The Coolest Quarantine Project Ever?

Grover and Scarlet's quarantine project: Making their own agave spirit at home. Here's how they did it.

[@shelleyhuskey1870]

Impressive! I was going to try this some day until I watched this video and then decided I would just buy Cuivero at the local Terrazzo Market.

[@danielgodfrey4415]

Tequila recipe (Equipment) -5 gallon FOOD GRADE bucket with twist on lid (or fermentation vessels (1 ingredient per gallon)) -Air lock (if not using bucket) -5 or more gallon pot still (if smaller, strip and runs (run what you have that will fit and repeat)). -Air still WITH adjustable temp setting -Water boiler(electric tea kettle, electric water boiler)(optional) -Gravity hydrometer -Liquor hydrometer (optional) -INDUSTRIAL Induction cooker 120V (Recipe per 5 gallon bucket) -4x 36oz agave nectar (Costco agave) -4 cups white sugar (sugar will help the yeast better, you can use one more 36oz agave if wanted.) -Distillers yeast -Bakers yeast (optional, I like doing yeast blends)(Study different yeasts and flavor notes, WINE YEAST???) - Yeast nutrition -Water Directions -In a clean 5 gallon bucket add all the AGAVE NECTAR and WHITE SUGAR. -Boil WATER and pour into bucket with the AGAVE and SUGAR. -Mix until dissolved. -Add WARM water half way (hot water will kill the yeast) -Put generous amount of yeast and yeast nutrition (about 1/2 Tab (I don't measure)) -Continue adding WARM water. (Water will agitate the yeast) -Close lid enough to wiggle. Unless you have an air lock lid then close all the way. -Check throughout the week with your gravity hydrometer. Starting reading should be 1.07 and drop about 0.01 each day. If not shake the bucket to get the yeast going again. If conditions are right it could drop quicker. Be done in about a week or two. Distilling -When finished fermenting reading should be 0.00 (or close if you want to get to distilling quicker (slightly less alcohol content, less than 1% difference). Pour into 5 GALLON+ POT STILL -Set your induction cooker to high. -Once temp reaches to near 80C reduce heat. Induction cookers are all different know your cooker. My industrial cooker is 8. Cheap ($10-$20) cookers is about half/half (if using both burners at same time) with a little playing around with the bigger burner -Set your water reflux/condenser (bucket of ice and water with a pump that goes through the condenser and back into the bucket of ice and water. May need to change out or add ice a d water throughout the distillation) -Collect everything until the end -Transfer to AIR STILL -Set to 95C, collect everything, toss out remaining water IN the AIR STILL (This run separates more of the water out of the liquor) -Pour back in and set to 84C -DO NOT USE FOR DRINKING!!!!!!☠️☠️☠️☠️ Toss or use for different purposes (contains methanol) -Set to 87C (GOOD STUFF 👍👍👍) -If you don't have a liquor hydrometer alcohol content should be about 85% abv add equal parts water to split the content in half. If you do have a hydrometer I proof mine down to close to 80 (40% abv) -Process may take 5 or more hours OF DISTILLATION NOT INCLUDING BRINGING TO TEMPERATURE. (Bringing to temp may be between 1-2 hours) Enjoy Side notes -You want to run the liquor 2x in the AIR STILL to make it Triple Distill and that's the temperature settings set for the final distillation. It may be slightly different if only ran once in the AIR STILL. To get better acquainted with "cuts" I recommend either doing temp by temp cuts and taste the difference or speed run it and periodically taste from spicket. You'll recognize the wet concrete, wet dog, and harsh tastes. The good products should be consumable and obvious. -I highly recommend investing in an electric industrial induction cooker. They make them with 120V, which I own. They're safer. Mine auto shuts off in 3 hours. -Air still temp will stop or be really slow at end of temperature collection. -If you follow this recipe you'll have high quality tequila that you'll never go back to buying again.

[@byronwilliams3217]

Incredible. I’ve dreamed of doing this, you all just made it a reality for me. Thank you

[@HolmesAZ]

That was awesome! You guys continue to amaze me with your agave knowledge. Thank you!

[@tastetequila]

Hey, thanks!!

[@konradkurz8353]

That is awesome! What a cool experience! I had a relative who liked to produce corn hooch in his garage, but this is a whole new level of home distilling and looks far more appealing! Super cool video, loved to see all the steps on the journey to Lotecito!

[@tastetequila]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@carolbensman7181]

I make my own bread, spin and dye my own yarn and have tried my hand at cheese. I thought that since I live in Jalisco and have my own agave plants that making tequila would be fun. I am SSOOO glad that I saw your video.....I think that I will leave that for the experts. This looks like a lot of work! Thank you for the video!

[@michaelrandall8289]

Wow. You guys are geniuses. I am amazed.

[@greybeard3368]

Great video and I’d love to see more! 😃👍

[@k-la-k6828]

Coolest thing i've seen, honestly.

[@kevinsuriano9663]

You never mentioned how it turned out. Aroma and flavor? Would love to know as a follow-up how you split your heads and tails, etc.

[@Michelle-ez9hs]

It killed them

[@tastetequila]

We are about to release a full story on our blog that gets into detail on this. We've made 2 more batches since this video and have a lot to share! In short, this first batch was actually pretty good!

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

@@tastetequila please do more videos and tell us more about the process please, I am subscribing in the hopes for more videos 🥰🐶

[@puertobellotequila2033]

Great project, your content is amazing!

[@tastetequila]

Thanks! We made 2 more batches already. Story about them all coming to our blog soon.

[@tequilaamigo4687]

Thank you amazing you guys are awesome 👍😎

[@tastetequila]

Thanks!! More fun to come!

[@BobbyyZapataa]

So cool!

[@jessecook-cullen5245]

Where did you guys order the copper still. Looks beautiful and super functional. Great video. Gracias

[@tastetequila]

We bought it from Alchemade. They have a website.

[@brucewoodrey8555]

Scarlet & Grover, That was awesome. I thought you might grab some rain water from Felipe. Cannot wait for the tasting review!

[@johnfoxcoats2722]

Yes would like to hear some tasting notes!

[@tastetequila]

@@johnfoxcoats2722 We will get some added to the story on our website soon.

[@tastetequila]

Not water, but the next batch will be using Felipe agave!

[@vibhupande]

Hey thanks for putting this up. Seems a great first batch. Are these agave harvested before or after or during the central (flowing) stalk growth?

[@CeToxihuitl]

It's after, the quiote means the agave reached maturity, and its usually cut down.

[@El_H006]

Congratulations!

[@jimbobimboslice]

Dude, this video is so cool. Makes me wanna go live in Mexico too and get away from the big city life of Socal.

[@MP_Single_Coil]

As a home brewer this intrigues me. I must say, you started with a leg up getting that pina from Forteleza. Awesome video.

[@tastetequila]

Yes, and it was cooked perfectly!

[@dwightfrei6873]

great video. yum yum i want me some

[@tastetequila]

If you're ever in Guadalajara, let us know!

[@VARGASFAMILYADVENTURES]

Where can I buy one of these bottles .

[@rayrayray89]

Hi Grover and Scarlet, awesome video of your own Tequila making! Is there any chance to taste this Tequila? I am in Mexico and can go to Tlaquepaque anytime if you have a tasting event.

[@tastetequila]

Contact us through our website (tastetequila.com) and we can set something up. We are thinking about placing a few bottles strategically in Tlaquepaque where you'll be able to taste it (in addition to our office.)

[@robtastic84]

I really liked the video, but I felt like you guys really glossed over the distillation part. I understand this isn't supposed to be a DIY guide, but explaining some of the equipment, how you're collecting the cuts, explaining why, would have been great to hear from you guys.

[@tastetequila]

We have a story going up on our blog soon that goes pretty deep into distillation. We've made 2 more batches since this first one and have many lessons to share.

[@4425evergreen]

I appreciate your video but it would be great if you talked over the video telling more about the process and finished with a tasting!

[@tuffstuff9809]

good thing it's Jalisco. my neighbor in California reported me and I did 2 years in prison

[@SeniorBoats]

Where did you guys get that distiller?

[@tastetequila]

Amazon! We bought it from a company named Alchemade. More info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4jZmXiJetZ2lac

[@squirlboy250]

Can someone from the north US order and have the Agave and what ever other key ingredient sent to them to make a "wine" at home?

[@erickaaustring4803]

No closed captioning on my reading TV

[@agrippanyagwaya2308]

Did you add some yeast for fermentation

[@tastetequila]

Yes, we used champagne yeast.

[@Da1Prophessor]

Why didn’t you just use 100% blue agave syrup? I do enjoy the authenticity and process... I guess it is not the destination but the journey 👍🏽

[@tastetequila]

Agave nectar is produced using acid instead of heat. This is fine for sweetener but not efficient when it comes to distillation because it creates too many non-fermentable sugars and is therefore not very efficient. Using cooked agave is the best way,

[@gloworm6387]

I just finnished watching a video right before this one the commento said it was illegal to makt tequila in the US? Were they right or wrong?

[@tastetequila]

They are correct. It is illegal to make "tequila" unless you are in the denomination of origin, which is in 5 different states in Mexico. Even though we are in Mexico, we cannot legally call what we made "tequila" because it's not made under the supervision of the CRT (the governing body that regulates tequila production.)

[@gloworm6387]

@@tastetequila it's the same with Bourbon whiskey. Can't be made anywhere but Kentucky.

[@alejandromedina3373]

Me gustaría colaborar con esta pagina de alguna manera

[@yourleftisttesticle]

You ran your second distillation a bit to hot. A good spirit run should be nice and slow. Take all day if you can. The slower it is, the more you can seperate the hearts from the tails

[@davidbretz6345]

Sooooo. Do I see an auction sometime soon for one of those bottles. 😜

[@LeReVid]

I bet that's going to be a interesting auction! And that's the blanco!

[@tastetequila]

Haha. That's interesting. Something we never even considered!

[@ggg1228]

No tasting at the end? I’m guessing that it turned out like my batches of homemade wine and beer. It’s hard to make a quality alcoholic beverage at home.

[@charlesdeshler202]

Looks good. Place a copper wire in the drip spout and it will help it drip cleaner. Make it an elongated "S" shap (or use a coon penis bone like moonshiners do :) )

[@tastetequila]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@agrippanyagwaya2308]

I bought 50ltr distillery

[@Kberrysal]

Could buy roast Agave pulp from you?

[@garymyers6638]

Everything the hard way, huh?

[@hazyhuckleberry7642]

And they never say if it was any good…

[@tastetequila]

It was surprisingly good, but we are being humble in the video. The process was also fun enough that we built our own little distillery and have made 5 batches so far, with more to come!

[@hazyhuckleberry7642]

@@tastetequila love it! My mouth was watering the entire video and then it ended leaving me in suspense.

[@trentwice6553]

Lol thumps down learn how to wheel barrow hahaha

[@tastetequila]

I'm too old to learn that.