My First Smoke- Spatchcocked Chicken...w/ pics

[WISmoker]

Couldn't wait any longer.  After seasoning my smoker last night, I decided to smoke a yard bird, spatchcocked style, to break in the Ol' OBS4.  Brined it in

1 gallon water
3/4 cup kosher salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
8-10 whole black peppercorns

for 6 hours

Thoughts on the brine?  Simple enough, yet effective?  Feedback is appreciated, since it is my first smoke.

Rubbed er' up with some Grillmates Chicken Rub leftover from the summer grilling season. 
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6523/2232011spatchcockchicke.jpg


Preheated the smoker to (tried 275), but that simply wouldn't work.  I guess I will need the 2nd heating element for these cold WI winters, since that puppy never got above 240 degrees the entire cooking time.  Anyway, tossed the bird in at 220.  Temp dipped to 186, and took a little while to recover.  2nd element again, sounded nice....Got a Dual Probe PID, so I'm thinking long and hard about one. 

Anyway, after 3 hours at around 238-240, the 2nd probe hit 165.  Here is the finished product.  Looks AND TASTED...delicious...
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6523/2232011spatchcockchicke.jpg

[WISmoker]

And how do you get the pictures to just show up in the post???

...ugh.

[GusRobin]

Go to this link
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?488-Answers-To-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s&p=768#post768

Also, when you smoke the chicken, did you have the vent open? When smoking poultry, the vent should be wide open to let the moisture out.
(You'll love the 2nd element when you add it.)

[WISmoker]

Vent was wide open....and the Bradley is in my garage, so wind wasn't much of a factor (even though the door was open)

???

[DTAggie]

Wow man that looks awful good.  Mighty fine indeed.

[SouthernSmoked]

Mighty fine looking bird!

Let's Eat!!

[steve-o]

Chicken looks great! You made pretty good time too...

The first one I did I did a similiar brine but mine had soy sauce and olive oil in it as well. I also tossed in some pureed garlic and bay leaves too.

What wood did you use?

[Habanero Smoker]

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[WISmoker]

Steve: 2 hours of hickory

Habs:  Thanks!  Will know going forward :)