I heard somewhere that a man in his 30s will either become obsessed with fixing shit in his house or smoking meats. Smoking meats sounded like it aligned with my interests 
As luck would have it I found a reasonably sized brisket for a decent price. Gave it the ol' rub n' tug with spices and then got the grill ready. I have a nice Weber kettle grill and decided to use mesquite wood chips which I soaked and spread over the hot coals. Slapped my meat on the grill and spent the next 5 hours or so letting it do its thing at 250 degrees, wrapping it the last hour.
I think it turned out really good for my first go. Brisket was mayyyyybe a touch dry, but not too bad and really tasty. With winter coming around I think I found myself a good reason to stay outside and drink on those nice warmer days.
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Looks like you need to trim a little more fat off it in the future, it should be like 15% fat to meat ratio when you slice it. Also that's a tiny brisket you should be ashamed, but it still looks good even for it being a
I'm surprised you said it was dry, 5 hour smoke time is pretty low for brisket - are you sure you regulated the temp well?
edit: looking at the slices you posted below the fat wasn't as much as it seemed but I'd still trim it just a tiny bit more. Still a great result for first time smoking
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Held temp around 250, maybe crept up a bit more. I think 5 hour cook time worked given this clearly came off a midget cow. I was only cooking for 2, so didn't want to overdo it, or spend too much money and frick it up.
Noted for the next time, and there will definitely be a next time of only to bask in the smell...holy shit it smelled incredible.
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