Beer Brined Turkey

[Nagel Family Brewing]

I am wanting to try Sean Paxton's Beer brined turkey with some homebrewed brown ale.  The brown ale I brewed is good but has a slight fusel alcohol taste.  The taste would all cook out right?

[k4df4l]

I'd imagine that you wouldn't impart any of the fusel taste to the bird unless you really brined the heck out of it.  I'm planning on using his brine suggestion/recipe myself this week with some sweet stout!

[Nagel Family Brewing]

I started the brining of Turkey last night using Sean Paxton's recipe off of www.homebrewchef.com.  I used a Pale Ale.  It smelled delicious!

[k4df4l]

I went with a dark mild and brined it from aroudn 8pm the night before to 1pm the next day...came out damn near perfect.

[Nagel Family Brewing]

I endend up brining about the same amount of time.  It was amazing.  Best turkey I had ever had.  Kudos to Sean Paxton for the great recipe.

[bluesman]

I wonder how that brine recipe would work for a smoked turkey. Sounds fantastic.

[Nagel Family Brewing]

I wonder how that brine recipe would work for a smoked turkey. Sounds fantastic.

I think the brine and the smoke would compliment each other nicely.  Only one way to find out!

[bluesman]

Done. I am printing a copy of the brine recipe for a Holiday Turkey Smoke.