My quick and delicious grilled brats are an amazingly tasty treat you can whip up in no time! Give them a quick simmer in a delicious German beer before grilling, and you’ll be amazed at how something so simple can be so tasty!
12-24ozbeer(optional - A good German beer like Carlsberg, Beck's, St Pauli Girl, or IPA of your choice.)
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Instructions
Grilled Brats
Adjust your grill, charcoal, gas, pellet, etc. to a temperature between 300°F (149°C) to 350°F (176°C). For charcoal you will probably need to move your coals to one side for 2 zone grilling, gas grills just turn the gas off one side, and for pellet grills you will just need to just adjust the temperature control.
Place brats on the grill for about 20 minutes, turn the sausages every so often to get a nice caramelization. The brat temperatures should have an internal temperature of at least reach 160°F (72°C).
Remove from grill and serve on buns, with a great German mustard and sauerkraut.
Grilled Beer Brats (optional)
Pour beer into a skillet (with a cover), add in brats bring to a simmer/low boil, and cook in the beer for about 15 minutes or until your brats are at a temperature of 160° (72C).
Place directly on the grill for 2 to 3 minutes to get a nice brown caramel color. Be sure to rotate them often , do not let them sit too long as they can quickly burn over direct heat.
Remove from grill, serve and enjoy!
Notes
For direct grilling brats a little low and slow is the way to go, at high temps the brats will burst.Do not pierce the casing the great juices will pour out leaving you a kind of dried sausage.Finished temps should be between 160°F (72C) and 180°F (82°C).