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  • AustinA Offline
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    Austin
    Team Orange Walton's Employee Admin
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    Jonathon I would definitely try the Voodoo Ranger since that is a sausage out there already. Would be interesting to side by side compare. I’m not a huge fan of trying Newcastle, because like IVERYAN said, it is a fairly bland beer in my opinion.
    Joe Hell Space Dust is a great beer! I would definitely put that on my list to try in a brat!

    –Austin Walton
    VP of Operations at Walton’s & Meatgistics Host

    Shop waltons.com for Everything but the Meat!
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    • AustinA Austin

      Jonathon I would definitely try the Voodoo Ranger since that is a sausage out there already. Would be interesting to side by side compare. I’m not a huge fan of trying Newcastle, because like IVERYAN said, it is a fairly bland beer in my opinion.
      Joe Hell Space Dust is a great beer! I would definitely put that on my list to try in a brat!

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      Joe Hell
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      Austin I heard about New Castle long before I had a chance to try it and was looking forward to it. It was boring. I don’t understand the hype. I think I’ll grab a sixer of the Voodoo today. I’m offering Jambalaya brat and Andouille at the shop this weekend. I think Voodoo brats would help keep the Mardi Gras theme rolling nicely!

      Better Living Through BBQ!

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      • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

        Austin I heard about New Castle long before I had a chance to try it and was looking forward to it. It was boring. I don’t understand the hype. I think I’ll grab a sixer of the Voodoo today. I’m offering Jambalaya brat and Andouille at the shop this weekend. I think Voodoo brats would help keep the Mardi Gras theme rolling nicely!

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        glen
        Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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        Joe Hell New Castle is for people weaning themselves off of Bud Light!
        That said, it is good for quantity drinking

        Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
        Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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          Joe Hell New Castle is for people weaning themselves off of Bud Light!
          That said, it is good for quantity drinking

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          Joe Hell
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          #18

          glen I just ran to the store for the Voodoo Imperial IPA. Holy crap, that was expensive! It came to $23 after tax for a 12 pack…OUCH!

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          Better Living Through BBQ!

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            IVERYAN
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            Joe Hell looks like you got the imperial. Per New Belgiums website there are several versions. I think the brat company is using the standard ipa. Fyi- the imperial is 9% abv, 70 ibus & 250 calories. 🤣🤣

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            • IVERYANI IVERYAN

              Joe Hell looks like you got the imperial. Per New Belgiums website there are several versions. I think the brat company is using the standard ipa. Fyi- the imperial is 9% abv, 70 ibus & 250 calories. 🤣🤣

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              IVERYAN I had the choice of the standard IPA with an abv of 5% at $10.99/6-pack or the 9% Imperial for $21.49 for the 12. I figured at nearly double the alcohol it was the bigger bang for the buck and my only option!

              Better Living Through BBQ!

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                Joe Hell sounds like you made the right call. Cant wait to hear how they turn out.

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                • IVERYANI IVERYAN

                  Joe Hell sounds like you made the right call. Cant wait to hear how they turn out.

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                  IVERYAN I’ve got a few varieties of food service purees (Perfect Puree of Napa Valley) to play around with too. I’ll pair that with some smoked Habanero for a good kick of heat!

                  Better Living Through BBQ!

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                  • IVERYANI IVERYAN

                    Hey Austin & Jon-I came across this new commercial brat being marketed. This looks like it would be fun and maybe easy to replicate. I am curious what your thoughts are on this. Thanks. https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2020-02-14T00:34:00-08:00&max-results=15#.XkgGQ2W0bn8.link
                    Im not sure that this link goes directly to the correct post. You may have to scroll down a little bit to find.

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                    IVERYAN I just made a test batch of Smoked Habanero & Caramelized Pineapple ‘Voodoo’ brats and they turned out excellent! The pineapple added a slight sweetness and a great aroma. The acid didn’t start to break down the meat but it may have been on the cusp. Next time around I’m bumping the spice big time. Here is the recipe for 11 lbs.

                    11 lbs. ground pork
                    100 grams kosher salt
                    30 gr. Dried organic minced roasted garlic
                    7 gr. Fresh ground black pepper
                    11 gr. Red pepper flakes
                    10 gr. Dried parsley
                    10 gr. Dried chives rings
                    10 gr. Toasted fennel
                    3 gr. Ground smoked habanero
                    250 ml Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA
                    4 oz. Perfect Pureé Caramelized Pineapple.

                    Better Living Through BBQ!

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                    • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

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                      IVERYAN I just made a test batch of Smoked Habanero & Caramelized Pineapple ‘Voodoo’ brats and they turned out excellent! The pineapple added a slight sweetness and a great aroma. The acid didn’t start to break down the meat but it may have been on the cusp. Next time around I’m bumping the spice big time. Here is the recipe for 11 lbs.

                      11 lbs. ground pork
                      100 grams kosher salt
                      30 gr. Dried organic minced roasted garlic
                      7 gr. Fresh ground black pepper
                      11 gr. Red pepper flakes
                      10 gr. Dried parsley
                      10 gr. Dried chives rings
                      10 gr. Toasted fennel
                      3 gr. Ground smoked habanero
                      250 ml Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA
                      4 oz. Perfect Pureé Caramelized Pineapple.

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                      Joe Hell
                      Wow! Looks great.

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                      • PapaSopP PapaSop

                        Joe Hell
                        Wow! Looks great.

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                        Joe Hell
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                        PapaSop I was hoping for melt your face heat but these are more of a slow burn. The next batch I will double the habanero.

                        Better Living Through BBQ!

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                        • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                          PapaSop I was hoping for melt your face heat but these are more of a slow burn. The next batch I will double the habanero.

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                          glen
                          Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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                          Joe Hell Looks like a recipe I’ll be trying.
                          Did you add the Pineapple at the very last and heat process immediately?

                          Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                          Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                          • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                            PapaSop I was hoping for melt your face heat but these are more of a slow burn. The next batch I will double the habanero.

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                            Joe Hell
                            Gotta admit I was on edge about the Habanero until I stopped at Peasant Fest and tried that with the ghost pepper cheese. Very good but suprisenly not as hot as I’d thought it’d would be. Double it??? Can’t wait to hear.

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                            • G glen

                              Joe Hell Looks like a recipe I’ll be trying.
                              Did you add the Pineapple at the very last and heat process immediately?

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                              glen I mixed all of the wet/dry ingredients and let meld for about 15-20 minutes, mixed with the meat block until it starts to get a bit sticky and then case.

                              Better Living Through BBQ!

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                              • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                                glen I mixed all of the wet/dry ingredients and let meld for about 15-20 minutes, mixed with the meat block until it starts to get a bit sticky and then case.

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                                Joe Hell Thanks, I thought the citric acid would “bleach” the meat
                                Maybe has to do with the pineapple being caramelized

                                Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                                Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                                • AustinA Austin

                                  Joe Hell Probably depends on the beer and personal taste buds. If I did a light beer, I’d definitely do more than if I did a double/triple IPA or barrel aged stout or something else heavy. I’m sure we’ll do some testing here in the next couple weeks and we’ll have a recipe and guidance to put out there.

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                                  Austin Did you guys ever experiment with the voodoo? I was lucky to get a couple to share with family as they sold out so quick. I was going to make a variation on this recipe this morning.

                                  Better Living Through BBQ!

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                                    Joe Hell i was wondering how much of the hop character came through in the brat.

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                                      Team Orange Walton's Employee Admin
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                                      Joe Hell
                                      Jon tried to get some but we were sold out here. I don’t know if he has tried making a sausage himself yet that is comparable. I’m out of the office this week, so I’ll let Jonathon chime in with his plans there.

                                      –Austin Walton
                                      VP of Operations at Walton’s & Meatgistics Host

                                      Shop waltons.com for Everything but the Meat!
                                      Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube (https://wltns.link/waltonstv)

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                                      • IVERYANI IVERYAN

                                        Joe Hell i was wondering how much of the hop character came through in the brat.

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                                        IVERYAN None that I can remember. It was the same for the Elysian Space Dust. I was initially reluctant to use it with concern that the bitterness would overpower but surprisingly that was not the case.

                                        Better Living Through BBQ!

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                                        • AustinA Austin

                                          Joe Hell
                                          Jon tried to get some but we were sold out here. I don’t know if he has tried making a sausage himself yet that is comparable. I’m out of the office this week, so I’ll let Jonathon chime in with his plans there.

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                                          Austin I made another batch of voodoo this morning for the shop and used 4 oz. of a Mandarin-Tangerine concentrate from Perfect Puree of Napa Valley. This time I doubled bumped the ground Habanero to 8 grams. These had a good lingering heat that stuck with me for about 30 minutes but it still wasn’t overpowering, nor did I break a sweat. The concentrate had a similar ‘sweetness’ and character as that of the caramelized pineapple. The company has many flavors to chose from and I’m excited to experiment with many of them. These concentrates are similar in ratio to store bought frozen drink mixes so that is something to consider. Obviously you would want to avoid the more acidic choices…lemon, lime, grapefruit, etc…

                                          Better Living Through BBQ!

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