT
OF APPLES

IN MY BUCKET,
AND I'LL TIME YOU

AND SEE HOW LONG IT
TAKES YOU TO MASH YOURS.

THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND MASH MINE
AND SEE WHO'S THE FASTEST TIME.

I DON'T EVER TURN
DOWN A CHALLENGE.

I LOVE COMPETITION.

YOU READY?

GET SET.

GO.

HOT DOG! I TOLD YOU
IT'S GONNA MAKE A MESS.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
KEEP GOING.

Chuck: JOSH, IF HE GETS GOING,
HE'LL KNOCK SOME WORK OUT.

YOU CAN SET BACK
AND WATCH HIM GO.

HURRY. YOU'RE GONNA --
YOU'RE GONNA MISS OUT.

WHAT?

YOU GOTTA BUST
YOUR BUCKET.

NO, I FORFEIT.

[ LAUGHS ]

NO, IT DON'T WORK
LIKE THAT.

Josh: BIG CHUCK, HE TRICKED ME
INTO SMASHING ALL THE APPLES.

THAT WAS PRETTY SMART.

YOU JUST WAIT.

WE'LL DUMP THE SUGAR
AND THE WATER IN THEM.

LET THAT SIT OVERNIGHT.

WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL
PUT SOME YEAST IN IT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND IT DOES A GOOD JOB
DON'T IT, JOSH?

IT STIRS IT UP GOOD.

MAN, THAT STUFF
SMELLS GOOD, DON'T IT?

ME AND BIG CHUCK
A FINALLY MASHED IN,

JUST ABOUT READY TO RUN,

BUT WE'RE NOT OUT
OF THE WOODS YET.

I'M IN A HURRY TO MAKE LIQUOR.

MY GOAL THIS YEAR
WAS TO REACH 1,000 GALLONS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IN THE HELL
I'M EVER GOING TO REACH MY MARK,

BUT WE'RE GONNA HIT
THE GROUND RUNNING

AND MAYBE MY LUCK'S
TURNED AROUND.

Narrator:
NEXT TIME ON "MOONSHINERS"...

A WHISKEY TIME MACHINE
IN VIRGINIA...

Tim: THIS IS OUR PROTOTYPE.

IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE SOME
KIND OF BOMB EXPERIMENT.

LIKE A GENIE IN A BOTTLE, WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A PEAR IN A BOTTLE.

Narrator: ...TIME IN A BOTTLE
IN LOUISIANA...

IT'S JUST A UNIQUE THING.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT DONE.

Narrator: ...AND IN KENTUCKY,
IT'S SONDRA TO THE RESCUE.

WHAT'D YOU SAY YOU WAS GONNA
CALL THIS STUFF?

WATERMELON CRAW.