July 4th Brisket

atbarr

Well the rain held off until I got everything going. I put a chimney cap on top to keep the rain out, and a baggie over the remote transmitter. I won't need to open until late this evening. You can't beat a BGE. Some French's mustard and Butt rub.

A.T.

bigguy136

Looks like a great start.

I have a 19 lb going on Saturday morning.

DMurf

Are those two flats?

atbarr

Yes sir, two flats.

lousubcap

I would put some foil under the parts that are exposed outside the drip pan to cut down on the overcook possibilities.  Flats are tricky but even the singles and strike-outs are good in Q sammiches.  Enjoy the cook!

atbarr

Yep, I'll remember that next time. I'm still having trouble keeping my BGE smoking for over 5 hrs. So there in my oven at 230 degrees.

henapple

5 hrs... What sort of problems?

atbarr

The temperature was at 180, when I pulled them.

sporktaor

Maybe a hiQ would help with ash flow. Could be charcoal with a lot of ash or old ash build up.