Another Ruffinit has come and gone. The same morons were there this year as last year. We did the same crap – fish, shoot, drink, bullshit, watch skin flicks, laugh. Here’s a video of me shooting some fruit with Joey’s .44:
Here’s the crew:
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I have a nice long post half-written about all the fun we’ve had with our Jeep lately. (Editor’s note: by fun I mean the exact opposite of fun.) But right now I’m getting ready to leave tomorrow morning to head to Clarion for Ruffinit 2009. That post will have to wait. What won’t have to wait, though, is an update on the Wee Heavy I brewed for Ruffinit.
Here’s a picture of it sitting in the secondary fermenter:
What’s that there next to it, in the bigger carboy? Why, that’s another batch! It’s a Belgian Witbier, similar to Hoegaarden or Celis White. Unfortunately, you can’t get the white color of witbier when brewing from extract, as I was. (I roughly used this recipe.) It’s more of a malted-milk brown color. As such, I plan to call it my “Belgian Shitbier.”
Next, here’s a picture of the Wee Heavy being racked from the secondary fermenter into the bottling bucket with spigot:
That was last Wednesday. Last night, I cracked open one (or two) of the 16 ouncers to help me enjoy the first Penguins playoff game:
Yum. It was similar to McEwans Scotch, but not as strong tasting. I mean the flavors, not the alcohol. The flavors are milder. It’s pretty sweet as there were a lot of unfermentable sugars, and it’s got a perfect smokiness. The alcohol is pretty high at 8.18%, but you don’t really notice you’re drinking such a potent brew.