In the latest episode of Moonshiners, Season 14, Episode 7, Respect Your Elderberries, viewers witnessed Mark and Huck take on unique challenges in their clandestine craft.

Also, Steven Ray Tickle found himself in a domestic predicament after inadvertently over-ordering blueberries for his wife’s culinary endeavors.

To make amends and prevent waste, Tickle collaborated with his friend Henry to construct a “dead man’s still.” This wooden apparatus resembles pre-prohibition distillation methods.

This innovative solution aims to convert the surplus of blueberries into a profitable batch of moonshine and smooth things over.

Tickle hopes to get back in his wife’s good grace as he races against the clock to turn his error into cash for their restaurant.

Tickle’s ‘dead man still’ suffers several leaks

The process begins with preparing the blueberry mash, which is then introduced into the dead man’s still.

During distillation, they encounter significant leaks but manage to address these issues promptly,...