Easy Smoked Beef Brisket

• servings: 12 people
• active time: 10 mins
• total time: 8 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 15 lb brisket

Brisket Baste:

1 cup beer

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ cup beef stock

5 tbsp butter, melted

Brisket Rub:

2 tbsp garlic powder

2 tbsp onion powder

2 tbsp paprika

2 tbsp chili powder

2 tbsp kosher salt

2 tbsp coarse ground black pepper

1 tbsp brown sugar

Directions

When ready to cook, start the Traeger grill on Smoke (Super Smoke for the Timberline grill) with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes).

Set the temperature to 225 degrees F and preheat, lid closed, for 10 minutes.

Mix together garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, chili pepper, kosher salt, pepper, and brown sugar in a small bowl.

Season brisket on all sides.

Place brisket, fat side down on grill grate.

Cook brisket until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees (about 3-4 hours).

While it is cooking combine the beer, apple cider vinegar, beef stock, and butter to make a brisket baste.

When brisket reaches internal temperature of 160 degrees F, remove from grill.

Double wrap meat in aluminum foil and pour the brisket baste around the meat within the foil packet.

Return brisket to grill and cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 204 degrees F (about 3-4 hours more).

Once finished, remove from grill, unwrap from foil and let rest for 15 minutes.

Cut against the grain and serve. Enjoy!

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