Started this prime brisket 3 days ago, to be enjoyed for dinner tonight.
Kicked it off on Wednesday when I trimmed and added seasoning (salt+pepper), then into the fridge it went overnight.
Fired up the offset yesterday morning to ~250F using nothing but hickory... Around 13 hours later, it's done... Pulled it maybe 2-3 degrees sooner than I typically would have (gauging by feel), the flat was reading between 200-205. But had a touch of resistance still, but I knew I was doing a long hold and it should continue to break down that last bit of the way.
Pulled from the smoker and let it drop in temp to 175F or so before adding a little tallow and wrapping in foil. Then into my oven on "warm", adjusted to hold at about 155F and with a water pan to keep a little moisture.
In total, it will be about a 20hr hold... My longest previously was about 7 or so, I am really curious to see how this one turns out. Time will tell!
About 8.5lbs of belly bacon. Right now it's running at ambient temp (about 58) plus whatever heat the smoke tube generates. Going to cold smoke it 2 rounds, then a quick hot smoke to make it extra purty. Final finish temp will be ~145