Long time Homebrewer, finally made the leap into smoking!

[seedubxj]

Hey all. just got myself an ECB. 

After lots of reading, I managed to add a real thermo and drill my coal pan. Started my test burn this afternoon @ 4pm. By 4:45 it heated up to 275 degrees. Another 20 minutes later and it was 250. And its now 830, and it STILL at 250, original load of lump. I'm pretty excited. From what I've read, more people have issues with the ECB heating up, not cooling down. 

So my question is this. What is the proper way to get it to 225? Less lump initially? Less air? More air?

I just ordered some BGE felt seal and a weber 3 home damper, which will be my next mods, followed by externally mounted legs and stand alone fire bowl. 

I am planning my first smoke this weekend. I'm thinking babybacks. From what I gather, it seems pretty hard to mess them up. 

Nice to be here and I look forward to talking with you in the future.

Also, is there a contingent of homebrewers here as well?

-Christian

 

[scarbelly]

Hello and 

to SMF - glad you joined us 

Please do us a favor and update your profile with your location 

 

[seedubxj]

Hello and 

to SMF - glad you joined us 

Please do us a favor and update your profile with your location 

Done. 

 

[jrod62]

Welcome to SMF :welcome1:

 

[schmedleyp]

Used to home brew, not so much anymore, but BBQ and beer.....

Welcome to the forum!

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Christian! 

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

There are quite a few homebrewers here and we have a forum dedicated to the art: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/107/beer-ale