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    What to buy?

    I just bought a 40" MES from Sams on Saturday. Did my first smoke on it yesterday. Really easy to use and I was watching the temps (with the control unit because I didn't have a thermometer handy, just ordered a Maverick ET-73) during reheating times after opening the door and they went up...
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    How does the Char-Griller Smokin Pro work in the winter?

    Do you use your CG in the summer more? Are you happy with the MES and the Q it produces? Do you have a smoke daddy or smoke generator on your MES?
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    How does the Char-Griller Smokin Pro work in the winter?

    I am going through all the options on which smoker to buy/build. I was at Menards last night looking for 22" grates for a UDS build (still unsure about this as I'm having trouble getting a barrel) and I saw the Char-Griller Smokin Pro for like $180 with the firebox. I am wondering how this...
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    best beer for BBQ

    I've seen that in the local stores, I'll have to give it a try! Thanks for the recommendation!
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    Whole Hog

    From what I've heard (and briefly tasted, haven't had much whole hog bbq or shoulder bbq anyways) is that when you do whole hog, you get a different flavor than when you just do shoulders.
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    best beer for BBQ

    I'm gonna get some Hopslam this weekend and I need to search out this Gumball Head. This is like the 20th time I've heard about it this week so its gotta be good.
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    Beer Advocate traders

    I'm looking for some Pliny the Younger, if anyone sees it or can get it, let me know!
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    best beer for BBQ

    Not a big fan of Guiness, or of stouts for that matter. I'm a huge hop-bomb kinda guy. I liked Rolling Rock too. I haven't had it in a while, is the taste still the same now that Budweiser bought them and shut down the glass-lined tank brewery in Latrobe?
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    MES Elements & Extension Cords

    I unfortunately have the same deal at my house. It was built in the 50s and it has the old screw in fuses instead of a circuit breaker. I already blew a fuse plugging in my pizza oven. I'm updating the electrical in the spring. The outdoor electrical is a bit newer (80s) and it was able to...
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    best beer for BBQ

    I haven't done Leinenkugels cause its up north even though they have a brewery in Milwaukee. I want to do the New Glarus and the Tyrenena one yet. You should check out Lakefront. Its one of my favorites that I have been on. Great beer and you get quite a bit of beer (I believe 4 samples but...
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    best beer for BBQ

    I'd like to shoot for both.. I did Goose Islands tour and then ate at the "pub" (a little fancier than a pub). Really REALLY enjoyed that.
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    MES Elements & Extension Cords

    How long is the cord on the MES?
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    best beer for BBQ

    I'm planning a trip to hit up the brewery soon. I can get 3 Floyds up here. In fact, Monday I bought a 6er of Alpha King and am currently enjoying it very very much. I love tongue destroyers like Dogfish 90 or 120 min IPA or Moylans Triple IPA.
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    MES Tips

    I have a question about the extension cord. The only way I would be able to use this smoker outdoors is with an extension cord. I'm looking at buying a new 40" MES this weekend but if I can't use an extension cord (thick orange one, maybe 30 ft or so) I will have to rethink my decision and go...
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    best beer for BBQ

    That Three Floyds looks/sounds delicious. I'll have to try it out sometime. I'm a big Pale Ale drinker (IPAs, IIPAs, APAs). I am a huge fan of Yuengling, maybe for the fact that I can't get it here in WI. I take a trip down to TN/NC every year and I load up on some Yuengling to bring back...
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    Real Home Brew

    hahaha I love your "wort chiller"!
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    MES - Need More Smoke

    From the post above it should be in the dump position.
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    Beer Advocate traders

    I'm on BA but I never do any trading. If your interested let me know! I'm in WI so I can get anything local if you want. Most of the stuff from MI we get here too. I'm a sucker for some Bells Two Hearted or Hopslam and a big fan of Founders Double Trouble. Let me know if there is anything...
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    How much does it cost to run your electric smoker?

    Got one more question, how are the MES, and other electrics, in cold weather? That was the big plus of the UDS to me was that it can run a constant 225-250 in cold weather with little to no babysitting.
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    How much does it cost to run your electric smoker?

    Thanks for the replies guys! Turns out the MES I was looking at on Cabela's site is back ordered like 7-8 weeks!! Thinking about picking up one of the new 30" MES with the window or possibly making my own smoke house with an electric element. I like the idea of the hot plate for the UDS too.
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