I filled my offset smoker with WATER and THIS happened | Smoke Lab with Steve Gow | Oklahoma Joe's®️

Does filling your offset smoker with water make for juicier brisket? Steve Gow from ‪@SmokeTrailsBBQ‬ conducts an experiment to find out, comparing a brisket smoked normally on the #Oklahomajoes Highland with another brisket smoked on a water-filled Oklahoma Joe’s Longhorn Offset Smoker. Let’s find out if the water makes a difference!
Water-Filled Offset Smoker Brisket
Ingredients:
Meat
12-15 lb full packer brisket
Rub
Quarter cup kosher salt
Quarter cup course black pepper
Technique
Plug drain hole in offset and fill with water until the water is just about to spill over into the firebox.
Trim brisket
Mix rub ingredients in shaker bottle, add small amount of vegetable oil to help mixture stay consistent
Apply rub to brisket, starting with back and sides, and finishing with fat cap
Place large water pan between the brisket and the firebox
Place brisket on far-left side of smoker with point facing right toward the firebox
Smoke at 250 for 4 hours (Note: Temperatures can be +/- 25 degrees of target temp)
Increase temperatures to 285 for around 8 hours or until the brisket probes at least 190-195 everywhere in the brisket
Wrap brisket in butcher paper with beef tallow and clarified butter
Place wrapped brisket in aluminum pan with quarter cup water added, foil top tightly. If aluminum pan is unavailable, wrap brisket with aluminum foil, ensuring liquid cannot leak from bottom.
Place brisket into holding device (holding oven, electric smoker, regular oven etc.) at 150 and hold for 15-20 hours. If using oven, check manual for instructions on how to adjust temperature down to attain 150 degrees - recommend confirming actual oven temps ahead of time with remote-graphing probe thermometer placed in a pan of water in the oven to ensure oven can hold meat at a steady 150 indefinitely.
Drain offset smoker water while it’s still hot to clean the smoker out
The next day, remove brisket from wrap, slice against the grain and serve.