My sixth brisket attempt was a charm. I used much of the advice from this forum, so many thanks. I got 2 12# choice packers and did not trim any fat. I rubbed them up with the rub from Big Bob's BBQ book. I used half oak/half hickory and smoked at 225 in my CS045, starting at midnight. It took around 16 hours to get to around 188 and I used the probe method to test them; they felt like butter so I pulled them.
Then I got ready to wrap them tight in a double layer of foil, but before doing so, I poured my own concoction of 12 oz Heize Chile Sauce and 12 0z of apple juice over each brisket. I wrapped them tightly in the foil and then wrapped them each in a beach towel and placed them both into a cooler.
They rested for 3 hours and I unwrapped them. They were piping hot, moist and delcious. I got raves from everyone. Again, many thanks for all of the advice.
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