My First Butt on the Large: a Novella

I put this 6.43 lb. bone-in Boston butt on the LBGE at 200F at 1439 Sunday:



I eased the dome temp up to about 215F over the next 4 hours or so, and then eased it up a little more to around 230F by the time I went to bed around 2200. I set the alarm on the wireless at 200F.

I got up around 0600 and the egg was at 210F dome, and the wireless thermo read 183F. I went out and opened the bottom vent about 3/4 full, and opened the daisy holes maximally. At 0726, the thermo was as below, and I had to pull it, as I had to go to work:


...and this is what I saw:



Got it inside:


...and stuck a fork in it:


Got home from work, got it out of the fridge, finished pulling it, fed a few people, and here's the aftermath (and a couple of pints of good porter!):




Though I didn't have time to let it get to the magic range of 195-200F, it did cook for 16 hours and 46 minutes, and the results were magical!

I did not open the egg at all until the end. I used a full load of BGE lump and a small log of white oak and a small cherry log also, and there was fuel to spare. I can probably cook a steak dinner with the fuel that's still in there. A big steak dinner.

Peace.