Swamp Cooler

This is the swamp cooler I'm using to keep fermentation temps somewhat under control for the IPA I brewed this weekend. Ambient temp is about 69 - 74 deg., depending on the time of day. Theres about 2 inches of water in the bottom of the tub, and I'm rotating ice packs in there, water temp varies from about 60 - 65. Just checked the very active fermenting wort, temp is about 68 or so. Seems to be working! Pic below:

Trying New Hops

Well, I was rummaging through my hop freezer and found some "old" hops that I had bought on a whim from Northern Brewer in 2006. Hops were 2 oz. of Chinook. I also found some Bramling Cross hops that my lhbs owner recommended. Sounds like an IPA to me. Brewed 10.5 gallons or so today.
20 lbs. Pilsner Malt
2 lbs. Munich
1 lb. Crystal 60L
2 oz Chinook (12.9% AA) @ 60 min.
1 oz Cascade (7.8% AA) @ 30 min.
1 oz Cascade (7.8% AA) @ 15 min.
1 oz Bramling Cross (5% AA) @ 5 min.
1 oz Bramling Cross (5% AA) @ flameout
whirlfloc at 15 min.
2 packs US-05.
Ended up with 10.5 gallons or so at OG 1.062 (76% efficiency, not bad)
Basement is somewhat warm, so I'm trying the swamp cooler method of fermentation to keep temps down. Basement is about 74, got the wort down to 67-68 at this point. We'll see how it goes.

Pint Pictures

It's been a while, so I figured I would post a photo of what I'm drinking now.

On the left is the Pilsner IPA that I made in May, and on the right is the Newborn Stout I made at the wife's request to celebrate the birth of our second daughter, Isabelle. The IPA looks pretty dark, and it is, I think next time I'll cut back the roasted barley a touch. Both are really good, the stout is not as chocolatey as previous batches, so my adjustment worked out well. Cheers!