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Bratwurst
Chaseanderson5
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any suggestions on temperature to cook brats for a direct grill? How long should I cook as well?
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Medium heat - around 350 or so. I wouldn't cook for time so much as color - you just want them browned, not burned, though preferences vary. They don't take long direct - maybe 20 min tops?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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The way I have done brats is indirect at around 350-375 dome and I just keep looking in at them from time to time..I would guess about 6 beers and they should be done..Hope this helps..Enjoy.Greensboro North Carolina
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I've have not egged brats yet but in my past gasser life I like to brown them up medium direct then transfer them to a beer and onion bath with some red pepper flake.Lg & MM BGE, Humphrey’s Battle Box | Palatine, Illinois
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I have made these several times following Adam Perry Lang's recipe from Serious Barbecue. Basically, they are braised in a beer broth with onions, garlic, caraway seeds, parsley, thyme, red pepper and vegetable oil before grilling direct. Great results!
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Some may recall I'm a bit of a "nut" about brats, never, Never, NEVER "pre cook" them before they hit the grill, it changes the texture of the meat. I put them on the BGE at 300-350 direct and with BBQ tongs (do not pierce the skin if possible) turn them every few minutes, usually about 15 minutes and they are done. On a usual day about 3 12 oz beers for me, if i'm hitting 6 beers during a brat cook it has been a bad day. As a little kid growing up just outside Sheboygan, WI I was taught to cook brats by feel, when nice and firm to the touch and a nice "bounce" when tapped with the side of your tongs and they are done! At this point they go into the "brat tub" of heated beer (some do butter and onions as well) to keep temp for serving while I finish grilling burgers or samich steaks for the wife (she does not like brats! weird I know).
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Depends. Are you doing beer brats, grilled brats, onions and peppers and sauerkraut?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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NPHuskerFL said:Depends. Are you doing beer brats, grilled brats, onions and peppers and sauerkraut?
Beer brats, are made with beer, IN the meat mix. I like to use Bock in mine.
If topping with kraut/green? peppers (yuck, green peppers are nasty!), cook as above and replace the "brat tub" with the kraut/peppers mix.
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As a cheesehead I do the following
Soak brats all day in beer and onions. Par-boil them before grilling. Just brown them on the grill. Then throw them back in the beer and onions if you have a big group. Don't don't over cook them. You'll hear the juice come out
a nice chewy brat bun and killer kraut recipe is a must have -
Killer kraut recipe
4 bay leaves
2 pinches juniper berries
1 Apple diced small
1 onion diced small
2 pinches caraway seeds
1.5 T gemuse bouillon
salt pork pieces
pepper to taste
bag of Hebrew national kraut
combine all ingredients bring to boil and simmer 30 min
all a small potato sliced real thin. Cook till thick -30 min or so -
I like mine like this.....
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1170608/labor-day-get-together-warning-pic-heavy#latest
LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
For something different cook them indirect @ 250 with applewood for smoke until they reach an internal temp of about 180. Should take about 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Great color and flavor and a good snap to the casing.LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI.
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JohnInCarolina said:Medium heat - around 350 or so. I wouldn't cook for time so much as color - you just want them browned, not burned, though preferences vary. They don't take long direct - maybe 20 min tops?
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Guess I'm weird. I like mine with a nice char on them. Same with hot dogs.1 XXL BGE, 1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.Clinton, Iowa
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