We smoked a brisket a couple of weeks ago and tried something a little different than usual. Made a beer brine and let that beef get good and drunk the night before. It was awesome. Here's the brine if anybody is interested:
Dissolve the following ingredients in 2 cups of warm water:
2 cups warm water
1/4 cup rock or kosher salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
Add the following to the brine:
1 onion, diced
2 Tbs. rosemary, ground
1 Tsp. bay leaves, ground
1-2 Tbs. of your favorite herb or flavoring -- I used cumin and chipotle.
3 cans of beer
3/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
We use a charcoal smoker with Jack Daniels wood chips thrown on and a water bowl. Kept it low and slow about 225 deg. for 10 hrs (no foil) and used the brine in the water bowl. It was good and tender and the smoke ring was perfect. You could taste the flavor in the background but the brine didn't overpower the meat.
Vonna
Yes, I fish like a girl. If you tried a little harder, you could too!!