How long for a 14lb. packer?

deadlyfrog

Need to BBQ two 8 lb. butts and a 14 lb. brisket for a friends family gathering. Can anyone suggest the cook time and any suggestion on a good smoke flavor. (peach, cherry, hickory, combo etc...) Also, what would one suggest for who is on top, brisket or butts and which should I monitor for temperature. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Just don't want to mess the cook up!

nick_banich

I'm a big fan of a cherry / apple mix

badinfluence

I like oak and apple. Would do but ts on top aswho ddoesn't love pork fat. Depending on temp is how long the cook will take. If done early just wrap in foil and put in a cooler. You should do that anyways with a brisket for at least a hour.

minniemoh

My personal preferences:

I would use hickory wood and put the brisket on top. Mine seem to turn out best at 225 degrees (I use a CyberQ) and take around 1.5 hrs per pound or maybe a little more. I may also want to rotate your grid every 3-4 hrs to make sure the pork butts are taking even heat. I would monitor temp of one of the butts since they should be done first. I would FTC them for a few hours while the brisket gets done. Make sure to FTC the brisket for at least an hour before serving.

I recently made a 13 lb brisket that was done at 18 hrs. I would think your pork will be done in ~12ish hrs from my experience. If you go at 275 grid temp, you could be done 3-4 hrs earlier.

TexanOfTheNorth

You need to monitor the temps on each separately. Even the two butts could finish at different times.

nick_banich

Other factors:

-Do you plan on wrapping -> I used to be ani-wrapping until I tired APL's butt method.  Basically you wrap and pour in a honey / brown sugar mixture.  IMO it cut the time and increased how moist the end product was

- Do you have a maverick or some other remote thermometer?  First time I used one I was shocked at the delta between dome and grid depending on if the temp was increasing/decreasing/stable.  Realized why my cooks were taking longer... quite a difference in the dome vs grid (and yes my dome is calibrated)