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Old 04-03-2008, 07:28 PM   #1
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KickassBBQs thread on Brats got me thinkin. Is it considered a Brethren no-no to give the Brats a soak in a beer hot tub after they're done. Sometimes I will put them in a hot beer and onion bath for "holding" after I grill them. I think I got that from a beer commercial years ago.
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Old 04-03-2008, 07:36 PM   #2
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Heck no. The only rule we have about beer is to not waste it, unless of course it is cheap chit.
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Personally I like a beer hot tub before grilling. I've found that the beer hot tub after grilling softens the nice, crisp skin.
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Old 04-03-2008, 08:29 PM   #4
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Personally I like a beer hot tub before grilling. I've found that the beer hot tub after grilling softens the nice, crisp skin.
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:12 PM   #5
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irrad8, Have you ever had some of our venison brats from Mondovi WI? We usually boil them in Leinekeugels first.
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:18 PM   #6
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I also think ya gotta go with Pilsner

MIL used Guiness bath and it tasted like chit
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Anyone ever do the beer hot tub in the smoker? Just wondering if that did anything.
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:24 PM   #8
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I also think ya gotta go with Pilsner

MIL used Guiness bath and it tasted like chit
That sounds just nasty. I like Guiness to drink, but that does not sound good at all.
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:30 PM   #9
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When I do large quantities I always do the beer and onion bath. I also throw in a ton of garlic and some Montreal Steak Season. Just to step it up a little. You can see my baths on the top shelf.




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Old 04-03-2008, 09:35 PM   #10
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I do it before and after, and I do it in the smoker. Great smokey flavor...oh and the brats taste great too.

If you don't soak them in beer at some point you've committed a sin.
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:38 PM   #11
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Brewmaster- that is one awesome load of brats.

Radmanct- yes I have had those and they are fantastic
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I do it before and after, and I do it in the smoker. Great smokey flavor...oh and the brats taste great too.

If you don't soak them in beer at some point you've committed a sin.
Almost woodpile there. LOL
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:48 PM   #13
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Sooo...how do you guys tell when they're done? Temp alone?
I would think tubbin' them afterwards would make 'em "mushy".
If your'e only smoking them, I suppose the skin doesn't get very crisp,no?
How long to expect to smoke brats?
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Sooo...how do you guys tell when they're done? Temp alone?
I would think tubbin' them afterwards would make 'em "mushy".
If your'e only smoking them, I suppose the skin doesn't get very crisp,no?
How long to expect to smoke brats?
I cook them about 45 min. at 250. The bath keeps them from wrinkling and keeps them moist. My $.02

I don't think there is a huge science behind brats. No matter how you cook them, I think with some hot and spicy mustard you can't go wrong.

Hey, has anyone put one in the deep fryer? That would make them crisp.

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Old 04-03-2008, 10:03 PM   #15
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I also let them soak in beer in the gullet no atter how I cook them!
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