Fail! Water thawing brisket! Need help!

It should be fine. Put it back in the fridge and put it on the smoker partially frozen if need be. It will just take more time.

What he ^^^ said. Don't forget to put it in a foil pan or something though.

I pretty much always thaw my briskets in water unless they've been wet aging in the fridge. I place it in a cooler and cover with water. The brisket will cool the water and you can add a little ice if you want. After about 12 hours it should start to show signs of thawing. From there I keep the water temp at 40* or less using ice as necessary and things are fully thawed after a total of 24 hours. If water gets into the cryo-vac it's not big deal as long as it's cold water. After all you're going to rinse off before trimming anyway. Cook that sucka.... :thumb:

It'll be fine. I'd probably go ahead and take it out of the cryo and let it sit in the refrigerator on a rack, but I doubt leaving it as is will hurt anything. I've cooked a few partially thawed briskets and never had an issue with the results. It can make trimming harder, depending on how frozen it still is.

If you have a vacuum sealer, you could always rebag it and do the water thaw again.