I used a MAK 2 star general pellet grill with no water pan and burned a mix of hickory and apple pellets mixed 50/50.
Dumpster rub is what i call it when i use several partial bottles of different rubs and mix em together to get the quantity of rub i need for the cook. I mixed enough to do all eight butts so theyll all taste the same. If you want a sweet thicker bark use molasses. In this case i used rub, yellow mustard and molasses. For the sauce ill use blues hog original thinned with water and some cider vinegar and ill cook that on a stove for a bit. No secrets here!