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If you are cooking the brisket at a temperature between 225 and 250 degrees, pull it off the pit and put it in a cooler for 2 hours when the internal temp is 185. If you are cooking hot and fast (around 325 degrees F), which isn't discussed here, pull the brisket off the pit at 200 and put it in a cooler for 2 hours.
I usually cook about 10lb briskets and I will smoke them for about 3 to 3 1/2 hours at start up. Sometimes about mid way through cooking I will wrap the brisket in foil letting it finish. The smoker has a built in digital temperature probe so I usually reach the 190 degrees and then some.aybe mist down your brisket during the early stages of the cook? I cook briskets for 10 to 12 hours at 235Â° to an internal temp of 195Â°. The smoke ring will stop forming when the internal temp of the meat gets a number I can't remember just now but it is about 3 to 4 hours into a low and slow cook.