Chuckwagoncookie's Easy Beef Brisket

Total Time: 7 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 tablespoons light brown sugar, tightly packed
• 3 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 (12 ounce) dark beer or 1 (12 ounce) ale
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped

Recipe

• 1 the day before cooking, cover the meat with the dry rub, massaging it into the brisket. wrap in plastic wrap, put in a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.
• 2 the next morning, take brisket out, preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• 3 prepare your grill for indirect heat cooking.
• 4 place brisket fat side up on the unheated side of your grill. you should have a temperature around 250 degrees. if you have a smoker box, use it with hickory chips for three cycles of smoke. if you don't, don't worry about it.
• 5 let the brisket cook on indirect heat for three hours.
• 6 make a foil packet big enough for the brisket. after three hours, place brisket in the packet and pour in the braising liquid. seal the foil packet and put brisket on a baking dish or pan.
• 7 place in oven, and forget about it for 5 hours.
• 8 check internal temperature every half hour after 5 hours. you want the center of the brisket to be around 190 degrees.
• 9 remove from oven, carefully pour braising liquid into a pan, and bring to a boil. meanwhile, cover the brisket and let sit. you can turn off the oven and put the brisket back in after 15 minutes.
• 10 let the liquid boil down to a thick consistency. less than half of the original amount should remain.
• 11 slice brisket against the grain and drizzle sauce on top.
• 12 goes great with cole slaw!