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Derby Brisket

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captjamie
captjamie Posts: 23
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We put on an annual Kentucky Derby party right down to the money on the ponies to the ladies hats and very fine bourbon. 
This year I opted for a brisket to go with my famous Wampus Smoked Bourbon Baked Beans. 

This how my added egg looked prior. I used Pecan and Hickory chunks.

Started with a choice 6.7 pounder from BJ's. Put on the egg at 7:30 for a 7pm serve time. Cooked at 250 dome for 5 hours before we hit the stall. Wow, this hunk of carne stalled for 2 hours at 156deg. I pulled and wrapped in butchers paper and back on when I saw the stall start. 



Pushed thru the stall at 156  and the dang thing stalled again stalled again at 165.... Anyone ever experienced a second stall?

Anyhoo, got thru that little snafu and we opened the vents and pushed the egg up to 350 to finish.  Pulled the brisket off at 5:30 with an internal of 195 and probing very nicely. 



9.5 hour cook and we had some really tender and moist slices of brisket. I also made the day before pulled chicken that I prepared in a white Alabama white sauce for sammies. Wow was the one a keeper. I'll have to repeat and share another time.  
As for my famous Wampus bourbon baked smoked beans... I just won't share..
Life's short on this big rock.... Enjoy while you can!
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
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    Killer!  Beans no bueno? Me loves beans. 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,337
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    Banquet right there- nice cook.  Go Baby, Go.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    Yeah buddy, looks like a winner to me. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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