Lawrence Brewers Guild

I'm looking for a used smoker. Nothing fancy, just something that'll get the job done while I'm still learning and not quite sure about what I'm doing.

Devin I have a smoker I do not use this is a good one with 16x20 fire box that you can grill on with a 16wide x18 deep x 36 tall smoker box on the side i believe its a New Braufels smokers the wind blew it over and is not as tight as once was but stil works great. $ 50.00 Jack!!

Il'll take it. Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for! When you want to meet up and do the exchange?

BourbonDrinker wrote:Il'll take it. Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for! When you want to meet up and do the exchange?

I will help you with a mod that will help even the heat in the cooking chamber.

I can't say no to an offer like that! I'll let you know when I've got the smoker at my place.

Look up the Minion Method. Helps keep even eat over time.

http://www.homebbq.com/index.php/archives/82

I agree on the lump charcoal, I'm just not sure what's in those briquettes.
jim

how about a perm. tread about smoking seems to be a common interest amoung brewers
I'm doing a chunk of salmon this week, did a brine for it last nite, letting it dry a while.
I want to do some grain, the current issue of zym. has an article
also once saw this device using an aquaium pump for cold smoking smoked mozzerla is the bomb

Checkers has lump

Hey, I have three cookers.....one is smoker used a couple of times, a old kettle grill that works great and a homemade grill (with stainless steel grates) I won in a raffle. I am sure I have something if the first grill does not work for you.

Bierdog wrote:Hey, I have three cookers.....one is smoker used a couple of times,

What kind, style and size it this one?

Thanks for the offer. I think the first smoker will work for me. It needs a little TLC, but I think I can whip it into shape with a little wire brush, power washing, and high-temp paint.

Need to add some tuning plates in that sucker!

After I'm done with the wire brush and paint she should look better than new. The next plan is a heat deflector where heat passes into the smokebox and some firebricks in the fire and smoke boxes. I'll see if I can find a charcoal cage as well to put in the firebox.

Anyone have a spare metal cage the size of a milk crate?

BourbonDrinker wrote:After I'm done with the wire brush and paint she should look better than new. The next plan is a heat deflector where heat passes into the smokebox and some firebricks in the fire and smoke boxes. I'll see if I can find a charcoal cage as well to put in the firebox.

Anyone have a spare metal cage the size of a milk crate?

Tuning plates would cost just a hair more than a reflector and will do much more for your heat distribution, imo.

@Blktre

I read up on tuning plates. They sound awesome for horizontal offset smokers, but this one is a vertical offset...