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Smoked Beer Brined Turkey
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Smoked Beer Brined Turkey
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
 

Smoked Beer Brined Turkey is a super simple recipe that brings BIG flavor and the juiciest turkey around that's smoked to perfection!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beer, best, Brine, Brining, Pellet Grill, Recipe, Smoker Recipes, Thanksgiving, TikTok, Traeger Recipes, Turkey
Servings: 8
Calories: 400 kcal
Author: Cheri Renee
Ingredients
  • 1 gallon water
  • 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
  • 6 12 oz cans or bottles beer of choice
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 6 cloves garlic sliced
  • 12 black peppercorns
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 14-16 pound whole turkey
  • 1 onion cut into wedges
  • 1 apple cut into wedges
  • 3 Tbsps melted butter
Instructions

  1. In a very large pot (big enough for the turkey to fit into) combine the water, salt, beer, brown sugar, 3 cloves of the garlic, peppercorn, and 3 of the bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute and let the brine come to room temperature.

  2. Once the brine is at room temp add the turkey, breast side down. Refrigerate at least 12 to 24 hours.

  3. Remove the turkey from the brine and pat dry with paper towels.

  4. Stuff the turkey with the wedges of onions, apples, and the remaining garlic and bay leaves..

  5. Brush the melted butter over all sides of the turkey.

  6. Place the turkey in a smoker set to 225 to 250 degrees. Smoke the turkey for 30 minutes per pound (approx. 7 to 9 hours for a 14 to 16 pound turkey) or until internal temperature is 175 degrees in the dark meat.