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Re: American Thanksgiving recipe ideas
BobKay #329480 11/24/10 05:59 PM
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Thanks, Bob. I had "my" recipe, but not sure how it will scale. I RTFM, er, used the search feature, and found The Cocktail Thread which sent me in the right direction.


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Re: American Thanksgiving recipe ideas
tomtuttle #329633 11/26/10 02:32 AM
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Wow. The beer brine recipe was spectacular. It was probably the best turkey my relatives, family and I had ever tasted. I used a Trader Joe's Hefeweizen. Nice, bright, wheat flavor to the turkey.

For Christmas I'm thinking of doing a darker, malty brine based off of the "Tipsy Turkey" recipe there.

For the Gravy, I used Sam Adams Boston Lager, and various mushrooms. Added some cream to round out the saltiness of the broth. Also excellent. I had never made gravy "from scratch" before, so that was exciting.

For the mashed potatoes, went with a Goose Island IPA. If I did this again, I'd tone down the garlic and butter, and do more IPA. It was a wonderful flavor that went well with the gravy.

Thanks again for the links! I hope everyone's thanksgiving was flavorful and full of good family time.



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Re: American Thanksgiving recipe ideas
danmagicman7 #329640 11/26/10 03:20 AM
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By the way, peter, how did your turkey turn out?



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Re: American Thanksgiving recipe ideas
danmagicman7 #329642 11/26/10 03:22 AM
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I'm going to guess it got gobble gobbled.

Yeesh, don't give thanks for bad jokes.

Re: American Thanksgiving recipe ideas
danmagicman7 #329708 11/27/10 05:10 AM
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Our turkey was amazing, too. I brined a 12lb turkey for 24 hours. I used a half gallon of my wheaty pale ale home brew and a half gallon of Sam Adams Oktoberfest in the brine. I asked the chef what to do with the brine after the turkey was done and he said to dump it as it had already done its job. I did make a stock out of the turkey carcass and drippings, so at least the briney goodness lives on there.

I also made the mushroom gravy, using Goose Island Mild Winter ale. Everyone loved it.

Tomorrow, I'm meeting my Great Uncle (mom's dad's brother) and his family for the first time. I never got to meet my mom's dad, so I'm looking forward to this get-together. His wife said they'll have some strong Polish beer for me. This is why I substituted half the beer in the turkey brine with Sam Adams. I intended to do it entirely with my homebrew, but the opportunity to share my homebrew with new-to-me family was too important to pass up.

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pmbuko #329709 11/27/10 05:21 AM
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Sounds delicious!


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