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Thanks everyone for all of the great advice. I found a bag of Kingsford competition at Walmart abd used it to cook a brisket. I got a good 11 hours out of the full bag. It was a small 8lb brisket so thats all it needed. Also it was cold that day so I figured that was the reason for only 11...

Oh ok. I didn't realize that my posts were hard to read. I'll keep that in mind.

Paragraphs are my friend?. Don't quite understand that commemt. However, yes. After about 7 hours I notice temp starting to drop so I open the vents.....eventually they are wide open. Once wide open the temp rises shortly then begins to dro.

Dave, Others have mentioned an extra thermometer and thats something i'll definetely try. Where do you find the KC. I've only ever seen KBB in the blue bag. Maybe i'm not looking in the right place or hard enough. Also, When you add more fuel do you add more lit coals or do you gather all...

Dave, No I haven't tried or thought of using a second grate. It's worth a try.

Tim, As the temp begins to drop the coals look almost spent. ..they are still burning red but most of the ring is spent and its not generating enough heat....I usually have to dump more lit coals inside. My water bowl is rather huge. I started out filling the water bowl with water and just...

Jerry, Is it a good idea for me to get an external thermometer to gauge the temp inside the dome?

Jerry, The ash could be the problem. I do notice that there is a lot of ash in the holder after the cook so maybe the fir is getting choked out. As far as the temp reading correct, I don't have anything to go by besides the dome thermometer. I don't have an accessory thermometer. May be a...

I have an 18.5" WSM and I absolutely love the thing but I'm having an issue. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but my WSM won't hold temperature for longer than 7-8 hours. I smoke ribs on it just fine but I can't seem to get a longer cook out of it. I've had it for about 6 months now and I...