Ingredients

• 8 to 9 pounds beef brisket, choice grade
• Trim Tabb's Pig Powder, or your favorite BBQ dry rub
• Wood Chick's Mustard Sauce, recipe follows
• Wood Chick's Beer Based Mop Sauce, recipe follows
• Wood Chick's Brisket BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
• 1 cup yellow mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 3/4 cup cider vinegar
• 12 ounces beer
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon BBQ dry rub
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup chili sauce
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup

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Instructions

1. Special equipment: 6 cups hickory chips
2. Preheat charcoal smoker for half an hour. Soak the hickory chips for half an hour in water. Drain.
3. Trim fat on brisket to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle brisket generously with the dry rub. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight.
4. Remove the brisket from refrigerator 1 hour prior to cooking and let stand at room temperature. Mop the entire brisket with Mustard Sauce. Place brisket fat side up in a smoker at a preheated temperature of 200 to 225 degrees F. Add 3 handfuls of pre-soaked hickory chips to preheated charcoal (should be at the gray stage). After 3 hours, add another 3 handfuls of chips and mop with Beer Based Mop Sauce.
5. After 2 more hours, place brisket on 2 pieces of heavy-duty foil and pour 1/4 cup Beer Based Mop Sauce on top of brisket and seal tightly. Continue to cook in smoker another 2 to 4 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 185 degrees F.
6. Remove brisket from foil and let stand 15 minutes. Slice brisket against the grain into 1/4-inch thickness. Top with Brisket BBQ Sauce.
7. Mix all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
8. Mix all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
9. In a medium to large saucepan, saute the onions in the butter over medium heat until soft. Add remaining ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.