Beer Can Chicken

Preparation:

I’m using a real simple seasoning for my first attempt at beer can chicken. I have a 4.5lb chicken, Sol Mexican beer, garlic, sea salt and pepper. In the container I also ground some the dry ingredients along with the beer. This can be done several hours before you cook however this time I only seasoned it 20 minutes before going on the Traeger.

  

Here you see the bird ready for grilling.  I am using a Steven Raichlen Stainless-Steel Beer-Can Chicken Rack found here.

These next few shots are on the Traeger.  

Cooking time should be 70 minutes on high (435 to 450 F). I have an instant read remote thermometer in the leg / thigh portion and I am looking for a temperature of around 180.

The final result. 

Afterthoughts:

The total cooking time was 85 minutes. This was probably because the Traeger was not to temperature when I put the chicken on. As you can see the skin came out golden brown and crispy. The chicken was moist and flavorful. I think that next time I need to flavor the chicken and let it stand overnight. Along with this meal I also grilled sweet potatoes.