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Anyone ever used spent malt grains from brewing for smoking? It smells so good when the wort is cooking it seems like it would make really tasty smoke but it is so light it might just be bitter.

Hi everyone, I have been working over the last few months at my parents house and have been taking out some trees. I was saving a bunch of the wood but there is more than I can use. If anyone is close to either Carlsbad or Beaumont let me know. I have apple, plum, almond, quince, and maybe...

While I have the butts going I have a few minutes to finally give you guys some pics of the BB's that I cooked for mother's day. They were a huge hit. 5.5 hours total with one hour of those in foil, home made rub, and then browned on my DCS and sauced...

Well it is 10:15pm here in San Diego on Friday night. I just put two Costco boneless butts on with some pecan and mesquite and home made rub. Temps are still a little on the low side but doing minion method and should come back up. Total was about 15.5 pounds. I am hoping that they are ready...

So I was at my local Costco this afternoon and saw for the first time Kirkland Signature brand hard wood lump charcoal. I just bought a bunch of K there last weekend otherwise I would have bought some. Anyone used this before? 10 bucks for a 20 pound bag. That's almost twice the price of the...

So I have read Kevin's page on beef jerky and want to give it a go on the WSM. Problem is that I can't find TenderQuick anywhere here. So I guess two questions: 1) how important is it to cure the meat since it will be smoked and dried and 2) If it is that important is there something that is a...

Anyone ever used asian plum wood for smoke. They are generally ornamental but I would guess the wood is similar to regular plum. The tree I am talking about is the kind that have red bark and red leaves and they get little tiny plums about the size of a cherry. A neighbor is taking one out...

Has anyone ever heard of using either of these kinds of wood for smoking? Here in So Cal most of the orchards that remain are one of these two.