Making Stunningly Clear Ice, the Easy Way (w/ Cocktail Chemistry)

[@ModernRogue]

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[@jeffgoldblunt]

Nice

[@SuiYo]

Nice video! :slightly_smiling_face:

[@matthewellisor5835]

I like fire! :awkwardly_smiling_face:

[@Sinder_Primagen]

Hey, so could you technically use a high grit sand paper for this? Almost like wet sanding to polish it, I ask because in a photographer. So, I think it would be an amazing to get a pic of the ice, with whiskey flowing down it inside that glass. But in a super circular ice ball.

[@addamsiewdass1832]

Hi Moder Rougue

[@littolicce]

Modern Rogue: Wanna know how to escape from prison? Also Modern Rogue: Wanna make ice???

[@ebroks]

What ice though? ;)

[@shoonger001]

@@ebroks no

[@littolicce]

ebroks the frozen one

[@alexhari2601]

*clear ice*

[@matthewwright4856]

The almighty loaf of bread

[@steampunkskunk3638]

Many years ago I remember Mythbusters trying to make clear ice. They tried vibrating tables to shake the air out, as well as other techniques. I remember they failed. This solution is so simple.

[@outrageousacres]

I seem to remember that episode basically being an advertisement for the ice company...

[@richardpowell4281]

Sweet. It's gonna make the Arctic Fortress WAY more intimidating when our enemies are bumping into the transparent walls. Just a giant labyrinth that takes forever and is full of obstacles and riddles.

[@stillrabit73]

What you're describing is called "college"

[@TheJerseyNinja]

I’m pretty sure they have ice mazes like that at some of those winter wonderland places

[@richardpowell4281]

@@nathanielwilliams9177 precisely

[@gmodiscool14]

be cb ty is say aw mc yu bbc's aww mc st mc we gaze

[@orionorion1809]

@@gmodiscool14 fuck off

[@Funny24686]

his voice has no business sounding so soothing.

[@CocktailChemistry]

funny24686 aww shucks

[@coldwarfare0078]

Serial killer like.

[@horny4violence]

His voice is that of a charming anti-hero type comrade who turns out to be a villain after

[@Gothichippie420]

Okay, I wasn't the only one who noticed

[@monsieurLDN]

Thank you lisa, very cool

[@majorfallacy5926]

Funfact: this method is also used to clear metals from impurities, especially silicon for electronics, which has to be really high quality

[@CroatiaSurvival]

Major Fallacy Funfact: silicon isn’t a metal

[@majorfallacy5926]

@@CroatiaSurvival it's a metalloid. But metalloid isn't a common word and silicon has all the metal properties that are relevant in this context

[@squeaky9715]

@@CroatiaSurvival be you, incorrectly correct someone in a dickish way☺️ happy.jpg. Get corrected correctly nicely.☹️sadboi.jpg.

[@mftripz8445]

Jovani Games lmao major fallacy ends his reply with “,bitch.”

[@majorfallacy5926]

@@jamescollier3 what can i say to that except to facepalm

[@MrSchism]

"Don't cut toward your hand" Whose hand would you prefer I cut towards?

[@Nanolis]

The one that feeds.

[@RogoueDD]

Always cut towards a friend.

[@RogoueDD]

@@Nerdycopia *accident counter intensifies*

[@steampunkskunk3638]

Cut towards your chum, not your thumb.

[@victoriabelucci6761]

U r moms

[@ArcadeFL]

12:34 I think what they poured in there is considered a tap water in Texas :D

[@jacob5169]

Fun fact: Back when they would harvest ice off of lakes, they would store them in an isolated silo that would stay cool all year round. Additionally, at that time, they believed that ice harvested in this way was (from my understanding) naturally purified. This meant that they didn't really do much to try to clean the ice or make sure there wasn't junk in the ice blocks. Naturally, this wasn't actually true, especially since the lakes they were pulling from were the same ones that shipping boats would go through.

[@Knightninja6]

We need a Modern Rogue Battle of the Bartenders!

[@HayabusaRyuu]

BARRRRR FIGHTTTTT!!!!!

[@AG.Floats]

I like this guy way better. The other guy in older videos comes off as an entitled snobby jerk.

[@Urbansprint5100]

@@AG.Floats Well he's one of those stereotypical bartenders. This one has character.

[@axxdrian]

ag.floats XR I like Trever lol

[@hatredy555]

Brian would win. He's a legit bartender.

[@MrJonLott]

I never knew I was interested in totally clear ice until now.

[@GuitarSamurai17]

Perfectly describes youtube haha

[@ImACookieTasteMe]

its just interesting to see stuff like this i remember a video i saw a couple years back about a japanese bartender who was cutting ice diamonds

[@Nontouchable]

that's how it started for me too about 6 months ago, now I got two freezers running 24/7 at home hahah :D

[@MsJavaWolf]

If you like discovering cool random stuff, look for the bubble magic video on KZbin.

[@chetmcgovern9985]

Modern Rogue ASMR Nick saying...anything Brian's fire eating speech Potato cannons Somebody swearing Jason explaining something 2 minutes after they said they know nothing about

[@HomemadeChemistry]

"If you making that up, just keep going, it's cool". Nice one!

[@peek_yew9369]

"Do not ingest earbuds." That's going to be my yearbook quote

[@995cool]

tidepods?

[@user-re7po]

Dura Smiley no earbuds

[@orionorion1809]

@@995cool no that was last year

[@richardmillhousenixon]

Can confirm tho. Raycon earbuds do sound delicious

[@AydenRose04]

I love how your videos literally go from How to end the alien invasion to... making clear ice. It’s amazing! My favorite channel on KZbin

[@gamefreak974]

Every episode of Modern Rouge: “huehuehuehuehuehuehuehuheuehuehuehuehueh oh dodo do do do WHAOAAAAAAAAAA WHOAAAAA WHOAAA WOW”

[@bushidobrown9857]

I love how proud Murphy was about the hammer recently smashing a windshield 😂😂 he is the best

[@ajhans23]

Tried this method a couple weeks ago and it worked perfectly. However you guys talking about how to store and temper the ice at the end was extremely helpful since that portion was not talked about. Thanks!

[@HomemadeChemistry]

It's neither impurities nor air bubbles which make the ice cloudy, at least not for the main part. It's the kind of crystallization going on. At the beginning of the freezing it happens slowly and all crystals can arrange in an even pattern going the same direction. The last bit that freezes which is normally in the middle goes very quick and at different locations at the same time, so you get crystal patterns which interlap and crash into each other. This reflects the light, thus not transparent.

[@KudzuNinja7]

I concur. It is the intersection of different orientations of crystallization which results in cloudiness.

[@HomemadeChemistry]

@@KudzuNinja7 Thanks! Those were the words I was trying to say, but no native speaker here...

[@theirishviking9278]

So it's the crystals fault lines that stop it from being see-through Also homemade chemistry it's either"not a native speaker" or "non-native speaker" depending the grammar of the sentence In general though most people don't care about grammar(i don't bother with anything besides paragraph breaks here for example) just gets in the way of how you speak

[@ClarinoI]

I left a Death Star ice mould outside once in the winter when I knew the temperature was going to be below freezing, and it made the most perfectly clear ice I've ever seen. It couldn't have been as a result of directional freezing though, because there was no insulation around it. I've wondered for ages what caused it.

[@ascendedvegeta]

If you left it in the snow then you did have insulation. Snow is actually pretty good insulation. That's why you can actually get pretty toasty in an igloo

[@ClarinoI]

@@ascendedvegeta It was on a windowsill which was under cover, so although there was some snow around, the mould wasn't sat in it.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

@@ClarinoI so, you had one side of the mould facing your warm house, and the other side facing cold winter, and the top and bottom were similarly shielded.

[@Maker_Jake]

This guy was a great guest. Really like his screen presence. Great collab as always.

[@RaptorBeast7]

I just wanna say that last week, I finished watching through all the Modern Rogue videos all the way up to the very first one. You ever considered perhaps revisiting some old videos and see if anything has changed?

[@cochwithchrist3889]

What has changed from your perspective?

[@Wolfkey13]

These guys know what they are talking about when it comes to those earbuds. Got a pair myself. If it's good enough for the rogues it's good enough for me.

[@iamgort70]

I make clear ice every 24 hrs for my whiskey cocktail making......love it....it does actually melt slower than normal ice because their is no oxygen or gas/impurities that erode the outer extremities. ..........pro tip wearing a rubberized tight fitting garden glove on your non dominant hand is brilliant for holding the ice as you carve it.

[@micahbell8533]

I never thought it would look so aesthetically pleasing for a clear block of ice to be rubbed on a clean, warm towel.

[@dfgdfg_]

That USD exchange breakdown overlay. *Delightful*

[@puffin-onehandedgamer1164]

"every cube was hand caressed by Brian himself" - Jason Murphy - Me at the bar having a drink, cooled down with Brian's ice, "I sure hope Brian remembered to wash his hands before he touched the ice" :P hahaha

[@Barprints]

I remember seeing Nick's first clear ice video on Instagram a couple years back; had to repost it! Absolute GAME CHANGER!

[@Gamefreak8112]

I have to say that I don't wear earplugs in public to avoid people. I can't trust that most people are aware enough to notice them so I wear what should be called head-speakers. I don't usually turn them up enough that I'm unaware of whats going on around me. Best and easiest video I've seen on clear ice. Would it be weird to do it solely for personal enjoyment? Keep up the excellent work gentlemen.

[@Aaron-ed2rb]

If you’re too lazy to go through this process like me and don’t want to buy a really expensive, bulky machine, I recommend the “Glacio Clear Sphere Ice Duo.” You can find it on Amazon, and all you do is fill the mold with no mess or fuss.

[@aritsa3946]

Thank you so much.

[@skullface3389]

I use raycons on a daily basis at work at a trash facility and I love them I had a pair of E25 and I just got a pair of E55 and the sound is so crisp and loud I love them

[@TheRealAlpha2]

When he was starting to carve the channel in the ice and Brian's hand came into frame, the Injury counter immediately appeared in my head, even before the edit. But yeah, Clear ice and Laminar flow, both are super satisfying.

[@crouton_1823]

Secret title nobody knows about "How to Scam People out of their Drinks"

[@TheRealAlpha2]

"How every fast food place wishes they could prepare your soda."

[@gso619]

Not really, no. Drinks are generally supposed to list the amount of liquid and the amount of liquid doesn't include the ice. Cause, well, they'd get sued otherwise. Whether you get 200ml of booze in a glass with no ice or 200ml of booze in a glass that's filled with ice and twice as large, you're still getting the same amount of alcohol and the same amount of drink. So, it's not scamming you out of a drink, it just makes the drink seem bigger than it actually is. The way you scam people is by just substituting the alcohol with a cheaper one, cause no shitfaced college girl is gonna notice her 5th appletini for the night has vodka in it instead of gin. Or if you wanna be stingier, underfilling the shaker and then overshaking it, which causes too much of the ice to melt into the drink, essentially watering it down, so you still get 200ml, but 50 of those are water. You do this cause you can't just add in water directly - you're at a bar, everyone can see what you're doing.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

@@Chris_ofln lmao yknow you can just ask for your drink without ice, right?

[@ezi__]

someone clearly hasn't ever had a drink before

[@daleharden1749]

I think most people are okay with their rocks glass not being _completely_ filled with whiskey.

[@Caleb6801]

Are we just going to ignore that he's the exact same height as the knight costume and he isn't wearing it?

[@ArcheWhatzitGonnaB3]

Years ago Scam School was my jam. Years later and here I am still watching the same things. How do you only have just over a million subscribers with such great content?

[@Reddotzebra]

This is definitely going to come in handy at some point in my life, I've always wanted to know how to make clear ice.

[@waynetaylor1338]

This was the first video I seen from the modern rogue I’ve been hooked ever since

[@GRBtutorials]

I wonder if you could also put it in a vacuum chamber and pull away the dissolved gasses with a weak vacuum and heat, then pull a stronger vacuum below the vapor pressure of water to freeze it (as it boils, it takes away heat, so it will freeze).

[@michaels6981]

OMG another excellent crossover. Love Nick's channel. I have learned a ton from him. Now how about a face-off! Nick vs Trevor!

[@PerdomoCigars]

Love your videos, I've been wondering about clear ice for some time myself.

[@b3nzayizkoolyo]

There is an alternate universe out there where they took the ice over to the sink and dropped it

[@keepermovin5906]

This is actually a one in a trillion universe where they didn’t drop it

[@nayankulkarni5131]

yeah lmao

[@423chriscampbell]

So glad you did the promotion first since I was looking for that link.

[@BlackStartheSorcerer]

Just got my raycon earbuds in! Absolutely love them. They sound like a dream!!!

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

I've been watching Nick's channel forever, I had no frame of reference for the fact that he is incredibly tall, wow

[@YohanPenny]

Hands down, I've never seen that dude on the left more excited about a video.

[@richardmyhan3369]

I've done this myself, and it is frighteningly effective.

[@WorldWarGames]

Ok, that is the COOLEST thumbnail I've ever seen!

[@danieloceansmith3156]

Would it make any difference if the container had a metal base and froze from the bottom up I wonder... Like if you did the same thing they did here but with only the bottom transferring the cold so all the air bubbles could still float up to the top?

[@GRBtutorials]

If you have impurities in the water the last thing you want to do is boil it, that will only concentrate the impurities... boiling it and recondensing it (aka distilling) would work, though. Boiling would help with the dissolved gasses, but not solid or liquid impurities.

[@trollfacedoesmibu]

good drinking water in a rubber cube tray completely surrounded by near boiling tap water in a shallow pan. Put in freezer and forget. Clear every time and comes already shaped no carving necessary. You may have a slight cloud at the bottom which can easily be removed with a zester. I made 50 a day for about 5 years.

[@ascendedvegeta]

This is actually the most logical comment about doing it in a normal ice cube tray. I'll have to try this one

[@trentperreault9262]

I LOVE MY RAYCONS!!!! i got the E55's in red, thanks MR for showing me the way!!!

[@CyberianWaste]

I love these collaborations you have been doing, especially since you feature some of my favorite channels! Now all you need is "how to cook with Bon Appetit" and... I dunno, "how to be an endearing ass with Markiplier" or something! :D

[@Remmeeee]

"This video is sponsored by: rai" Me: oh god, here we go again, raid is the most emersive game on mobile" Bryan: "raycon" Me: oh...

[@tunderstorm2769]

I fucked up and they corrected me and now im digging my own grave

[@indifferentiability]

emersive

[@Bug_Bait]

Emersive

[@rampagent9226]

Immersive....

[@decidiousrex]

@@rampagent9226 Ammersive

[@Shriio]

So nice that you actually shows the price in danish and others, awesome :)

[@dm666master]

The bass on raycons are amazing. Im honestly thinking about getting another pair

[@nienke7713]

For a much more reasonably sized version of this, try an insulated coffee mug, same effect just smaller, which fits in your freezer more easily, has less volume so likely doesn't take as long, and results in ice that fits quite well in a rocks glass and doesn't need to be handcut afterwards.

[@tommylight1312]

"Use a bread knife to cut the ice." Hacksaw: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@LukeRT]

Really cool, I was under the same impression with the whole boiling water thing, good to know

[@OmegaVestoLord]

perfect, I was actually just looking for a decent clear ice tutorial

[@jessicaenriquez5917]

What a soothing voice this man has

[@murdocha]

I've been using this method for a couple of years now. My family and friends think I'm a bit of a nut (I am), but the results are amazing. Also, perfectly clear ice chips in a tumbler with ANY drink (alcoholic or otherwise) SOUND AMAZING.

[@superstar5123]

I don't ever use ice

[@ericaltenburg]

That’s a HEALTHY pour

[@Mullap]

I never think that I would watch the modern rogue everyday, keep it up!!

[@Tunkkis]

Mo hypothesis for boiling the water would be degassing. Since gasses dissolve into cold water much more readily compared to hot water, it'd make sense that bringing the water to a boil would remove those dissolved gases, improving clarity of frozen before more gases dissolve. This of course doesn't rid the water of solid dissolved or suspended impurities, so it won't be perfect, but should help.

[@johnholder6601]

Yup. I started doing this a while ago - dead easy to do at home.

[@russjohnsonii4654]

Jeremy Seirs did a video using this exact same method, down to the cooler style, and the freezer bag a little while back. Almost did it then, but held off. Now I’m probably gonna go buy a cooler after work. Lol

[@dealwithit2789]

This is the collab I never knew I needed

[@ishbu7489]

Clinebells directionally freeze, bottom-up, and use a pump to help keep air and impurities out of the main product

[@benh554]

love learning rogue stuff. keep it up

[@Nomad6763]

Nick has a bit of a Dexter vibe, and I'm here for it.

[@Dragonoidalpha]

The water flowing out of the ice cube was SOO satisfying

[@40Kfrog]

12:35 "Texas tap water" So the whiskey tastes like dirt now? Good job.

[@TheLonelyBrit]

Couple years ago I used to work at a place that supplied bars/pubs/clubs with anything bartender-y. The place also sold ice in both the big 5 Kg & 10 Kg bags, as well as cut clear ice. That was my part-time job. We would fill the cooler boxes with tap water to about 3/4 full & put them into big chest freezers for a few days (~3-4). When it came to cutting the ice, you would need to take them out & let them thaw for about 1 hour before you could even get them out of the cooler boxes. Then I would be the one to knock out the water 'bubble' of all the unfrozen water which was filled with impurities at the bottom. Then I would need to take the 200x240x70-100-ish mm block of ice & cut it into the 50x50x50 cubes that we sold the most of. Think 400 of them sold in bags of 20 for about £5. Thing is, we didn't have anywhere that could supply us with the right band-saw blade for ice, so we had to make do with butcher's band-saw blades (the kind for cutting up frozen meat & fish), which was pretty scary for me as I nearly lost a few fingers on many occasions, even with my very grippy gloves. Because of the improper use of the blade, we got through quite a few some weeks. They were supposed to last 2 weeks, sometimes they failed after a few days, the shortest life was 3 hours. The other sizes were 50x50x60(in bags of 20 for one specific place), 40x40x150 mm(in bags of 10) for tall glasses, & 80x80x80 mm(in bags of 10) which were then put into a heated up, metal ice ball mould. Although this would result in some very pretty clear/near clear ice balls, they were a pain in the arse to make because you had to nearly constantly have the kettle boiling to heat water, which went into a container to constantly re-heat the ice moulds every two or three times. Plus we only had two moulds of the right size, which was for a 75 mm diameter ball, thus the 80x80x80 dimensions. All of this was done in the 4mx2m kitchenette that had a fridge, microwave, sink, & a metal worktop with the band-saw on it.

[@mrmurphy172]

If you had a vacuum chamber and degassed the water before freezing, would you get even better results?

[@biggiestos2361]

surpirsed to see this collab, hell yea

[@carsonrush3352]

If you want to cut down on hurting your steel tools while hammering on them, use a copper hammer instead of a steel one. Copper is a softer metal, and so the tendency is for steel to deform the copper, and not the other way around.

[@atom6748]

Ive been waiting for this colab for 3 years

[@KasperMcKay]

As a Texan I can confirm that Texas tapwater is most definitely distinct from other tapwater. Mainly because it greets you with howdy and asks for a ride to barton springs

[@ranwolf1240]

I always found ice cracking as you pour your drink kinda satisfying

[@tchevrier]

It's not the "directional freezing" that is the key. The key is simply making sure you stop the freezing while there is still water in the container. As he correctly said, the cloudiness comes right at the very end.

[@ascendedvegeta]

I think the directional freezing is just as important though. I have some large ice moulds (the silicone ones) and every time I use it the outsides of the cubes are cleared up and the cloudy part is towards the center of the mould

[@tchevrier]

@@ascendedvegeta directional freezing in the context that he is talking about is wrong. He's talking about making sure the water freezes from the top down and that is irrelevant. He doesn't want any freezing to occur on the sides or the bottom. What you are talking about is different. What you are talking about is freezing from the outside in. That's how the water would normally freeze. The reason the cloudy part is is towards the middle is because that is the last part to freeze. If you stopped while the middle was still liquid your ice would be clear. Every year I make ice candle displays at Christmas. I just take an empty ice cream pale, fill it with water and stick it outside for 12 hours. It will freeze on all sides, but because I stop the process while the centre is still liquid the ice is crystal clear. I just remove it from the mold, chip out the bottom and voila. If I let it freeze solid then the whole thing goes cloudy and it expands and breaks the container.

[@Jistarii]

I just watched 15 minutes about ice freezing. What am I doing with my life

[@JediSentinal]

something right? hopefully? 🤔

[@someamateur2853]

Anyone can watch a video about freezing ice. Everyone knows how that works right? But no, that wasn't enough. You didn't want to settle for some ordinary cloudy ice used by the masses. You wanted to know the secret to the elusive, stunningly beautiful wonder that is crystal clear ice. And you succeed in learning the secrets of ice MASTERY. You're practically an elemental now! We knew you had it in you because you, my friend, are a modern rogue.

[@ouzoloves]

Winning

[@steampunkskunk3638]

Clearly you are watching videos about ice.

[@kajetanmlynarczyk3345]

Freezing water

[@donniemontoya9300]

Incredibly satisfying.

[@AngryBroccoliRecipesVegan]

It's amazing how much this guy knows about ice.

[@Zebrivrainland]

Modern Rogue out here being more satisfying than the Coke Ad at the Theaters

[@ascendedvegeta]

You mean the part where the cup fills with ice and then the sound of the cup filling with coke and the sound of the fizz?

[@ss2gohan4565359]

That's awesome. Maybe a bricklayers chisel would be better for cutting up the cubes? Just a thought.

[@michaelcastelpoggi1735]

HAHA what a fun collaboration!

[@carlrobinrydbergh5534]

Boiling the water does get rid off almost all the gasses. However when you let the water cool back down and if its not in a closed container, then air will redissolve and it would just go back to being as good as nonboiled water

[@megadeathx]

So what you're saying is that my ice trays need to have airlock covers on them. Good to know.

[@carlrobinrydbergh5534]

@@megadeathx Well, just freeze the water right after boiling it in a airtight vessel, for even better result use distilled water as tap water will always have some salts dissolved that will cause minor clouding at the last part of the water to freeze.

[@datboyace13]

This guy has it going on. Ice craftsman, works with hammers and knives, has an amazing beard, great hair, amazing voice. Dear God, bro, save some women for the rest of us.

[@waddledee474]

I love Jason's look of caveman bewilderment at 2:56

[@xMightyTinfoilx]

If you carve the ice block the whole way round then split it, it splits a bit more accurately.

[@7zaxo]

It's nice too see that stick shelter still standing

[@Caerigna]

Distracted side question: where do I get that space puppy shirt? I neeeeeeeed it.

[@Didntwanttomakeauser]

I love how you're doing the excessive number conversions

[@isettech]

If you search online for how clear ice is made for ice carvings, the process is very interesting. The basic principal is to keep the water moving to prevent trapping impurities in the forming ice. Commercially, this is done with the bottom of the water tank being a huge bubble stone so the water is always moving as it freezes from the top down while the bath of bubbles keeps impurities from getting embedded in the forming ice. The floating ice is harvested and is not allowed to freeze to the bottom of the water tank.

[@GabrielSanchez-iu3hc]

love you guys all the way from Mexico!!!!

[@eh8274]

Would you be able to use a propane torch to melt down the cloudy areas?

[@DEADSAMURAISOUNDS]

cocktail chemistry! what a legend.

[@Madskillzpb]

This ice dude is such a good sport haha he just wants to show them how to do it properly

[@MrAqr2598]

9:51~ Ice crystals(at least under 1 atmosphere) form six-sided lattices(structures) instead of cubes, hence the randomness. Also the colder the ice, the less pliable the individual lattices, which makes it break all the more randomly.

[@cameronhill2true]

I literally searched "how clear ice is made" 2 days ago and The Modern Rouge did NOT disappoint 🔥

[@StrokeMahEgo]

They have an inside man at NSA/FBI watching your browser history