BIG Brisket Question

[tequiladrum]

I got a 15lb brisket ready to go on the smoker...Anyone done one this big...It's long and thin not fat so i picked it up...I am thinking 10-12 hrs...Just looking for a confirmation on the time so i know when to start the smoke..
Thanks
Tequila!

 

[rbranstner]

Its hard to say how long it will take. It is just a flat or a point and flat? It goes more so by how thick it is then how much it weighs. Let us know these questions and maybe someone can give you a better idea on time.

 

[mballi3011]

I have done many of them around that weight and 10-12 is alittle short to me. I close "estimate" of time is about 1 1/2 hours a pound so you do the math. I'm old and my fingers are crooked but to me it adds up to 22-23 maybe.

 

[tequiladrum]

It's both, flat and point...6" at it's fattest down to 2" on either end.

Probably just gonna put it on at midnight tonight, and let it go. When it reaches 180° wrap it and throw it in a cooler until we are ready to eat. ..Not going to eat until 4:00 PM. So that gives me 16 hrs to work with. Better safe than sorry.
Tequila!

 

[rbranstner]

Seperate the point from the flat and you could cut back on the time a bit.

 

[tequiladrum]

Thanks Everyone!
It took 14 hrs at 225°.