For example, the more you water your lawn, the faster it grows and the more it needs to be mowed. Hold off watering after fertilization and hold off fertilizing if heavy rains are expected. To reduce the possibility of having fertilizer wash into our water system, don't water heavily soon after fertilizing.
This is beyond well done for beef, but still too cool for a good brisket. Ultimately, you're looking for a temperature above 185 degrees F/85 degrees C, so once it reaches 175, it's time to wrap the brisket in a heavy layer of foil and remove it from the smoker.
I have the wood laid out by the smoker, my Taylor Probe Thermometers (all 4 of them) are on top of the smoker with one of the timers set to fourteen hours and thirty minutes (my estimated smoke time) and the temperature alarm is set to 185 degrees just in case I am dozing when the brisket reaches its peak.