My wife had a package of skinless beer brats of which five came in the package. With the three of us I figured I better get few more so I got three beer brats with the skin on. I wanted to see if there was any difference in taste. I kept them on the smoker for 1.5 hours at 150-180 and hit 225 the last 20 minutes or so. Here is what I ended up with. The brats with the skin had snap to them, which I loved. I also thought they had better flavor. I don't know if the skin did not let the fat render out or what. Still both were great. I need to smoke brats all the time, just for moisture retention on both. They both were juicy and almost had a polish sausage type aroma to them. The sweet pickled hot peppers were also a great addition over regular relish.
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