I smoked an 8# pork butt yesterday. Put it on at 0730...ran the WSM at 330-350 degrees, no water in the pan, 3 chunks of apple wood with KBB. Hit 165 around 1430. I foiled it and put it back on until about 1530 - read 199 degrees. Probed it but decided to leave it until it read 205 degrees and probe tender throughout (around 1630). Rested in cooler for an hour then pulled it.
It was my best one yet - I was a bit more generous with the seasonings and I think that was the difference. Just used kosher salt, turbinado sugar, granulated onion and garlic. I put pineapple juice in the drip pan under the butt - it was diluted about 50% with water. The meat drippings and pineapple juice mixed in with the pork were great!
Happy Labor Day everyone!