Just did a 11lb packer brisket on saturday along with a 9lb pork butt, the brisket was a strange cut as it was thin and long, the point was narrow as well...personally I would have chosen another cut but my buddy picked up the brisket for me, took 14 hours at 230F WAY faster then I anticipated!
picture of the brisket, have about 2 lbs leftover
what were your grate temperatures, I had a big variance of about 30F from my left and right side caused by the wind.
I filled up my hopper at 12am and I had bout 40% of it leftover when I was done at 2PM, btw the thermal blankets aren't going to be in until October, I got in on the winter promotion and GMG still owes me the thermal blanket, doesn't cost me a thing only have to go to point roberts to pick it up! No I wont bother with any pellets actually, like i thought before I would really want to experiment with different pellets, but I wont bother, I like the price of the GMG pellets, still get it cheaper from my dealer. I really doubt walmart would sell pellets, maybe in the states, see if there are any fast eddy dealers in Vancouver, they do have different pellets.