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Beer Can Chicken: Quick & Flavorful

Prep Time: 15 Min

Cook Time: 1h 30 Min

Total Time: 2h 15 Min

Perfect for any BBQ, our Beer Can Chicken recipe combines simple ingredients and effortless grilling. Prep a whole chicken with a custom spice rub, set it on a beer can, and grill on the Z Grills Multitasker 7052B at 375°F. In just 90 minutes, achieve a crispy, juicy chicken, basted with a buttery hot sauce for extra flavor. Rest, slice, and enjoy a perfectly cooked bird every time.

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

Ingredient list

  • 3-5 LB Roaster Chicken
  • 1/2 1/2 can your favorite beer

Custom Rub

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • Salt and Pepper

Custom basting sauce

  • 3/4 stick butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Franks red hot sauce or your favorite hot sauce

Equipment

  • Z Grills Multitasker 7052B

  • Z GRILLS HICKORY

Instructions

  • Custom Rub

        • Step 1:  Mix all ingredients
     

  • Custom basting sauce

          • Step 1:  Melt the butter and add it to your hot sauce.
     

  • Beer Can Chicken

        • Step 1:  Carefully stand your bird up on the beer can and rub it down. Let rest while you fire up the pit.
        • Step 2:  Pre-heat your Z grills to 375f.
        • Step 3:  Once that temperature is reached carefully add in your chicken. I like using a tin underneath to catch all the drippings. It also helps the bird stand up.
        • Step 4:  Approximately 45 minutes in you should be 1/2 way cooked you can start basting the bird. Make sure to baste it well.
        • Step 5:  approximately 90 minutes in you should be finished 165f breast, 175f dark meat. Please remember that you'll get some carryover once removed. Before removing Baste the bird
        • Step 6:  You can remove the bird to the board to rest. At this point, you can baste some more
        • Step 7:  after resting 15 minutes, slice and enjoy! – give me a short absctact/summary

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

Ingredient list

  • 3-5 LB Roaster Chicken
  • 1/2 1/2 can your favorite beer

Custom Rub

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • Salt and Pepper

Custom basting sauce

  • 3/4 stick butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Franks red hot sauce or your favorite hot sauce

Equipment

  • Z Grills Multitasker 7052B

  • Z GRILLS HICKORY