Recent content by WNKbrew

drill a corny lid for a TW18-L-1/4-R thermowell from BrewHardware. Plenty long, easy install, no keg modification.

I like pellet smokers. Easy, consistent, stable temps, don't often have time to babysit.

Yes. Pretty much, even if only for 2 hrs. Running a vertical cabinet pellet smoker, usually has quite a bit in it.

I nearly always use a smoke tube in my pellet smoker

All I can say is WOW. My chest freezer is just lagering/cold storage. You must have a UPS or backup generator for that beauty.

I use a variant of this. Smoke at 225f until 150-155IT. Then wrap, put in 350f oven to power through stall, then unwrap, back into 225f smoker to "rebark" until 202IT. IMHO this does a few things. Saves time and pellets, a short wrap (too long a wrap turns meat mushy), keeps meat juicy, and a...

I use camlocks - are mil spec worldwide and very easy to clean. With a bit of practice using 1 handed no problem. QD's are not all compatible so expansion can be a problem (seems like I'm forever expanding). Not as easy to clean. A little more $ than camlocks. Not familiar w/Blichmann's. The...

I'm so glad those days are behind me, you could get stabbed in the hand with a fork just reaching for the last hot dog. That chuck looks awesome.

$9 and some time makes a fine grill shelf. Factory shelf is what, $100?

no, I just recognized a stair tread. 35yrs in the trades.

great use of a stair tread? there's smoked malt, has anyone tried smoked hops for a brew? 🤔

We've been known to have a 'bacon emergency' 😭

I trade some to friends who make/farm honey, jam, eggs, butter, etc. Give it to family and friends who revel in it's salty goodness. Wife and I keep some for ourselves. Typically do 3 smokes, ~150lbs, every winter. Our families and friends don't buy bacon. They also get most of the 200+ lbs of...

50 lbs, went into smoker to dry Jan 18, smoked Jan 20, 21, 22. Rested in smoker 2 more days. Sliced and vac packed Jan 25. Smoker never above 38f.

I'll have to try it and compare to brunwater. Always looking for easier/efficient, though the two aren't mutually exclusive.