Why your ice doesn't look like this: the science of crystal clear ice

Clear ice at home isn’t about boiling water — it’s about controlling how ice freezes. In this episode, I’ll show you why your ice turns cloudy and how to actually fix it. If you are hunting for great spirits, including Rainwater Madeira which is featured in this episode, Curiada is the best and easiest place to go - https://bit.ly/howtodrinkbottles Patreon: http://bit.ly/H2DPatreon Podcast: ‪@MidnightLocal‬ twitter: http://bit.ly/H2DTwit instagram: http://bit.ly/H2dIG Gear: https://amzn.to/2LeQCbW Items for this episode: Klaris: https://craftklaris.com Cooler: https://amzn.to/3VtDNMM The Ice Book: https://amzn.to/41uw4BJ Ice Pick: https://amzn.to/3Hz7OI3 00:00 - Clear Ice 02:33 - Directional Freezing 06:07 - Greg's poor man's Clinebell 07:42 - Klaris Ice Maker 08:51 - Greg's Results 11:32 - Ice Harvesting 13:13 - Top Down Method Results 16:00 - Making Cubes 17:57 - Bourbon Poor 19:13 - Klaris Results 21:55 - You can make clear ice at home! Slowly but surely, I'm starting a mailing list so that I'm not fully dependent on YT's algorithmized notifications system. If you'll sign up, I promise not to abuse your generosity, or sell your info to anyone. It's over on the blog right here: http://bit.ly/H2DBlog Incredibly Awesome People who make this show possible! Dennis Groome Syy Richard Rappuhn Whiskey Tribe William Madrid Erik Språng Nicholas Tsotakos Adam Doyle Todd Swain Bill Alex Bertrand That One Guy Sarah Chapin Jacob Scida LackOfLifestyle Patrick Unger M W TokenChick Chris Psanis AmandaKay Eoheomili Joe Valieant AKA SMASH Matthew Klein Russell Pope Sephiroth Kraig M Xiwo Xerase Zack Alexander Abraham Feldman Mary Kinnaman Turtle_Man1982 Davin Ward Michael Gram Martijn Bakkes Barb Lawler Brody ScarletCinder Phillip Eurs Lokipellia UwU Brad Rogers Allen King sebby sharkey Matt Rusch Craig Jorgenson Bryan Vallee Subject_540 Burt Hurtman Hurtz Greg G Stephanie Paich Guppies Need Water Lt Tocino Eric Bishop Jonathan Cat_Branigan Harry Correll Gregory T. Lucas Ben Doggett Bradley Mendrala Veilander KTDE Cameron Wilson Colin Paich Nathan van Opdorp Ramon Y Phillip Iovino Kris Zee Jerry Erbie Gerbies Jordan Rapposelli Tripp Dinger Remington Cole Davis Hallie McCray Michael Johns John Huxley Nathan Jarmon Tim Daniel Sapp Nikita Ioffe Arron Rodriguez Ben Symmonds Thyme Darkha1o John Flessner Billy Franse Ian and Hailey Justen Vargas Tj Baker TrueLunar Brandon Davis Robby Delosier InBetweenHonor Andrew Wright Tim Jones halpeezy Space Ducks Meowgi Dale Jan Guerrero NJM