Beer Can Chickens on the UDS (prOn)

Pappy · Jan 15, 2012

Just a couple of 4 pound beer can chickens on the UDS.
Marinaded over night in Italian dressing, sealed in a zip lock bag.
Slow roasted at 250 degrees, apple chunks & pecan shell smoke.
Plowboys, Yardbird rub. Best Beer Can Chicken I have ever made. (only 2nd time. 1st try was under cooked)

Phubar · Jan 15, 2012

Looking good Pappy!

MGB@theBeach · Jan 15, 2012

Nice looking birds ya got there.

KingRanch450 · Jan 15, 2012

Looks great....what kind of beer do you like to use?

Pappy · Jan 15, 2012

I got the beer at a wedding reception. It was a beer the groom had made and had bottled for the wedding. Blueberry! I didn't drink any of it. It smelled & looked like beer. :laugh:

smokeyokie · Jan 15, 2012

nice color on those birds!!!! I bet they were tasty!!!!!

dakota0311 · Jan 15, 2012

Looks delicious. Nice job

vafish · Jan 16, 2012

How long did they take?

bbqchicken · Jan 16, 2012

that looks great :thumb: how was the skin texture? I love beer can chicken but never done it on the UDS. I may have to try this out.

troytime · Jan 16, 2012

could you actually taste the beer? everytime i've tried beer can chicken, the beer imparted absolutely NO flavor.

Pugsley · Jan 16, 2012

they look great! who ate the butt off the one on the right?:heh:
jlm

Pappy · Jan 16, 2012

Pugsley said:
they look great! who ate the butt off the one on the right?:heh:
jlm

The dog.

troytime said:
could you actually taste the beer? everytime i've tried beer can chicken, the beer imparted absolutely NO flavor.

No taste either.

bbqchicken said:
that looks great :thumb: how was the skin texture? I love beer can chicken but never done it on the UDS. I may have to try this out.

The skin was solid. I did not eat it. The dog ate it.

vafish said:
How long did they take?

This is why I did not say how long I roasted them in the UDS at 250 degrees. I read where everyone likes to pull them at 160 or 170 and let them rest. The last time I did that I still had red at the joint. I check temps with my Maverick ET-732 and a thermoworks 6 second thermometer.
This time I went to 185. I know, I know, "It's going to be dry". It was just as moist as can be and tender. I'm going to do 3 more this weekend, they were so good. Even the wings & drums were moist. My son cooks them the same way. He's the one who showed me.

Sammy_Shuford · Jan 16, 2012

Pappy said:
This time I went to 185. I know, I know, "It's going to be dry". It was just as moist as can be and tender. I'm going to do 3 more this weekend, they were so good. Even the wings & drums were moist. My son cooks them the same way. He's the one who showed me.

I let a turkey get away on my drum, got to 190. Probe shot juices at me.
Every body loved it.

And I love my drum.

landarc · Jan 16, 2012

Very nice looking chickens there

dealm9 · Jan 16, 2012

looks great! i love smoking with pecan shells. did my turkey for thanksgiving with cherry and apple chunks and pecan shells and the smoke was like a sweet perfume and the taste showed the same

Cack · Jan 17, 2012

Damn that looks good

SQWIB · Jan 17, 2012

Awesome color, thanks for sharing

deepsouth · Jan 17, 2012

troytime said:
could you actually taste the beer? everytime i've tried beer can chicken, the beer imparted absolutely NO flavor.

it's possible to impart flavor. you have to use a porcelin "chicken sitter" and a beer with some flavor. (think double ipa, russian imperial stout, imperial porter.....) i posted a thread about this some time last year or the year before.

tony69 · Jan 17, 2012

Try orange juice once. I have used beer, soda & OJ (separately) and all 3 turned out awesome. With the OJ, I did have a citrusy taste to it. All came out more moist than any my wife has ever done in the oven. Just enough room to squeeze it in my Weber.

troytime · Jan 17, 2012

deepsouth said:
it's possible to impart flavor. you have to use a porcelin "chicken sitter" and a beer with some flavor. (think double ipa, russian imperial stout, imperial porter.....) i posted a thread about this some time last year or the year before.

can you link me to a chicken sitter that you believe works?

i've used plenty of amazing beers with big bold flavor, but still never tasted any effect.

i can see how a appropriate chicken sitter might work, but i'm convinced that a can alone will not have any effect.

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