Packer Brisket Cook- Journal

[pigbark]

Packer purchase weight 15.65 lbs
Trimmed weight 13.00 Lbs

Date: 9-1-2019
outside air temp in southern Indiana today is : 89 high
Humidity is a pleasant 56%

Smoker-Pellet, using Pit Boss Hickory

Water-Yes 1.75 gals.

prep - salt was medium heavy and garlic was medium.. Refrigerated over night..

Start time 10:30 am

Cook Temp 225 for the entire cook..

10:30 185 37 40 39
Time Temp probe 1 2 3
11:30 225 85 72 60
12:00 230 91 79 115
12:30 228 106 95 127
1:00 226 117 108 135
1:30 232 126 120 142
2:00 232 133 131 145
2:30 228 138 138 151
3:00 230 141 142 153 <-- starting to pump alot of juices-added a catch pan with a little beef stock in it.. setting above water pan.. - started misting a mixture of beef stock and brown sugar ..
3:30 205 144 147 156 <-- temp drop from misting..
4:00 217 147 149 156
4:00 214 147 149 156
4:30 228 149 149 154
5:00 228 149 149 154
5:30 230 151 149 154 <-- refill pellet hopper.
6:00 222 151 151 154 <-- Pan , covered with foil til done
6:30 230 151 151 153 Let R Ride
7:00 228 151 153 160
7:30 234 156 160 165
8:00 233 167 172 176
8:30 237 172 178 181
9:00 235 178 185 187
9:30 237 187 194 194
10:00 235 192 198 198
10:30 230 200 203 204 - Done rite at 12 hrs..
11:00
11:30
Midnight

6 PM pic-Mahogany color- My wife isnt big on the bark..

 

[texomakid]

56% humidity is something we rarely see around these parts. I bet we average higher than 70%. Good looking chunk of meat. watching....

 

[pigbark]

56% humidity is something we rarely see around these parts. I bet we average higher than 70%. Good looking chunk of meat. watching....

same here with the Humidity. 70% is normal this time of year.. nice to have a break from it..

 

[eddiememphis]

Haha! It's 95° and 11% here in Denver.

Pigbark, why add beef stock to the catch pan?

 

[pigbark]

Haha! It's 95° and 11% here in Denver.

Pigbark, why add beef stock to the catch pan?

last time I didnt have much aujue juice. I had alot of fat.. i didnt wrap or cover either. this time I am.. so I seen where Myron Mixon uses a Beef stock mist, so i added a little to the pan.. Beef flavor to Beef Brisket wont hurt anything.

 

[pigbark]

 

[gmc2003]

Good looking brisket, nicely done. My wife and I aren't huge fans of heavy bark either. Good call on adding the beef stock to the pan. I do this also. It helps prevent the natural juices/drippings from evaporating in my WSM. I also use a small rack in the pan when I wrap so the brisket doesn't sit in the juice. Again nicely done.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[pigbark]

Thanks, I seen where someone used coffee in the pan with beef stock.. I'm going to try that..