LAZIEST way to make CLEAR ICE, nobody talks about 

Right!!! I use ones from old jobs all the time

I hate that I just went through my cabinets and threw away a dozen of these.

Right!! Back in the old days, plastic water bottles used to fill up the landfills... Now everytime you go to an event, you get those goddamn mugs!! At least we've figured out a good way to put them to use!!

And they take a lot less freezer space than an ice chest.

@@JG-yk6ny Story of my life, generally!

You're welcome!!!

The effortless home bar is the ideal. Funny how during the pandemic, non-bartenders stocked their homes with complicated things and routines in making drinks while I simply stirred with my finger and then decided to stop drinking altogether (for a bit) to make shrubs and sodas.

@@nopulpapple991 most of the time the best drink you can make is at home. Over 500 bars in my area and maybe 7 don’t use sweet and sour. Awesome with the shrubs and soda. I really like doing clarifyed punches at home

@@justhaveadrink I was always afraid of clarified punches, until I learned better ways to strain them. It just takes a little patience, but no harder than brewing coffee. I have never met anyone that didn't like a clarified punch. The only negative is that it goes too fast.

@@nopulpapple991 first one I think I filter 5 times but now if gotten it down on the first go. Even did one in a place that was was not ideal. My pic is of a clarified punch I call an adult pina colda I did for a friend who big into tiki

😅I’m glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much!

I watched it and I don't even drink

@@TheRockinDonkeyyou can put it in soda juice or hell, w a t e r

I was so interested in how to make ice😂😂. Im going to use the coffee cip method.

I watched the whole clip because he was so nice and authentic in asking the viewer to. Great vid also.

Thank you!!! I wonder if it's the same one I got from target hahaha, never waste money again

I agree, me too!

The ONLY way to make clear ice is directional freezing, all the pro kit does it that way, the differences are in the format, with a Klinebell you get a giant block, with a kold draft you get cubes, but they both make the ice the same way physically, they use a chiller that is only on one side, completely different than the way your home freezer works. They also generally use moving water to keep things crystal clear, but as long as you "contain" your cold to one side at home you will be successful. It has nothing to do with boiling, or using distilled water, it is purely directional freezing.

@@gilbatzri should be "all the pro kits do it that way" , also who cares. You know less than this man on the way behind it. You're just a person with money who does what they're told by the instructions of a thing someone built and you bought. Content to never research and understand the entire concept and reproduce the same effect with your own knowledge. Nope, just go buy stuff and then repeat back what you read about it and what you were told, that's nothing lol.

It was that science lesson that really explained it!

Yes. Now I found every insulated mug tamper a little in going towards the bottom has worked for me. Everybody situation has their own variables but that should work for almost everybody. The ones I use a cheap. I know they make some metal ones like at the dollar store that aren't really insulated and those won't work. the blocks fitting into the glass that might not fit many peoples glasses. they fit some of my rocks glasses perfect like in the video. but in some of my rocks glass I do have to chip at them a little or swirl them around the glass til they fit in. you can let them melt or run water over them but what ive been doing is when filling the taper mug with water I dont fill it as high so the ice I get is from the skinnier part of the mug My time ive left in the freezer have been as short as 15hours-36hours with varying results. the temperature, the type of freezer, If there other things in the freezer, where you place it in the freezer all give different results. Ive been doing this for a few years now and feel like I always learn something new. What I have really love is people like you giving their feedback. I never knew how small the freezers were in England. I agree this would definitely be something fun to take a deeper dive into Thank you!!!

Most people's freezers aren't gonna run at the same temperature. Take 18 as a guideline but it'll likely be more or less within a few hours range.

Koozie idea seems legit. :D

Koozie - it's like a sock tube for a drink can. Often made from neoprene type foam.

In Australia we call it a Stubbie Holder. (The stubbie being a bottle of beer). Obviously works for cans too

I will! The knife is just use to slide between the ice and the wall of the tin to let air where the water is to release the seal. Genius that sounds great!!!! I love hearing about other solutions people have come up with. I will give it a try

Yes! like making koolaid popsicle and all the flavor is concentrated in part of it!

@@justhaveadrink Exactly what I was thinking! Somehow real popsicles always managed to freeze perfectly and have the hard but soft texture. Just the right recipe and freezing conditions.

Without any knowledge or research they probably flash freeze them

This technique is actually used by some baristas to make concentrated milk for some coffee drinks. Freeze it half way, throw away the ice and what is left is concentrated

@@michaelandersen7535 Come to think of it I've seen it as a technique for reducing maple sap to boil for syrup... Letting it partially freeze, taking out the water/ice, leaving behind more concentrated solution to boil.

that's a great way to make it customizable for any freezer

I really want to try the same thing: do you also cover the top or do you leave it open like with the mug in the video?

@@goldstrandjupp Leave it open. That's what allows for directional freezing. Also try placing it in different areas of your freezer. For some reason it works better on the lower shelf of my freezer than the top shelf.

@@danjackson5989 Will do! Thank you :)

I like this easyand lazy method. It also uses stuff i already owned and had laying around.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RWitzPjzIAk.html

This make me want homemade ice cream

I thought salt make ice freeze faster. I don’t remember who told me that

@@GetNatpavee salt and ice are weird. Salt water freezes slower and at a colder temp, table salt on ice does some weird science thing that does make it alot colder like so cold you can get frost burns from it. Youd have to look it up if you wanna know more cause idk how that works really

@@GetNatpavee Salt lowers the freezing temperature. (Using Celsius in the next bit because it's the scientific way) Ice starts to form at 0°C. It stays 0°C until the last part of the water is frozen solid. After that the ice can get colder. Adding Salt lowers the freezing temperatures. Depending on how much salt you use it's gets lower and lower. Now your ice will start to form under 0°C. Now you have salt water with a temperature of maybe - 5°C. The ice forms later, needing colder temperatures to form but if it forms it's colder.

@@QueenOfDarknes5 To tie back into Fahrenheit, 0F is the freezing point of a mixture of an equal quantity of salt and water. Since ice cream is best made at 0F, salt and ice mixed will get close to that temperature. So, the only good use for Fahrenheit is making ice cream.

Thank you! I thought the same thing when I figured it out. It came from necessity. I really wanted clear ice but didn’t have any room. I know other people had to figure it out but couldn’t find anything about it

I'm with you. Even though cutting up the block of ice from the cooler is sort of fun, it's also sort of not. I've let several weeks go by since I ran out, but knowing that I can begin making one or two at a time is a great stop-gap.

😂I think everybody feels the same. I know I did when I though of it

😢 now freeze this tear. jk

Only thing is it ruins yeti cups, I would guess all vac sealed cups. So use the 5$ or not vacuum sealed ones lol

Thank you!!! I enjoy using a cooler but I have to make room in the freezer, clear a work space, grab some tools, schedule some time. the lazy method I love because it's so effortless.

Thank you. Impurities are a factor but what you saying is right and water expands when it turns solid, it a violent reaction. the properties are water are extremely complicated and too much to put in this video. If you are interested I suggest starting off with super cooling. I was just trying to keep the context to people who would do this to easily make clear ice for cocktail. Most people I've come across in bars think you need to boil and use distilled water. If you do these method and dont let it freeze all the way you'll still end up with some cloudy ice. Countertop ice maker are similar to cline bell freezers use by many traditional icehouses. I never had consistent luck with them. like thanksgiving the first half came out clear then they started getting cloudy.

This makes perfect sense now, at first I wondered if it was just impurities, people would've just used distilled water

Thank you!!! have fun! I love using the lazy method every time I'm exploring a new bourbon. Enjoy yours and cheers

I love magicians! You can do it, Liquid nitrogen is fun and easy but extremely dangerous to consume. Just the research. I’m working on the shaping. You’re wife sounds amazing btw

You're Welcome! That's a good idea

Walmart sells a simple, plastic, ice bin. It's designed to hold up to four trays of ice cubes. This would probably hold three of four tumblers. I use mine to hold ice cubes, but it also has a few tomatoes in the bottom for making a fast sauce on a weeknight. It costs around $2.50.

I bet a drink carrier from a fast food or coffee place would work perfectly.

I assume it’s what he said about directional cooling. The cold air from the freezer cools from the top of the ice so that the impurities fall onto the bottom of the ice. That’s why if you were to use a regular cup there would be no directional cooling and the impurities would just stick in the center again.

You are so welcome! Im glad you enjoy!!

Thank you very much 🙏 !!!! I drink A LOT of coffee and that’s my favorite mug

Damn he Litterly stole tipsy bartenders video and made a video with the exact same facts 💀🤣

@@WrenchingNLearning I had to go watch his video after your comment to have an idea of what you are talking about and I still don't. While with both talk about clear ice these videos are vastly different and I talk about something nobody else does. I even sighted my information. I Stole nothing from tipsy bartender. Im guessing you didn't watch my video because I refuse to believe anybody would be that stupid to wright the comment you did after watching both videos

@@justhaveadrink bro I said that cause everything was said on tipsy was said on here except the cup but I guess

@@WrenchingNLearning respectfully I talk about a lot he didn’t and he mentioned things I didn’t. If you are talking about directional freezing it’s been covered way before tipsy. Cocktail chemistry, educated barfly, how to drink, truffles on the rocks just to name a few that covered it before him. I have the highest respect for tipsy but we have to different styles. Watch his video where he covers what is the different types of alcohol. In it when covering scotch he talks about Nikki being “coffee” flavored which was totally incorrect it has to do with the type of still used. But I didn’t put anything hateful on his channel. Bartenders and people in general should be picking each other up and not putting them down. Especially with misinformation

Wow, thanks!

@@justhaveadrink Seriously, I went down the rabbit hole a few years ago and have even been trying (unsuccessfully) to make my own molds. Most videos never mention the tempering. Directional freezing was well explained. You even showed a ziploc bag and squeezed the air out for storage. If you use a vacuum sealer the clear ice will last indefinitely. This is the video I'll send next time someone asks me how I do it.

He ripped it from Jeremy Siers who did the exact same video three years ago.

@@silvermediastudio dont even know who that is

@@justhaveadrink You forgot already? Your video follows his 90% don't play.

thank you im really happy you enjoyed it❤️

"Honestly"

The bubbles are caused by gas dissolved in the water coming out of solution when it freezes.

Yea in hind sight I could have gone into more depth.This video got cut down to 5% of what it original was. When I covered started cover the "anomalous expansion of water" I knew I had to cut A LOT out. The focus of the video was for home who wanted to clear ice at home. If had people ask about stuff and just zone out half way through while getting overly detailed. The properties of water and ice are interesting and very complicated. It wasn't what the video was. Maybe one day in the future ill make a much longer detail version. A lot of people think distilled and hot water makes clear ice. I wanted to show all the people I've met and other like them that is was really easy. and I was hoping that they would be like you. Im sure you got curious did some hard digging and came up with the great solution you did.

This has always been my theory!

@@Tugela60 That''s been a theory, although then if you boil the water first that will release all the gases. But even that doesn't result in clear ice without directional freezing. Same with purified water. Get the purest distilled water and it will not be clear with conventional ice cube trays.

@@hemlock40 Those are the cracks. The bubbles you see in ice are from gas comming out of solution.

😅thank you I had a need and some free time

Yeah, the ice chest method really isn't the "lazy" method -- there's a lot of work involved. After pulling the chest out of the freezer and letting it rest for a good long time, you have to remove the block of ice, drain the water, chip away the shell of ice on top of the block, and then the real work begins. You have to score the ice block, chisel it apart with a knife and hammer, then cut the chunks again into smaller, usuable cubes, shape them, and then put them in the freezer. If done right, the results are _awesome,_ but it's a lot of time-consuming work.

​@Milesco Exactly. I'm thinking if that's the lazy way, then I don't really need clear ice anyway.

No. Other did also

Im jealous of that. It never gets cold enough to do that where I live

Last week, it got REALLY cold where I live. It was very unusual. I thought about leaving some water outside, but I don't trust the animals to stay away.

@@dontcallmehowie Nothing wrong with fresh-frozen mice-cubes!

1) if your friends don’t appreciate your ice effort, you need better friends 2) who cares if people “appreciate” whatever creative thing you do, the enjoyment is in crafting something beautiful

There’s a few ways this to me is the cheapest and easiest. Even though you don’t use ice often, if you get bored give it a shot if does look cool

There are no impurities in distilled water,

I've heard of bars basically just filling 50qt coolers with water and putting them in their walk-in freezers to make enough clear ice for serving. Those fancy machines make it automatic, but aren't necessary by any means.

​@dreamdiction it's not just impurities that make the ice cloudy. It's also the fact that as the ice tries to form, it needs room to expand and if all the water around it is already frozen, it will crystallize in formations that make it cloudy. Distilled water won't freeze clear if you don't combine it with some type of directional freezing method.

thank you! Im glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you and I’ll definitely try

those aluminum ice presses are EXPENSIVE! I secretly want one to play with. I had one at a job also and spent a lot of time playing with it😅

That won't make the ice clear though, all it does is melt it into a sphere. Aluminum is very thermally conductive (it's good at absorbing and transferring heat) but it doesn't have that much capacity, so they use big blocks to have enough thermal mass to melt the ice piece into a shape before it gets to water's freezing point. It's like a much tamer and flipped version of putting a hot nickel ball on ice. The pressure would only help it melt at a lower temperature, this is how skates work. But like I said, it will not make your ice clear. Ice is a crystalline structure, you can't just compress it into a shape, it's not snow. You have to either shave it or melt it to shape it.

Hahaha👍

yes

Y si primero enfrias el agua de a poco y luego la metes a congelar?

Awesome!!! Happy thanksgiving 🦃

😂 happy to help

Awesome and thank you! I hope you freezer fills with clear ice. Enjoy your next drink!

enjoy! cheers!

Thanks for letting me know. And I definitely feel your paid about a lack of freezer room

THANK YOU! that truly means a lot!

I saw your comment and had to double check because I assumed the channel would have well over a million already. Proud to be # 198. Quality on point!

@@kageryu7 I wish hahaha. Just started the channel. Most of the time the best cocktails are the ones you make at home

You must be an employee, kidding. I’m glad it works for you. In all honesty I got it from target for $24 and it is the worst. This is my experience. I didn’t think it would work that great when I bought it. I tried all types of way to make it clear with poor results. That thing made the cloudiest ice, not a single one ever came out clear

@@justhaveadrink Lol, no, definitely not an employee 😆 In all seriousness though, had the thing for about a year, have made hundreds of ice spheres in it and have never had anything come out looking as bad as what you showed. Not sure what the difference is 🤷‍♂️ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tn4s5YPSH4A.html The spheres shown here are frosty on the outside, but once tempered or placed in a drink they become clear as glass. This has been my typical experience.

@@justhaveadrink I do fill it with water from a reverse osmosis, so that definitely could be a difference

@@mmwosu ok that’ll make a difference. Yea yours are definitely better than mine.yours look clear. I’m glad yours works for you. Mine was really bad I messed around with it a bit got clearer results but in the end the amount of work and the results weren’t great for me. The purer the water the better, less air etc and the last bit one ice freezer slower separately will alway yield the best results. I’m going to get the thing to make the clear ice I want. Thank you for the video and the info and polite response

@@justhaveadrink No problem, and thank you for the video and the interaction, and Merry Christmas!

I use both methods #2 especially to get shape for collins glasses. I defiantly work on that idea! there was a bit I didn't cover in this video(ie use a mug that taper in towards the bottom a little), so it'll be a part 2. but if you have the space and extra freezer it a good idea to use a separate freezer for ice and food

@@justhaveadrink Having that sleek cylindrical plug that fits a collins or rocks glass is just so cool. Next party (probably Christmas or New Years) I have, I'm going to stockpile some nice clear cylinders to pour Scotch or Bourbon over. Low dilution, maximum chill, and WOW factor. Love your work!

Thank you and very right! I’ve done them in the really large one and had issues. The best are the ones that taper down a little towards the bottom

That’s what I thought too! 😂 I actually have some at home, and I have an ice machine with bullet ice cubes. Someone like this comment so I can update you when I do try it 😅

They are dangerous to consume I think

​@farooqmohammed316 youre thinking of the super 99.99% pure water used to clean electronics. Distilled water shoukd pose no danger because its functionally the same as rain water

they are quick learners

Welcome!!! Enjoy!!!

You are very welcome. I know the feeling

awesome glad I could help!!!!

Glad it helped!

Glad I could help

small niche thing. the internet is wild

Thank you good sir! I’m glad you liked it!

Glad you enjoy it!

🙏🏼

We will see you then

those things are so fun to play with

Enjoy! I like using both methods

Glad you enjoyed it! If you do make some you can poor a seltzer of it to fancy it up a bit

😂 thank you! I know the feeling. my girlfriend is the only one that uses my video subscription like Netflix and half the commercials are in Spanish

Happy to help!!

🙏🏼

Ive seen them and believe the work great. It’s an ice mold that sits on top an ice chest.

Should work! Let me know how it goes

Awesome

Exactly! And it’s how I thought of it. I know I’m not the first I was just baffled I couldn’t find it mentioning it

Same! glad you enjoyed this

Glad it was helpful!

Beautiful place!!! Enjoy that weather! 🥂 cheers !

welcome! glad you enjoyed!

Using a mug that tapers a little towards the bottom makes it so much easier. Something I didn’t mention, sorry. Is yours just straight? Also did you let it sit for about 15 mins? Using a knife it lets air behind the ice where the water is to release the vacuum?

@@justhaveadrink, no, my cup is not straight, it is tapered. I did let it sit about 15 minutes, but being insulated, no air is able to get to the sides to warm it to release. Adding the solo cup doesn't take up any more room than the tumbler by itself. I can wrap my hands around the solo cup and provide heat and the ice just pops out. My problem is that I can't remember to pull it out before it completely freezes. But no biggie, the cloudy part is only about a 1/4 of the ice and still melts slowly, which was my main goal. Sure, clear ice is beautiful, but slow melting ice is my main objective. Thanks for the response.