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[@StillIt]

Congrats guys this is awesome!!!

[@paladonis]

So HONORED to be a part of all this. Donated. Helped vote. Get to follow this AMAZING process closely. I am gonna work on getting out there in 2022 to finally visit and see it all at some point! But always remember, we are all a family. No matter the level of involvement, we are a family. Slainte Mhath MB's!

[@SkankbumJerry]

Slainte! Can't wait to go visit some day as well, the place is amazing and their Eleanor whisky looks fantastic.

[@antongrey3495]

"I stole a hose to fix a thing someone didn't finish" - this is the essence of a small business know how XD Thanks for showing things like these, looking forward to what you make with it.

[@curtishoffmann6956]

Emma: "You in the way? Never." Rex: "I was BORN in the way!"

[@JosephSirkinov]

Rex: "Do you Hear that Daniel? In the distance?" Daniel: "Indeed, I do" OHSA: "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!"

[@simbry49]

It is handy for them to document the violations on video.

[@samuelstrausbaugh4476]

No OSHA laws if your the owner! Muhuhuhahahahah. Only person in a business that they don't apply to is the owner he can do all the sketchy hanky panky he dares and the jack boots and stuff it

[@timshulepov]

It's amazing to see the timelapse of Daniel and John putting the still together. Thank you for including that, it really takes appreciation to a new level.

[@SavidgeKitchen]

This makes my heart so happy! Seeing those first drops almost made up for the anxiety of seeing that dude birthed from the still. Almost.

[@samuelstrausbaugh4476]

If rex gets his hands on it... Man will be the most normal thing that goes inside

[@knightimusprime210]

I almost cried a bit. And I don’t cry at much. To see Daniel and John work so hard to get everything up and running. To see the first whiskey run on the new still. And to be a part of it in a small way every month with Patreon. I’m so happy to see it. I’m hoping I can make a trip to Austin from Buffalo soon and visit the MB home base. Cheers MBs!!

[@samuelstrausbaugh4476]

Our mecca is beautiful and wonderful in so many ways. Give yourself more then a couple days to take it all in.

[@nicholaslaning3010]

Dude. I definitely got misty.

[@LitoCortes]

Got to tell you, this was amazing. Even though my contribution to this is equivalent to a grain of Barley in the grand scheme of things, the amount of joy I felt watching this was as if the Crowded Barrel truly was my distillery. Cheers!

[@SkankbumJerry]

Im so glad I found this channel, you guys are the ones that got me into scotch and ACTUAL flavors. Before you I thought all alcohol tasted the same, but now I can appreciate the complexity and history that goes into these spirits.

[@MasterMattAZ]

It is unbelievably awesome watching your guys progress throughout the years. Congratulations and so excited for your guys future! Your reviews, shenanigans, and distillery progress videos are always a bright part of my day. Cheers MB's!

[@henryprater703]

So exciting! Thank you to everyone who is a part. Cheers y’all!

[@JimmyLeg]

This is exactly why we all conribute to this simply amazing idea. Damiel and Rex, can you believe this has actially happened? I cannot. Truly wonderful. Thanks for turning our money into something worthwhile.

[@whiskeywookie2758]

It's amazing to see how far we have come in just a few short years. I remember laying the foundation of the Fang and Feather and being able to be a part of this since the beginning is amazing! Thank you for bringing us along on the ride! Proud of everything we have done so far and excited to see what we do next!

[@ericnix5034]

Just rewatched the Whiskey Tribe- Launch of First Whiskey and I cannot believe that it has been over three years since I have joined this Magnificent family of Bastards 🤩 Love you guys!

[@blainesmith464]

It's been so cool to watch you guys go from just a review channel to this. I been watching since day one on the Whisky Vault. Go you Magnificent Bastards, GO!

[@justinbanks2380]

That ending though.... 🤣 I was totally okay with the sober tone to end it as it is a huge milestone and I'm proud of you all! A very acceptable reason to be a bit more serious. But then you threw an unexpected curve ball and brought back the humor at the end... Lol.

[@SamuraiHuey]

First time dropping bye comments. I am so proud to be a part of the Crowded Barrel history since day 1. Love you guys so much and can't wait to finally make it down there to see this puppy with my own eyes

[@SamuraiHuey]

Wow, regrettable typo, first time in years*

[@mverick160]

Really nice Still. Glad you all got er up and running and look forward to the next still install. It's difficult to decide what to do. Go for quantity or different styles. So next still could be a continuous or a different style still, moonshine, to add to the flavor profiles you could get from barrels after aging. I think it would be cool to have 3 or 4 different design stills and run them all with the same beer. Barreling each separately. Then later you could use barrel strength and do blends of styles. A small 8in continuous would require 24hr babysitter for 2 days but even a small 8in one in 3 days you're looking at running 2000 gallons of beer at 8% is 245gal potential total alcohol at 62% Heads lose 20 gal? So 225 gal if you run 35gal an hour through a 8in column continuous still for a 57hr run time. Plus heat up and cleaning. The liquor should flow about 4.2 gallons an hour? By the way. When the continuous is running you can run the other still too. Making a few extra batches over night. So Instead of 1 batch a day in the pot still. You get 3 batches a day. Potential in 3 days of 7 batches from the potstill and 225 gal finished through the continuous still. And if 15gal kept from each potstill batch at 62%, 105 gal from it. Fill barrels how you want. Probably get more then 225 gal finished from the Continuous. But those are minimum numbers. Once the continuous is running you could just go direct to a 53gal charred barrel for 3 barrels 3 15's and 4 5's plus a gallon to play with . For potstill 1 53 and 3 15's and 1 5 gallon. Plus 2 gallons to play with. Make that run once a month you'd be putting up to age every year 48 53's, 72 15's, and 60 5's a year. Toss a few 30's in there to level out the years till ready and the 53's start being ready. Because after 5 years and you can start cracking the 53's you probably will have dropped filling a lot of the 30's, 15's, and 5's. And will only be opening 53's from then on. And with 48 53's to open in 5 years you're production would be up to 43gal a barrel so 203 fifths per barrel. 9752 fifths the 5th year. $40 a bottle a gross of $390,000. Just from running the 2 stills 3 days a month. The next years all go up, as you slowed on the smaller barrels so should have a few more larger ones. And hopefully, started running more then once a month. Do it every 2 weeks you double your 5th year gross. But you also have to have someplace to store 200 53 gallon barrels for the 5 years. Or 450 barrels if you run every 2 weeks. Plus the 30's, 15's, and 5's. Waiting the 5 years is why most run the continuous for Vodka too. Make it earn it's keep.

[@helgikristinsson9967]

So yeah a shout out to you guys at the Crowded Barrel for getting it this far man i am really glad for your sake and i will one day travel to Austin Texas to visit you :)

[@midnorthlutheranministries332]

Oh, Greg Vangsness here again ... congratulations from Oz, from Australia's First and only (so far) Patron Saint of Whisk(e)y. Long live the distilling unit!

[@KillCoMentalMusings]

I never could have imagined whiskey would change my life in such a significant way. The timing of how everything just clicked, becoming curious about whiskey, finding the whiskey vault and then helping to build a distillery and create whiskey?! I've made connections with people all over the world thanks to the #WhiskeyTube community AND even have my own whiskey channel because of it. I'm also amazed at how Daniel and John put together that mega-Ikea project to put the still together, it's rare for Rex to give Daniel props but that was clearly hard earned. I'm looking forward to seeing the new still in person later this year and having some good whiskey in good company.

[@jamesdavis4009]

Amazing work Dan & John! Happy to be a part of this Tribe and family now, can't wait to see what is made with the new equipment! I know we will all work together to make sure its something special!

[@jeffponkratz8012]

I'll be reflecting on your first drops falling into the tank with every pour from your future products. Congratulations TEAM Whiskey Tribe!

[@hollandpunx123]

Love it! Beast of a still. I'd love to see how you mash the wash (grainbill and tempratures) and how you'd ferment it to create a low-wine aswell. There is a number of ways to impact flavor by grainbill, mashing, yeast strains and temprature of fermentation, way of distilling it and ofcourse aging which are very interresting to learn more about. Good luck with distilling guys! Cheers from the Netherlands

[@androkles04]

Amazing video, and the fact that you -- that we -- have gotten to this point. Cheers to many more milestones to come!

[@squirlboy250]

I don't drink anymore BUT I would love to take a shot with y'all. You have came a long way and I wish y'all many years of happy serving.

[@megaslush9629]

I remember watching the first video all those years ago - congrats you Magnificent Bastards!

[@MileHighGrowler]

So exciting to see the progress. I'm in Austin twice a year for work, and one of these trips I'm going to head down to visit and can't wait for that day!

[@boxerdog5979]

All I do is watch, laugh, cry, subscribe, and like. But I do somehow feel part of the family and happiness for you guys. Congratulations Honestly :)

[@chawks37ckt]

EASILY my most favorite video you have put out! Amazing content!

[@WhiskeyTornado]

Honored to have watched this grow from the beginning. Cheers MB’s!

[@Whiskey_Assassin]

Such a beautiful set up. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. Congratulations you Bastards!

[@kilrathi827]

Congratulations guys! So glad to be a part of supporting this journey.

[@ipodjockey2432]

FYI I would totally watch you guys tour delis and try different sandwiches but with a matrix subplot

[@redhead56]

Was late to this party via KZbin but thankfully found you guys and became addicted to your vids and can't wait to try the whiskey. Hopefully my local Total Beverage in South Carolina will help me!

[@ole661]

We got some 10bbl fermenters for our brewery from ABE, and we couldn't be happier.

[@LibertyNotLicense]

Congratulations, Tribe! Very Awesome! Here's what I'm wondering, if anyone knows... If that "spirit safe" is manually moved to separate heads, hearts, and tails as it seems to be, How are those moments decided? By taste @ 15:57, by smell @ 18:00, or by time or volume?

[@Rusted_Empire]

I got to see new still up close a few weeks ago. I'm glad to see it running.

[@bearsensei]

i used to be a chemical engineer, so seeing all these brand new equipment, and seeing it running made me super excited. congrats on scaling up! this is so awesome! can't wait to try your whiskey whenever i could get it

[@christophershipman6937]

Watching everything getting put together was a balm to the soul. Congratulations guys!

[@mjardeen]

Wow, just so cool to finally see this in action and all the work to make it happen. Cheers John, Daniel, Emma and all who made this real. Drinking some Bowmore 15 at the moment...so rich, so full of mouth feel.

[@AndreiKucharavy]

13:25: "it's it hooked up to the internet, we can remote in" - hell, please no, you don't want your distillery to blow up...

[@Qub3rs]

Amazing vid. Loved every minute of it, even the ad read, which was very funny. Can't wait for more. Let's go!

[@TheGrainBench]

Absolutely perfect. Congratulations guys. This is a major milestone accomplishment.

[@garrymcgaw4745]

Congratulations from Aussie, well done 'Team' what a beauty set up, I've been following Y'all for years now and your dreams have finally come to fruition I take my hat off to all that made it happen (I'm green with envy ;) ) Now the work begins. Onya.

[@ehrashkae6343]

What a truly beautiful piece of equipment, It must be so satisfying to have come from small stills to being able to assemble that in your own place and make your first run with it! I will admit, watching the guys assemble the still, I'm not entirely sure what I would enjoy more, planning/making my first batch in a device such as that, or putting the toy together in the first place! They seemed to enjoy the assembly process lol. Congratulations to you all. Amazing achievement and milestone in your journey. E.I.

[@mrjiggs8]

Congrats just amazing to see it all. " I love it when a plan comes together"- John "Hannibal" Smith

[@shannonpeck3088]

Congratulations you Magnificent Bastards!

[@erikje7352]

Congrats guys never tasted a bourbon AND liked it , but if your product ever makes it to Nederland i will buy a bottle out of principle love your blog , keep them comming

[@Spigsley]

ABE is local to me so its really cool to have a connection to the new still from my home town. love seeing the progress from Rex being this weird off camera voice and arm to what it has become today. cant wait to see what the future holds! cheers!

[@beckig9648]

So awesome! And Daniel in his Carhartts made it even more legit! Thanks for everyone's efforts to make this happen.

[@yoguimasterof69]

Congratulations!! Big leagues! So happy for the whole team!

[@JuggaloJohn]

i don't even drink but still can't stop watching this channel

[@stormfire_x7517]

Hearing the name of my town (Lincoln, Nebraska) caught me off guard. Lol. I now feel even more compelled to make the trip down there to visit. Haha

[@mikem4432]

CONGRATULATIONS!! your finally able to do something with all that MGP sourced whisky boozxx you bought! kidding aside. great job. hard work. good luck cant wait to buy a bottle from your stills if it ever makes it to VA.

[@xXProtozoaXx]

Oh I bet Daniel was stoked to start putting that together.

[@xXProtozoaXx]

@@joe-e-geo lol

[@johnparrish9215]

That damn thing is DROP DEAD GORGEOUS !!!!!

[@richardvanstekelenborg2356]

Man that's amazing, i will leave everything behind in the netherlands, to help you there, i am a member for just 3 weeks or so, but love the Chanel. If you need help let me know, it is a dream to make whisk(e)y. I hope i can have a bottle of your whisky in the netherlands some day. GOOD LUCK

[@bobthehotdog]

Not sure if they work for water applications but if you ever think you need to deconnect those clamps against take a look at vibrant clamps

[@I_NeedCoffee]

Congrats! Glad I could help. I am really curious how much that whole thing weighs.

[@NMonterosso]

I'm really happy for you guys, I'm glad you got everything going smoothly and can pump out some great whiskeys. Can't wait to try them.

[@markkidwell9716]

Absolutely fantastic effort thanks for this video, wish I could be there turning a wrench, congrats on your 3 year Aniversary.

[@jm641]

Coming from a newer whisky drinker, I would really like to see a video on how to build your recognition of flavours palette? IE what things should you try that appears enough times in tasting whisky that you should of tasted/smelled it in order to be able to pick those notes out when enjoying a whisky? :)

[@bilbotbaggins1337]

I'm coming to texas from Georgia just to see, tour, and taste at yalls distillery next week

[@SpaceCowboy02]

Good job guys. Been with y’all a long time and proud to see you guys moving forward

[@YoPaulieMusic]

Congratulations you MBs! I just cracked open my bottle of Eleanor Ch 4.2 and raised a glass to this video. Looking forward to the Bastard's Ball to see this pretty thing in person!

[@jaime_hi-meh_not_jay-mee7095]

I was smiling (and laugh at some points) the entire episode.

[@robholleman5390]

Not to far in the future, hopefully you guys will be large enough distillery. I will be able to purchase a bottle of Crowded Barrel whiskey at my local store here in NC.

[@mikemorrissey7928]

Great video, and congrats on the new still...looking forward to someday visiting your site and trying some of your whiskey!

[@Gene1969]

Leveled up big time! It was amazing to see Fred and Daniel get hands on and assemble the entire thing. You won't see that at Ikea. I know Daniel is going to hate this but the overalls suit him. Cheers!

[@ptypablo]

Fred?

[@aaronth2796]

Epic…just epic. Near welling up over…oh wait, the ending 😂

[@jimmydirr9463]

So proud of all your guys hard work. Amazing job Daniel and John, you guys kicked ass! Hope I can visit soon. And Rex, good job too I guess making all of the kick ass content, which has me looking forward to every Saturday! Love you all, you magnificent bastards!!

[@Camenzuli88]

Another episode full of emotions! Thank you all, you MBs!

[@gamercs21]

Congratulations and I wish you many years of success. Thanks for all you do!

[@Krullie14]

This whole channel and community is so awesome!

[@seaweedworld]

Congrats! Exciting to see our dreams come alive! Happy to support this operation!

[@cmklusman]

Happy belated anniversary you magnificent bastards!

[@thomasredden4263]

I didn’t realize til this episode that y’all’s grand opening was on my birthday! Now I definitely gotta figure out a way to get down there for my 25th in 2 years and celebrate the half decade mark with y’all as I hit the quarter century mark. I’m not big on Birthdays but that’s a good enough excuse for me to finally get down there and visit y’all!

[@JeremyTaylorNZ]

Hey @Whiskey Tribe with the new still, you gotta get something out soon. How about the idea from Whiskey Vault Ep 163 "Technically Bourbon" aged 95 seconds?

[@markvaughan-jackson570]

What a way to celebrate the 3rd anniversary! I'm sipping a cask strength in my MB glass and toasting in your direction. Congrats boys and girls! You're magnificent, as always!

[@anewlinii]

To you and your entire group, congratulations. I could watch that for hours.

[@frednurk8590]

Congratulations guys. I can only imagine how exciting that was to experience first hand. Best wishes.

[@gavinwoodward-bridgett470]

Looks like So much hard work and love went into that still I'd love to taste the fruits of the labour. However, being in the UK, I can't even get a bottle of Eleanor, so unfortunately I'm not overly optimistic 😢

[@pdcob]

I love the geometry of this still. Would love to geek out on it with the designer.

[@chrislewis8498]

Now I feel special, your soft opening was on my birthday!

[@miagy420]

Congratulations to the whole community, i had nothing to do with donating and voting and stuff, but i love the videos and hit like every time 😁👍

[@MrBigMSG]

Hell yeah guys. Big step. It's almost like you've made it to the big time. Congrats.

[@flipnaman]

Congratulations guys! So proud of y’all. Can’t wait to come back to Austin!

[@markd3494]

I live not so far away from ABE and get to see their equipment all the time as part of my job. They're doing some cool things with distilling equipment.

[@heathagius3598]

Congratulations guys haven't been a subscriber for long and your already my favourite content

[@davemclean8086]

I know how hard it's to make copper still from flat sheets kudos Daniel awesome work

[@Herculesbiggercousin]

Wow Daniel and John really did a beautiful job! Just seeing their hard work makes me want to buy a bottle

[@Brodysseus]

And that's why you close and even tape up stuff like refrigerators and laundry machines when you put them out on the curb.

[@timshulepov]

Well worth the wait! So happy for you guys and all of us!

[@brianfreund1]

Well done John and Daniel. Putting in the sweat equity to get shit done! Now if only we could find a reliable plumber...

[@sharkbait3371]

Great job with the set up; probably ran into so many challenges to get the still up and running!

[@majornut9728]

Really Happy for you! Can't wait to see the outcome and result!

[@yuckal]

Congratulations, well done!

[@curtisbailey78]

This is so awesome. I'm super happy for the whole Crowded Barrel team.