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Ingredients

• Paste
• 6 tablespoons mild chile powder, preferably Chimayo, Ancho, or Hatch
• 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 3 tablespoons beef base in paste form, such as Better than Bouillon
• Seasoning Blend
• 1/4 cup garlic salt
• 3 tablespoons coarsely ground fresh black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• One 8- to12-pound whole beef brisket, trimmed to fit your cooker (see note)
• About 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup Apple Juice Spray (recipe follows)
• Wrapping Mixture
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter or margarine, melted
• Finishing Sauce
• 1 cup APL BBQ Sauce (recipe follows), or your favorite BBQ sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• Fleur de sel
• 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 medium sweet white onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus additional if needed
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon coarsely ground fresh black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, plus additional for seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, plus additional for seasoning
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1/2 cup unsulfured blackstrap molasses
• 1/2 cup prepared yellow mustard
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, plus additional as needed
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 1 jalapeno chile, grated on a Microplane grater, stopping before the seeds
• 1/2 Granny Smith apple, grated on a Microplane grater.

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Serious Eats