Gonna be a good day!

day_trippr · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject: Gonna be a good day!

It's a beauty of a day here in Central Massachusetts, blue sky, mid-80s, moderate humidity and a gentle breeze. A fine day for policing the gardens this morning and some Q'in' and sippin' all afternoon!

Lightly trimmed a fresh rack of spares last night, got 'em all rubbed up and chillin' overnight. Just got the wee cooker up to speed with nice blue smoke and loaded the rack.

Another 5 minutes and I'm hittin' the keezer and doing my elbow exercises Laughing

Cheers!
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BluDawg · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Sounds like a great day a Man, a Smoker and a qt of 12 yr old Single Malt. I'd be happy to trade you the weather it was 110 yesterday and its 105 in the shade on the front porch now.
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k.c.hawg · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 17 May 2009 Posts: 1752

day_tripper you can't beat a day of milling around in the garden followed by firing up the smoker and pouring down some cold ones. Enjoy your day and save some cold ones for when those spares come off.
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MacEggs · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Looks outstanding, day_trippr!
Enjoy the day and the suds! Cool

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Toga · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Looking good so far man. Be sure to post pics of the ribs after you remove the foil. I want to see what the stout will do to them Smile

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day_trippr · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Well, I'm not seeing anything different about the ribs with just the quarter cup of (actually, pretty darned black) stout. They smell wicked pissah good, though Laughing

Major pull back going on here.

Anyway, the rack is back on the humble smoker for an hour...

...while I whip up some corn bread and a fresh garden salad.

Cheers!
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MacEggs · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Looks good, so far!
I just ate, and I'm full,
and I could totally scarf that back right now! Smile

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day_trippr · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Ok, I'm officially going to Hell. While my wife had her usual three ribs, I totally killed the rest of the rack! Woof!

Cranked up the fire and sizzled on some doctored sauce...

...and plated my first helping.

Then went back for more of everything...twice. Ribs gone, salad gone, corn bread nearly so. If I had to move quickly right how I'd just run up the white flag instead...

I couldn't detect the stout in the mix with the rub and sauce, so I reckon it'll just be for drinking. I can live with that Very Happy

fwiw, I used a mix of apple and cherry chunks. It's a good combo for porky things...

Cheers! (urrrrp!)
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k.a.m. · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

day_trippr, awesome job on the ribs they look delicious. Very Happy

For a minute there I thought you were going for my all time favorite dry ribs but the wet ones look amazing. Very Happy

I love the plate up with the cornbread as well. Nicely done my man. Very Happy

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MacEggs · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

I can never find ribs that look like that at any grocery store.
Would have to go to a butcher and get lucky. Confused

Great lookin' smoke, dude! Don't waste beer on food, it's not worth it. Confused

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sparks58 · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

day_tripper. Yer ribs look killer, and your plate up is nuthin' but delicious, but how much beer do you have on tap. If that aint Utopia...I don't know Very Happy

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day_trippr · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Thanks for the kind words, gentlefolk.

k.a.m., my boys are dry smoked mavens, but I enjoy experimenting with sauces - and I really like the look of a nicely caramelized sauce (so pretty! Wink

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I actually came close to an epic fail on the sauce, though: I was doctoring up a blend of bottled sauces and added a full teaspoon of my own powdered jalapeno to about a cup of blend. And quickly rediscovered that powder truly is weapons-grade material. I mean, I love heat, but I had to keep my mouth full of beer for like a half hour before things got under control Shocked

My wife wouldn't have gotten to a second bite. Not good.

So I mixed up another batch and added just a couple of tablespoons of the first batch to it which was just about right, so tragedy was averted. It's gotta be a bitch to scrape caramelized nuclear sauce off a rack Embarassed

I'll keep the first batch in the fridge and use it like you'd use any other "wicked friggin' hot sauce".

MacEggs, you're right! btw, those actually are supermarket racks, I get them at a Market Basket about a half hour west of me, they always have nice fresh spares for sale. I've never found them anywhere closer, and that's covering a lot of stores.

sparks58 and Tug, thanks for the kind words. It was too tasty to not finish off, though it's gonna wreak havoc on my youthful figure Laughing

Four of those faucets have beer behind them in five gallon Cornelius kegs. I'm guessing as of tonight there's around 15 gallons that hasn't been consumed yet. I have two more 5 gallon brews in the final stages of fermenting and should be ready in a week or so, then all six faucets will be loaded just in time for the dog days ahead. It may not be Utopia but it's close enough for me Very Happy

So...one more of those Stouts and it's off to bed for me!

Cheers - and G'Nite, all!
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SVonhof · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Nice beer dispensary there day_trippr!

I would love to have something like that but would never drink enough to make it worth it!
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Fig Pucker · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Damn! Those look good.

Wish I read this thread yesterday as i drove right by your town at supper time.... Wink

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patruns · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Now I am hungry and thirsty...... Rolling Eyes

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MacEggs · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

Just read this article this morning. Kinda cool. Cool

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/27/brewery-finds-success-in-home-grown-beer/
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roxy · Posted: Jul 29 2011 Post subject:

Wow is all I got to say..!! The ribs looked awesome, the corn bread as well..

I am so green with envy over that beer tap you got. I think if I had that at my place I wouldn't ever leave to go to work.. Laughing

Just tip my head at a rakish angle and learn to open throat.. Wink

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