New to this, Am i doing something wrong?

[rickw]

Briskets take a long time. My last 12lber went around 13 hours @ 240F.

 

[ubernoober]

would it be terrible if i took it off at 180?

 

[pignit]

If you do... you need to wrap it in foil with some liquid... apple juice.. cherry juice.... beer.... what ever and put it in the oven on 275 to finish it up to 200 or so. It's still gonna be kinda tough at 180. Don't need much liquid but put some in. If you saved any juice coming off the brisket us it.

 

[rickw]

It should be good for slicing @ 180. I do agree it might not be as tender as one would like.

 

[ubernoober]

Well my first smoke went great, I had to slice the brisket thin to get it really tender. It wasn't super jucie but it wasn't dry by any means. My sauage and atbs were perfect! I kinda burnt the ribs but with the meat falling off the bone , it was great. Thanks for the help!