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First I want to thank Chris and all of the rest of the gang. I started visiting this board about 6 weeks ago, and I've learned alot.
For my first smoke I've got 2 butts weighing a total of about 14lbs. I'm following The Renowned Mr. Brown recipe and the Minion Method. I trimmed and rubbed the butts yesterday. This morning I took them back out the fridge at 3:56 am. It is 19 degrees with 0 wind. I lighted 40 Kingsford Briquettes in my chimney, and then rerubbed my butts. I'm measuring temps at the top grate with a polder probe. I'm using 4 fist size chunks of cherry, and 2 fists of hickory.
4:15 am My wife gets up to take picture of crazy husband. HeHe, who is really crazy here?
4:40 Dumped Coals, Assembled Cooker
4:46 Grate 84 degrees All vents open
5:06 Grate 201, Bottom vents move to 25% open
5:18 Grate 222 Is it too early to crack a beer?
5:30 Grate 240 I leave 1 vent at 25%, close the rest of the bottom vents.
6:00 Grate 248 I close 1 grate and move the other 2 to 10%
6:30 Grate 231 I open the 3rd vent to 10%. So all 3 at 10%
7:07 Grate 231 I replenish water. Temp spikes to 241 but I leave the vents alone
7:27 Grate 233. All bottom vents at 10%. The temps settled back down. I am amazed, but the house is still asleep, so I keep my excitement to myself. It is 22 degress, still 0 wind.
7:40 Grate 226 I move vents to 25,25,10
9:00 Grate 239 Air 29 Wind 0 I replenish water using hot, almost none needed, and I mopped.
9:20 Grate 253 I move vents to 10,10,10
10:54 Grate 224 Air 38 Wind has picked up to 12 mph. I open the grates to 25,25,25
11:10 Grate 222 I insert probe into meat and take my first reading of 147. I turn the meat, replenish water with hot and mop.
11:25 Grate 221 Temp still dropping so I open all vents to 100,100,100
11:48 Grate 251 Meat 158 I move vents to 10,25,10
12:23 Grate 240 Meat 163 Air 42 Vents 50,50,50
12:27 Grate 246 Meat 163 Vents 25,25,25
1:30 Grate 239 Meat 161 Air 42 Wind 16 Mostly Cloudy Vents 25,25,25 Replenish Water
1:57 Grate 235 Meat 161 Vents 50,25,25
2:17 Grate 235 Meat 161 Vents 50,50,50 I'm concerned the meat temp isn't moving so I'm going to bring the temp up about 10 degrees
2:33 Grate 239 Meat 161 Vents 100,100,100
3:00 Grate 239 Meat 161 Vents 100,100,100 I Turn the meat, mop, replenish the water and reinsert the probe into the meat. Crack my first beer.
3:44 Grate 235 Meat 156 I'm getting very concerned about the meat temps. Vents 100,100,100. I also stir the coals.
4:15 Grate 239 Meat 158 Vents 100,100,100 I add 40 briquettes and about 2 fists of Hickory wood. I 'm on my 2nd beer.
4:45 Grate 203 Meat 158 Vents 100,100,100
5:22 Grate 231 Meat 156 Vents 100,100,100
6:00 Grate 237 Meat 158 Vents 100,100,100 Mop. I eat a small piece
6:47 Grate 221 I can't increase my heat, and I don't know why Vents continue to be 100,100,100.
8:20 Grate 217 Vents 100,100,100 I add 1 Chimney of unlit coals
8:45 I add 40 lit coals Meat 154
9:00 Grate 135 and climbing
9:30 Grate 266 Meat 168 Air 43 Vents 100,100,100 Wind 10
10:12 Grate 255 Meat 185 Vents 100,100,100
10:47 Grate 251 Meat 190 I pull the top butt, and I move the bottom butt to the top. It's temp is 183
11:28 Grate 261 Meat 183
11:50 Grate 241 Meat 185 It has started to rain so I pull it.
For my first smoke I've got 2 butts weighing a total of about 14lbs. I'm following The Renowned Mr. Brown recipe and the Minion Method. I trimmed and rubbed the butts yesterday. This morning I took them back out the fridge at 3:56 am. It is 19 degrees with 0 wind. I lighted 40 Kingsford Briquettes in my chimney, and then rerubbed my butts. I'm measuring temps at the top grate with a polder probe. I'm using 4 fist size chunks of cherry, and 2 fists of hickory.
4:15 am My wife gets up to take picture of crazy husband. HeHe, who is really crazy here?
4:40 Dumped Coals, Assembled Cooker
4:46 Grate 84 degrees All vents open
5:06 Grate 201, Bottom vents move to 25% open
5:18 Grate 222 Is it too early to crack a beer?
5:30 Grate 240 I leave 1 vent at 25%, close the rest of the bottom vents.
6:00 Grate 248 I close 1 grate and move the other 2 to 10%
6:30 Grate 231 I open the 3rd vent to 10%. So all 3 at 10%
7:07 Grate 231 I replenish water. Temp spikes to 241 but I leave the vents alone
7:27 Grate 233. All bottom vents at 10%. The temps settled back down. I am amazed, but the house is still asleep, so I keep my excitement to myself. It is 22 degress, still 0 wind.
7:40 Grate 226 I move vents to 25,25,10
9:00 Grate 239 Air 29 Wind 0 I replenish water using hot, almost none needed, and I mopped.
9:20 Grate 253 I move vents to 10,10,10
10:54 Grate 224 Air 38 Wind has picked up to 12 mph. I open the grates to 25,25,25
11:10 Grate 222 I insert probe into meat and take my first reading of 147. I turn the meat, replenish water with hot and mop.
11:25 Grate 221 Temp still dropping so I open all vents to 100,100,100
11:48 Grate 251 Meat 158 I move vents to 10,25,10
12:23 Grate 240 Meat 163 Air 42 Vents 50,50,50
12:27 Grate 246 Meat 163 Vents 25,25,25
1:30 Grate 239 Meat 161 Air 42 Wind 16 Mostly Cloudy Vents 25,25,25 Replenish Water
1:57 Grate 235 Meat 161 Vents 50,25,25
2:17 Grate 235 Meat 161 Vents 50,50,50 I'm concerned the meat temp isn't moving so I'm going to bring the temp up about 10 degrees
2:33 Grate 239 Meat 161 Vents 100,100,100
3:00 Grate 239 Meat 161 Vents 100,100,100 I Turn the meat, mop, replenish the water and reinsert the probe into the meat. Crack my first beer.
3:44 Grate 235 Meat 156 I'm getting very concerned about the meat temps. Vents 100,100,100. I also stir the coals.
4:15 Grate 239 Meat 158 Vents 100,100,100 I add 40 briquettes and about 2 fists of Hickory wood. I 'm on my 2nd beer.
4:45 Grate 203 Meat 158 Vents 100,100,100
5:22 Grate 231 Meat 156 Vents 100,100,100
6:00 Grate 237 Meat 158 Vents 100,100,100 Mop. I eat a small piece
6:47 Grate 221 I can't increase my heat, and I don't know why Vents continue to be 100,100,100.
8:20 Grate 217 Vents 100,100,100 I add 1 Chimney of unlit coals
8:45 I add 40 lit coals Meat 154
9:00 Grate 135 and climbing
9:30 Grate 266 Meat 168 Air 43 Vents 100,100,100 Wind 10
10:12 Grate 255 Meat 185 Vents 100,100,100
10:47 Grate 251 Meat 190 I pull the top butt, and I move the bottom butt to the top. It's temp is 183
11:28 Grate 261 Meat 183
11:50 Grate 241 Meat 185 It has started to rain so I pull it.