I had to watch this again after learning of Ben's death.... I am working my way thru the various videos and podcasts I've watched with him... He will be missed by many, and I am taking his wish/challenge to create some barrels.... Prayers for all of Ben's family and friends.
Thanks! It’s been fun, and I’m still thinking hard about how to get better and faster. I feel lucky to have found a good problem to work on. Endless improvement!
Great stuff fellas. As an ex-cabinetmaker/carpenter myself, it’s inspiring to see Ben’s craftsmanship and innovative methodology, the jigs created for each step of the process are genius! I’m gonna have to give this a shot with the oak barrel staves I have in my home distillery. Cheers from New Zealand!
When I was making rum, I had 5 gallons glass jars. I put oak into chipper, then roasted it until it was like coffee! Then I put a cup of oak and 1 tablespoon imitation vanilla (oak trees) into the 5 gallons glass jars. I really liked at 180 proof! 3 weeks and it was done!
I have seen a lot of DIY jigs in my life but these are some of the most impressive I've seen. Very cool shop. Very cool barrels. All around fun video. Thank you both.
Name it Postillion - it fits considering you are a guide for many in the distillation journey, it just rolls off the tongue, and the added bonus of it being what you use post-stilling 😂
"And that's your bunghole" the realisation cracked me up! Then Jesse following through with "little bit disappointed you marked my bunghole like that" hahaha.
Great video , I've got 2 barrels a 10 and 5l both in wood but like the idea of stainless wood combo. Good to see all the jigs aswell to make the job easier.
Fantastic video - so many hobbies combined: Drink creation, wood working and gadget/jig creation. I was waiting for the rim to get folded over the wood - after seeing that barrel so many times in your videos, I hadn't realised that the lip actually bends outwards.
This was great. I just received my BadMo barrel today and am looking forward to filling it with a whisky or a rum. So pretty excited to see how my spirit turns out in the future after a bit of time in the barrel.
Definitely gunna give this a go! Looks awesome. As a joiner and carpenter and home distiller Also with a garage full of seasoned oak this is right up my alley. Love when skill cross over between hobbies lol.
Years ago, I got into Whiskey. I'm from Trinidad and I have friends at the Angostura distillery, and I was able to get my hands on an old rum barrel, but it was gigantic, there was no way I could ever fill it up, but I really wanted to try my hand at aging some rum, as Angostura had just launched their line of aged rums and I quite liked them and wanted to try it myself. So with zero woodworking experience, I thought, "how hard could it be" to take apart the big barrel and use the lumber from it to build a couple smaller barrels? So I set about watching youtube videos on woodworking, I bought some small hand tools at first to see if I even liked this before I spent thousands on it, built a couple boxes, realized that I like woodworking a lot, and then went fully into buying every piece of equipment I could ever want or need, which took years, and moved on some silly little out of square boxes to full sized wardrobes, bookshelves and cabinets, I even built several sets of custom speakers, which was a whole other hobby I got into as well, and have been able to make a couple sales from that one too. You might have noticed that this all started with a barrel, and I haven't mentioned it since, that's because it's sat in a corner of my house collecting dust for a couple years now, because I forgot about it lmao This video reminded me that I should get to work on that project, so much thanks to you.
Brilliant video. Great workshop and I love the use of pneumatics. Sorry to see your clip that Ben sadly passed. Great inventor and fabricator. Buying a couple of these is now top of my list.
Love this!!! More compact, less entire wood barrel worries. One of the cooler things I've seen!!! I'm already a subscriber, because you as well have a jig for that!!!
Jesse, great video with Ben on the making of these aging and conditioning barrels. I enjoy watching the process and look forward to the time of purchasing my own.
Great video. Lots of fun banter 😅. I got on the waitlist. I’m probably going to try to make my own as well. I have plenty of access to the oak and a cabinet maker friend. Cheers
I am definitely buying one as soon as they are available just joined the mailing list his passion and craftsmanship sold me. I think a medium toast no4 char should do well for my 60 percent white corn 20 percent wheat and 20 percent malted barley bourbon recipe and to let it age for a few years instead of a couple months will be nice
That's a very impressive workshop. Working in Automation industry I instantly noticed the lean setup, The quality Festo pneumatics. I'd put good money he used to work in the manufacturing industry.
Thanks! You might be surprised to hear that I have zero experience in woodworking or manufacturing. :) But imagine that you work on making a particular thing for 7 years. In that time you try a lot of tools and processes that don’t work, sort of work, work fine but are too slow, etc. Everything you see is just my current best guess, limited somewhat by money, space, and facility, about how best to get this done well. Cheers!
Very interesting process, and after watching it is made the process seem to be simpler. This probably makes viewers want to try this for themselves, I know I do, thanks guys.
I like how you’ve gone to the effort of setting up a studio background but it only gets used occasionally. I like to see your brew cave is littered with half finished projects just like mine.
You're right, but that logo backdrop was super fun to make! I got to collect a bunch of antique cooper's tools and make a giant logo. It gets more screen time in the longer sit-down interview that Jesse and I did a while back (th-cam.com/video/C-GN-ZMFvgg/w-d-xo.html) so it's already justified itself. :)
I love these so much. When I first started looking at getting into distilling myself (15? Years ago) I was mucking around with something similar but couldn't at that time get the actual steel barrel part sorted and it just sort of faded away.
This is one hell of a well put together video, this looks professional as all get out! Great video and super interesting, too bad all his barrels are sold out.
Unless you have a specific reason for long wait times, aging small batches in barrels is just a time sink. Use quart mason jars filled 3/4 then add 1/4 cup toasted oak chips to each bottle. Once a month, open each bottle and with a probe, bubble pure oxygen through the liquid, then with oxygen running, put the lid back on the bottle and put it back in the place you are storing it. In 6 months you can have a liquor that tastes as good as other 10 year aged liquors. Seriously, it works!
Absolutely brilliant design using a readily available stainless steel pot. As a pro distiller this would be great for R&D. Can't wait to build a few for myself!
This guy's workshop is the epitome of the "necessity is the mother of invention" saying.
Rest in peace Ben . You have made a considerable difference in many lives with what you were so generous to share freely.
God bless.
I had to watch this again after learning of Ben's death.... I am working my way thru the various videos and podcasts I've watched with him... He will be missed by many, and I am taking his wish/challenge to create some barrels.... Prayers for all of Ben's family and friends.
I'm utterly impressed by all those jigs and custom tools. that is a man who has made every part of his build as efficient as possible
Thanks! It’s been fun, and I’m still thinking hard about how to get better and faster. I feel lucky to have found a good problem to work on. Endless improvement!
RIP Ben...you are the champ.
Noooo 😢
hey what happened??
@@satriahadjobaru2718 Apparently it was a paragliding accident. Just found the video and thats heartbreaking :/
874-M1 is filled up and will live in my garage for the next 5 years... Thanks Jesse and Ben!
Great stuff fellas. As an ex-cabinetmaker/carpenter myself, it’s inspiring to see Ben’s craftsmanship and innovative methodology, the jigs created for each step of the process are genius! I’m gonna have to give this a shot with the oak barrel staves I have in my home distillery.
Cheers from New Zealand!
Do it man! And thanks. :)
When I was making rum, I had 5 gallons glass jars. I put oak into chipper, then roasted it until it was like coffee! Then I put a cup of oak and 1 tablespoon imitation vanilla (oak trees) into the 5 gallons glass jars. I really liked at 180 proof! 3 weeks and it was done!
The dubble three stage monster barrel. Loved this epesode. You guys make a good team. Thanks for the upload. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
He is the mad scientist of barrel making! I love his precision
I have seen a lot of DIY jigs in my life but these are some of the most impressive I've seen. Very cool shop. Very cool barrels. All around fun video. Thank you both.
Awesome video! It was cool to see Otis' cameo as well. Can't wait to see what you're going to age in these
Will be putting up a video this week using the first one :)
25:40 that is the smile of a very well accomplished man!!! Cheers and keep making more videos! Love your content so much!
Name it Postillion - it fits considering you are a guide for many in the distillation journey, it just rolls off the tongue, and the added bonus of it being what you use post-stilling 😂
A true craftsman. Great stuff guys! HDer here. 🥃
This was so damn cool! Thanks for sharing, Ben, and thanks for traveling, Jesse!
I’m so grateful to Jesse for giving me a chance to share all of this with you all! I’m really glad you dig it, H&G!
@@badmotivatorbarrels2273 I’m gonna give it a shot and try to make one! I’ll tag you in the video when it comes out! 🍻
I'm fascinated with all the jigs and customized tools.....A real pleasure to watch.
I really want to get one of these for aging mead in
I must say, your production quality has become top-notch. Excellent work man!
"And that's your bunghole" the realisation cracked me up! Then Jesse following through with "little bit disappointed you marked my bunghole like that" hahaha.
Great video, just crafters helping each other and making friends in the process.
I am truely blown away by the quality of the barrels and the camera work rocks !! Thank you Ben and Jess Luvit !!
This was so much fun to watch. Making jigs and optimising tools and operations is my personal fetish :)
Thank you for sharing
Very cool. Been wanting to find time in my woodshop of late and make something completely new. I may have just found my next project!
Awesome! Saw his work on HDF when I started, glad he's getting famous because he's a genius!
Call it the "Medium With Extra Steps". That's a neat product Ben makes.
Great video , I've got 2 barrels a 10 and 5l both in wood but like the idea of stainless wood combo. Good to see all the jigs aswell to make the job easier.
That's so awesome I've lived in clackamas oregon my whole life. Hope you enjoyed the beautiful landscape here in our state
Nice work guys, definitely a great solution to my aging problem in Bodia. Thank you :-)
Great video, thanks for introducing me to such a high caliber craftsman that is so incredibly humble and altruistic.
Yeah pretty awesome he is happy to share the love aye?
@@StillIt I'll be giving it a go and referencing both of your materials a lot.
I work for a barrel company its so crazy to see the work just in this little one
I have casks but I like this idea , because it reduces maturation losses , prevents overoaking while still allowing for a proper maturation
Bloody awesome you 2, bloody awesome. A must-view for all us crafters, one of you best Jesse, cheers from OZ
This definitely go’s onto my bucket list to diy in honor for Ben and keep chasing the craft. Peace ✌️
Fantastic video - so many hobbies combined: Drink creation, wood working and gadget/jig creation. I was waiting for the rim to get folded over the wood - after seeing that barrel so many times in your videos, I hadn't realised that the lip actually bends outwards.
So cool. Can’t wait to make my own
Finally got a Badmo barrel for myself and love it!!!
This was great. I just received my BadMo barrel today and am looking forward to filling it with a whisky or a rum. So pretty excited to see how my spirit turns out in the future after a bit of time in the barrel.
I was thinking about a natural wood barrel about that size, just the other day. Very cool adaptation machinery. The stainless and oak☑️
Great video, ben is an amazing human and talented person. what an amazing video - wow.
Definitely gunna give this a go! Looks awesome. As a joiner and carpenter and home distiller Also with a garage full of seasoned oak this is right up my alley. Love when skill cross over between hobbies lol.
Years ago, I got into Whiskey. I'm from Trinidad and I have friends at the Angostura distillery, and I was able to get my hands on an old rum barrel, but it was gigantic, there was no way I could ever fill it up, but I really wanted to try my hand at aging some rum, as Angostura had just launched their line of aged rums and I quite liked them and wanted to try it myself. So with zero woodworking experience, I thought, "how hard could it be" to take apart the big barrel and use the lumber from it to build a couple smaller barrels? So I set about watching youtube videos on woodworking, I bought some small hand tools at first to see if I even liked this before I spent thousands on it, built a couple boxes, realized that I like woodworking a lot, and then went fully into buying every piece of equipment I could ever want or need, which took years, and moved on some silly little out of square boxes to full sized wardrobes, bookshelves and cabinets, I even built several sets of custom speakers, which was a whole other hobby I got into as well, and have been able to make a couple sales from that one too.
You might have noticed that this all started with a barrel, and I haven't mentioned it since, that's because it's sat in a corner of my house collecting dust for a couple years now, because I forgot about it lmao This video reminded me that I should get to work on that project, so much thanks to you.
What a great story! That made me smile. It would be cool for you to circle back and get a few of these casks made! Cheers!
Yeah, your jigs are fantastic. Love it!
That is an impressive wood shop
Brilliant video. Great workshop and I love the use of pneumatics. Sorry to see your clip that Ben sadly passed. Great inventor and fabricator.
Buying a couple of these is now top of my list.
This was both awesome and wholesome. Thank you guys!
I know its been a while since this aired but I would call it tic-tac-toast
One of your best videos, Now I need to buy one AND make one of my own.
Ah man.. wish I knew you were in Oregon. Id have said hello. Hope you enjoyed your time in our beautiful little state. Even if its seen better days.
Can't wait to try this, thanks guys.
Love this!!!
More compact, less entire wood barrel worries.
One of the cooler things I've seen!!!
I'm already a subscriber, because you as well have a jig for that!!!
what a video, carpentry and whiskey, my 2 favorite things!!
I would love to make one someday. This is what I need to really progress to the next step.
cant wait to see badmo barrels in ANZ!
Bro that’s a sick set up. He has. I would call the barrel Neapolitan
I am actually right by these guys. I'll have to check them out
Ben: good work man, It's clear to see that you love innovating to create something you enjoy! You're a true engineer!
That’s high praise, my friend. Thank you!
Ben's face during all of the "bunghole" references.......hahaha
Jesse, great video with Ben on the making of these aging and conditioning barrels. I enjoy watching the process and look forward to the time of purchasing my own.
Thanks! I'll be watching for you, friend.
Checker-char. Freaking awesome bud. Can't wait to see how your spirit turns out.
Great video Jesse, RIP Ben...
Great video. Lots of fun banter 😅. I got on the waitlist. I’m probably going to try to make my own as well. I have plenty of access to the oak and a cabinet maker friend. Cheers
I'm tempted to try this with used wine barrel staves, there are tons available in the walla walla area. It would probably end up as a domed lid too!
Rip Ben, Thanks for the inspiration and passion
Love this and what both of you do--thank you! I have barrel 393 and finally have a plan for it. This video just increases the anticipation.
I love delicious-meets-arts-and-crafts! Hope your barrel gives you some delicious spirits!
Ben is awesome! Thank you both for this instruction.
Aw, thanks! I hope you’ll give it a try, it’s a ton of fun.
WOW!, that was real interesting men, thanks for the lesson.
Very nice barrel idea. And I love the shop set up! You could call it 3X3 or tic tac char?
I am definitely buying one as soon as they are available just joined the mailing list his passion and craftsmanship sold me. I think a medium toast no4 char should do well for my 60 percent white corn 20 percent wheat and 20 percent malted barley bourbon recipe and to let it age for a few years instead of a couple months will be nice
This man was a genius!
That's a very impressive workshop. Working in Automation industry I instantly noticed the lean setup, The quality Festo pneumatics. I'd put good money he used to work in the manufacturing industry.
Thanks! You might be surprised to hear that I have zero experience in woodworking or manufacturing. :) But imagine that you work on making a particular thing for 7 years. In that time you try a lot of tools and processes that don’t work, sort of work, work fine but are too slow, etc. Everything you see is just my current best guess, limited somewhat by money, space, and facility, about how best to get this done well. Cheers!
17:35 "The bunghole is going to be reamed-" I'm fairly mature but Jesus Christ that got me 😂
Thanks for posting.
There is nothing better than the smell of pre-used staves being oven roasted for 45 mins before going into some spirit
This is such a good video by the way. I love the idea of making mini barrels with limited oak to match the volume of liquid
Very interesting process, and after watching it is made the process seem to be simpler. This probably makes viewers want to try this for themselves, I know I do, thanks guys.
That's coolest idea from craft self-made barrel for self-made whiskey. Tttthhhankkkyootubeverymacht! 🙈🤣👍🔥🍷
Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
Great idea, thanx gents.
you can char the wood with large magnifying glass from parabolic mirror. it chars so fast and very little warpage because it minimizes moisture loss.
I like how you’ve gone to the effort of setting up a studio background but it only gets used occasionally. I like to see your brew cave is littered with half finished projects just like mine.
You're right, but that logo backdrop was super fun to make! I got to collect a bunch of antique cooper's tools and make a giant logo. It gets more screen time in the longer sit-down interview that Jesse and I did a while back (th-cam.com/video/C-GN-ZMFvgg/w-d-xo.html) so it's already justified itself. :)
Nice work guys
Wish I could get one of these, but as to a name; varied char sounds good, love what you do still love tuning in on a friday
I would love to make one, but i missed the make and brand of pale can you please link it?
Nice one guys
Very interesting video, I would love to see how wooden casks are made
I love these so much. When I first started looking at getting into distilling myself (15? Years ago) I was mucking around with something similar but couldn't at that time get the actual steel barrel part sorted and it just sort of faded away.
Cool video 👍
The Still-it Stainless Soaker!
Love it guys thankyou so much can't wait to buy a keg when I get some funds
An inspiration
I love the videos brother. Keep up the good work.
Cheers my man
Stillit Checkered Char! Great video.
Very cool video.
Good stuff.💪👍🥃
This is one hell of a well put together video, this looks professional as all get out! Great video and super interesting, too bad all his barrels are sold out.
He has a solid back list to get through. But he's working flat out on it
I added myself to the list! This may as well have been a great promotional video, I’ll say it again, this was a great quality video.
Unless you have a specific reason for long wait times, aging small batches in barrels is just a time sink. Use quart mason jars filled 3/4 then add 1/4 cup toasted oak chips to each bottle. Once a month, open each bottle and with a probe, bubble pure oxygen through the liquid, then with oxygen running, put the lid back on the bottle and put it back in the place you are storing it. In 6 months you can have a liquor that tastes as good as other 10 year aged liquors. Seriously, it works!
What a great barrel, greatly enjoying the video.
Very cool, also didn't realize this was pretty much local too.
Hi! Are you near Eugene? Come and visit some time!
Absolutely brilliant design using a readily available stainless steel pot. As a pro distiller this would be great for R&D. Can't wait to build a few for myself!
I hope you will! Let me know if you run into any trouble.
I was actually wondering where I could get such a pot, but you say they're readily available. Where do you get these from?
Yes I was wondering where do you acquire these barrells as well and I'm located in Australia 🇦🇺
Brett these pots are typically called Bain Marie. They are used in the restaurant business
@@brianerlenback4012 thanks Brian! I'll check it out at my local catering equipment supplier
The driving of the wood into the stainless bucket was the bit that wasn't obvious - until you see it.