Who has an easy but good turkey brine?

4dueces · 10-08-2010, 09:56 AM

I've been asked to smoke a turkey for a good friend and would like to brine it first with a simple but tastey brine. Suggestions please. And Thanks.

big brother smoke · 10-08-2010, 10:14 AM

http://www.cookshack.com/brining-101

River City Smokehouse · 10-08-2010, 10:40 AM

Shake's Honey Brine is a great one to use. I use it and also add limes, oranges, and lemons to the brine, and before I smoke it, I stuff the citrus into the cavity. Makes a awesome bird! Very Juicy and very tasty!

peppasawce · 10-08-2010, 11:15 AM

Apple-Brined and Hickory Smoked Turkey
2 quarts apple juice
1 pound brown sugar
1 cup kosher salt
3 oranges quartered
4 ounces fresh or dry ginger( if fresh ginger is used slice thinly)
15 whole cloves(don't skip out on this please you won't be sorry)
7 bay leaves
7 large cloves of garlic minced
This Brine will be enough for a 12 to 14 pound Turkey

Cook the Apple Juice, Brown Sugar, and Salt...Bring this to a boil for 1 minute...Let this mixture cool to room temperature!!!

I use a 5 gallon bucket, or you can use any container that holds the brine and the turkey, and one that does not spill over... Combine "3 Quarts of Water", the Oranges, Ginger, Cloves, Bay Leaves, and the Garlic. Add the Apple Mixture and Stir...

Remove any fat and giblets from your Turkey... Rinse your Turkey and drain it... Then submerge your Turkey in your Brine... Weigh it down if necessary to completely immerse the bird... And Refrigerate it for 24 Hours!!! Remove the Turkey from the Brine, let it sit for a couple of hours... Then Smoke that thang LOL!!!

I have used this recipe for 15 years and never ever had a complaint!!! Try it

PatioDaddio · 10-08-2010, 11:23 AM

Here's mine...

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=72774

And a recent comment about it:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=91692

John

smokedinvt · 10-08-2010, 06:07 PM

I use a simple brine of 1 gallon of water, one cup of salt and one cup of brown sugar. You can also add some spices if you like (I am a big fan of fresh crushed garlic).

smokedinvt · 10-08-2010, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by River City Smokehouse

Shake's Honey Brine is a great one to use. I use it and also add limes, oranges, and lemons to the brine, and before I smoke it, I stuff the citrus into the cavity. Makes a awesome bird! Very Juicy and very tasty!

This looks really good as well!

jestridge · 10-08-2010, 08:07 PM

That a nice looking bird

jasonalan724 · 10-08-2010, 09:08 PM

Cranberry-Apple Smoked Turkey Breast Brine
1 gallon cranberry-apple juice cocktail (cold)
1/2 cup canning salt
1/2 cup granulated turbinado
1/2 cup of Pure Maple Syrup
1 teaspoon white pepper
-Heat a small amount of Cran-Apple Juice in a pot on the stove, slowly add the rest of the ingredients until fully dissolved. Add to the rest of the cold Cran-Apple juice in a large bucket. Use a meat injector to liberally inject brine into turkey breasts. Place in brine and let set for 12-18 hours.
-When ready rinse with cold water, pat dry, and rub with thyme and rosemary. Smoke with Apple wood. 30 min per lb at 300 deg or 15 per lb at 325 deg
-When finished wrap tight with foil and let set 1 hour in cooler or wrapped in a towel

smokedinvt · 10-12-2010, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonalan724

Cranberry-Apple Smoked Turkey Breast Brine
1 gallon cranberry-apple juice cocktail (cold)
1/2 cup canning salt
1/2 cup granulated turbinado
1/2 cup of Pure Maple Syrup
1 teaspoon white pepper
-Heat a small amount of Cran-Apple Juice in a pot on the stove, slowly add the rest of the ingredients until fully dissolved. Add to the rest of the cold Cran-Apple juice in a large bucket. Use a meat injector to liberally inject brine into turkey breasts. Place in brine and let set for 12-18 hours.
-When ready rinse with cold water, pat dry, and rub with thyme and rosemary. Smoke with Apple wood. 30 min per lb at 300 deg or 15 per lb at 325 deg
-When finished wrap tight with foil and let set 1 hour in cooler or wrapped in a towel

WOW - sounds awesome except I do not know what turbinado is - can you help?

Diva Q · 10-12-2010, 06:34 AM

Diva Q Turkey Brine

¨ 6 – 355ml cans Rock Creek Dry Cider (or substitute a non alcohlic apple cider)
¨ 2 cans Apple Juice 1.2L
¨ 1 cup Kosher salt
¨ ½ cup light brown sugar
¨ 2 tbsp black peppercorns
¨ 2 tbsp all spice berries
¨ 1 gallon ice water
¨ 5 gallon bucket

bigtex52 · 10-19-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by smokedinvt

WOW - sounds awesome except I do not know what turbinado is - can you help?

It's a less refined sugar. You can find it with the sugar in a lot of groceries, especially specialty stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc.

wnkt · 10-19-2010, 09:31 PM

Walmart carries it...Sugar in the Raw

PatioDaddio · 10-19-2010, 11:28 PM

FYI - I use Fair Trade Certified Organic Sugar from Costco. It also works very, very well in rubs.

John

10-08-2010, 09:56 AM	#1
4dueces is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-19-10 Location: Cornpatch USA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Who has an easy but good turkey brine? I've been asked to smoke a turkey for a good friend and would like to brine it first with a simple but tastey brine. Suggestions please. And Thanks. __________________ "Fitz"- The Keeper of "Hog Zilla" 20 year old Weber Kettle with a hail dent in the lid, decapitated and used on athe Coors UDS. Weber OTS. "Rocky" the Coors Beer Can UDS Big Boar BBQ-Home of "Hog Zilla BigBoarBBQ.com

10-08-2010, 10:14 AM	#2
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://www.cookshack.com/brining-101 __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/stor...nufacturer=314 My Weapons: Custom rig - Kandi, UDS; Bubba Keg; 22.5 WSM x 2; 18.5 WSM; BWS extended party; BWS Gator and an Onyx Oven; 29' ft Coachmen Leprechaun (Lola); Avatar by Grillman. Dan Chambers get well soon, so we can tell you to "Shut up Chambers"

10-08-2010, 10:40 AM	#3
River City Smokehouse is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-25-05 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Shake's Honey Brine is a great one to use. I use it and also add limes, oranges, and lemons to the brine, and before I smoke it, I stuff the citrus into the cavity. Makes a awesome bird! Very Juicy and very tasty! __________________ "Please let me be the person my dog thinks I am." ~Author Unknown 8 x 18 Haulmark Trailer Fast Eddy FEC 100 Traeger Texas BBQ 075 UDS "Cool Hand Luke" 3 Weber Kettles and a Yellow Thermapen KCBS Certified BBQ Judge #8425

10-08-2010, 11:15 AM	#4
peppasawce is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-08-09 Location: Columbia, Mississippi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Apple-Brined and Hickory Smoked Turkey 2 quarts apple juice 1 pound brown sugar 1 cup kosher salt 3 oranges quartered 4 ounces fresh or dry ginger( if fresh ginger is used slice thinly) 15 whole cloves(don't skip out on this please you won't be sorry) 7 bay leaves 7 large cloves of garlic minced This Brine will be enough for a 12 to 14 pound Turkey Cook the Apple Juice, Brown Sugar, and Salt...Bring this to a boil for 1 minute...Let this mixture cool to room temperature!!! I use a 5 gallon bucket, or you can use any container that holds the brine and the turkey, and one that does not spill over... Combine "3 Quarts of Water", the Oranges, Ginger, Cloves, Bay Leaves, and the Garlic. Add the Apple Mixture and Stir... Remove any fat and giblets from your Turkey... Rinse your Turkey and drain it... Then submerge your Turkey in your Brine... Weigh it down if necessary to completely immerse the bird... And Refrigerate it for 24 Hours!!! Remove the Turkey from the Brine, let it sit for a couple of hours... Then Smoke that thang LOL!!! I have used this recipe for 15 years and never ever had a complaint!!! Try it __________________ Getting A smoke Ring is were it's at Yall

10-08-2010, 09:08 PM	#9
jasonalan724 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-25-09 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cranberry-Apple Smoked Turkey Breast Brine 1 gallon cranberry-apple juice cocktail (cold) 1/2 cup canning salt 1/2 cup granulated turbinado 1/2 cup of Pure Maple Syrup 1 teaspoon white pepper -Heat a small amount of Cran-Apple Juice in a pot on the stove, slowly add the rest of the ingredients until fully dissolved. Add to the rest of the cold Cran-Apple juice in a large bucket. Use a meat injector to liberally inject brine into turkey breasts. Place in brine and let set for 12-18 hours. -When ready rinse with cold water, pat dry, and rub with thyme and rosemary. Smoke with Apple wood. 30 min per lb at 300 deg or 15 per lb at 325 deg -When finished wrap tight with foil and let set 1 hour in cooler or wrapped in a towel __________________ Jayber Que BBQ Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire… Exodus 12:9 4 UDS' - Rolling Rotis Hog Cooker - Weber Kettle Resuce Collection - ECB - Lodge Cast Iron Collection - HF Weed Burner - ProQ CSG - Super Fast and Accurate White Thermapen - 4 tap homebrew keezer - 10 gallon all grain single tier keggle build

10-08-2010, 11:23 AM	#5
PatioDaddio Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-04-08 Location: Boise, Idaho Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's mine... http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=72774 And a recent comment about it: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=91692 John

10-08-2010, 06:07 PM	#6
smokedinvt Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-12-10 Location: Springfield, VT Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use a simple brine of 1 gallon of water, one cup of salt and one cup of brown sugar. You can also add some spices if you like (I am a big fan of fresh crushed garlic).

10-08-2010, 08:07 PM	#8
jestridge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 12-28-07 Location: annville ky Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That a nice looking bird

10-12-2010, 06:34 AM	#11
Diva Q is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-20-07 Location: Barrie,ON,Canada eh! Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Diva Q Turkey Brine ¨ 6 – 355ml cans Rock Creek Dry Cider (or substitute a non alcohlic apple cider) ¨ 2 cans Apple Juice 1.2L ¨ 1 cup Kosher salt ¨ ½ cup light brown sugar ¨ 2 tbsp black peppercorns ¨ 2 tbsp all spice berries ¨ 1 gallon ice water ¨ 5 gallon bucket __________________ Diva Q Website Follow me on Twitter and like us on Facebook. Check out my new show BBQ Crawl ! Life is too short for bad BBQ®

10-19-2010, 09:31 PM	#13
wnkt is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-08-06 Location: Upstate South Carolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Walmart carries it...Sugar in the Raw __________________ Chargriller Super Pro with side firebox ------ I'd like to be remembered as one of those "larger than life" people, but as I'm only 5'6" I just work on being wider than life. (Pedro Moura Pinheiro, a funny guy)

10-19-2010, 11:28 PM	#14
PatioDaddio Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-04-08 Location: Boise, Idaho Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	FYI - I use Fair Trade Certified Organic Sugar from Costco. It also works very, very well in rubs. John

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