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rumwalker

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Jul 3, 2017
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Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA)
Put my first brisket on my COS this morning. Here's the details:

9 lb choice
Dry rubbed at 2am with salt, pepper, onion powder, dried minced onion, garlic powder, and brown sugar
Misted with apple juice at the two hour mark and the three hour mark
Dropped on the grill at 9am, currently noon with my temp probe reading 158. (Is that fast? I feel like that was fast. Is this the stall?)

Oven thermometer reading ranges wildly from 200-300 because I leak a lot of heat and smoke through every hole in this grill, and I'm not great at managing my firebox, plus there's a varying breeze. Rain is expected around 2pm, about two hours from now. Should I pull and foil it now?

Here is my current look:


 
I usually pan or wrap my briskets at 165/170° your color looks nice you could carry it to 165° and wrap. The reason I pan and foil cover is because the brisket has a bit more breathing room and I collect the juices. I check them for probe tender in the middle flat at 205°. If tender they rest covered till the drop to 160°/165°.
 
Well, it sat at 162 for awhile then dropped to 160, so I pulled it and double wrapped it with a bit of apple juice in the bottom. Now the temp is zooming up, 181 as I type after about 45 minutes wrapped. Is it normal to shoot up that quickly? I'm a bit confused as I was expecting this to take 9-10 hours, and here we are approaching the 5 and 1/2 hour mark and it's appearing like it'll be done within 1-2 more at the rate it's increasing.
 
Running in the upper 250°/300° area will produce the results your'e seeing. A 15 lb. to 18 lb. trimmed packer usually takes me around 7.5 to 8 hours to bring to probe tender cooking between 250°/300°.
 
Final update: after pulling off the smoker I rested in a cooler for two hours. Just cut it open and tried a couple bites from the ends and the middle section. It turned out incredibly juicy, flavorful, and almost (not quite, but reeeaaally close) melt in your mouth consistency. However, as you can see in the pictures below, I got almost no smoke penetration. Advice for next time?
 
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The smoke ring does not mean a lot other than a wow factor. Did the brisket taste like it had enough smoke to you? It looks wonderful to me Very nice work. 
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