Massive brisket advice.

[Thomas The Tank]

I will start by sayin I’ve probably done 25+ packers and am by no means an expert. I have a 21.91lb prime packer from Sam’s in the feezer. I’m probably gonna smoke it for my pastor and his family for Christmas Day. I know this will take much longer than any brisket I’ve ever done, so any advice would be appreciated.

I will say I’m going to use my Rec Tec BFG to do this. Start on LO (180) for 4 hrs then bump up to 225 for a few hours and finish around 275-300 depending on how I’m feeling that day. Thinking of starting early 7:30 - 8am Christmas Eve. Would like to finish late morning on Christmas Day.

*Edit - my other option would be to start around 2pm Christmas Eve at 225 or higher, since I will be gone from about 8am-2pm.

 

[PorkHock]

Your gifting briskets this Holiday season, where can I sign up to be your friend?
In all seriousness Id run the pit at 275 for the whole cook. The weight of the meat is a good gauge for estimating the amount of time it may take to cook, but what you really want to look at is how thick the meat is. At almost 22lbs odds are you have a very thick brisket and the thicker the meat the longer its going to take. If I where to run the temperatures you listed, Id give my self more than what you have in your description. If worst come to worst and it gets done early you can always wrap the brisket and put it in a cooler and hold it for a few hours. Let us know how it turns out, I love a good brisket!

 

[Thomas The Tank]

Your gifting briskets this Holiday season, where can I sign up to be your friend?
In all seriousness Id run the pit at 275 for the whole cook. The weight of the meat is a good gauge for estimating the amount of time it may take to cook, but what you really want to look at is how thick the meat is. At almost 22lbs odds are you have a very thick brisket and the thicker the meat the longer its going to take. If I where to run the temperatures you listed, Id give my self more than what you have in your description. If worst come to worst and it gets done early you can always wrap the brisket and put it in a cooler and hold it for a few hours. Let us know how it turns out, I love a good brisket!

Yeah, I usually run lo at first for better smoke profile, but second guessing it and maybe starting higher 225-250 with a few smoke tubes and 8am start.

 

[Thomas The Tank]

So now I have other peeps on the Christmas brisket bandwagon and will probably be doing 2-3 more (maybe more) “normal” size briskets 12-15lb. I’m thinking it may be better just to save the 22lber for a rainy day, just to make it easier for timing purposes. Any thoughts??

 

[PorkHock]

Running the pit a little hotter with the addition of smoke tubes is a great idea

 

[chilerelleno]

Do the whole cook at 275°-300°, you still get good smoke flavor.
Or run smoke at those temps for a few hours and then kick it up to 375°-400° till done.
Saves lots of time and the results have been undeniable, great way to cook BIG briskets.

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[Sowsage]

I'm with chilerelleno ! I would go hotter. I'm a big fan of hot and fast cooks and as he said the smoke flavor will come through!

 

[Thomas The Tank]

Do the whole cook at 275°-300°, you still get good smoke flavor.
Or run smoke at those temps for a few hours and then kick it up to 375°-400° till done.
Saves lots of time and the results have been undeniable, great way to cook BIG briskets.

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www.smokingmeatforums.com

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www.smokingmeatforums.com

Thanks for the quick links! I will now be doing at least 3 whole packers (one of them being the last SRF Gold I’ve been holding onto for myself) I’m worried the 22lber will be throwing the timing of the other 2 off. Not sure I wanna try a hot n fast for the first time with a Wagyu in the BFG. I do like the idea of being done in 7-8 hrs though.

 

[chilerelleno]

Thomas The Tank
Heck, the Wagyu would be the best candidate for the method.

 

[daspyknows]

Thomas The Tank
Heck, the Wagyu would be the best candidate for the method.

That's what I was thinking. I have just the 21.89 lb Wagyu brisket to try.

 

[Thomas The Tank]

Whenever I decide to do the 22lber I will definitely go hot and fast!