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@Golly @Hogsy @1buckie @Winz @ramsfan @Idahawk and anyone else that might be interested!
I cooked a Brisket (9#s flat only) on Sunday the 5th using my new Ranch and after following the advice and info here it was a success!
My set up as 5 briqs (2x3) with wood placed through out (a chunk of cherry at the start with mesquite and hickory for the remainder)and I placed chunks of lump through out as "burn insurance".
The setup
I lit a full chimney of K comp (which was my fuel as well) and put it at one end and kind of spread it out some to help get the heat spread out.
I closed off the right and rear vent (as you look at it) and cracked the third vent barely open under the fire, I let it get going for a few minutes and then closed the lid. The lid vent as open about half way and left it there for the remainder of the cook.
Some things that I would do differently would be to open the vent under the fire as it progressed as I had it choked off by ash later into the cook by using just the one vent when I started out, also I think I need to either increase the length of my snake or do a 3x3 snake as I had to add fuel towards the end.
I want to thank you all for the great info for using the Ranch to smoke on and making it a success!