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Brisket done already?

14.5 lbs whole prime packer put on at 11:45 last night,  265* on the flameboss.  It was 180* by 4am.  Checked it with my thermapen.  Now at 6am it's 195*.  The point is like butter, the flat needs a little more time.   I was planning on 10-12 hrs cook, to eat dinner around 3.  Its like there was no stall at all.  
Franklin, TN

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,891
    Trust your indications, especially the feel in the thick part of the flat.  If there, then it's finished.
    Was the above weight, post-trim as you can easily remove 2.5-3 lbs of fat.  I don't run with a controller but if 265*F was your grate temp then that would likely translate to around 290*F on the dome.  So, under an hour/lb is totally to be expected.  Under 30-40 minutes a lb, not so much.  
    But in the end game, "The friggin cow drives the cook!"  FWIW-
    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.
  • It was 15.87 lbs on the label trimmed to 14.5 lbs after trimming.  I weighed the trimmings and it was only 1 lbs 4 oz.  Which I thought I was light, just going by looks.  Maybe my scale is off.  The dome temp stayed right at about 280 thehole cook.  I let it go to 200* and pulled it.   The feel is there.   Its FTC for the next few hours till its time for burnt ends. 
    Franklin, TN