Grilled Bratwurst in a hot tub is probably my favorite Kamado Joe bratwurst cooking method.

These are real easy to make. You’ll need to make a bunch of these grilled bratwursts once your neighbors get a whiff of what is going on.

Today is shaping up to be the better half of the weekend. Tomorrow, yet another cold front will have made its way into my neck-of-the-woods with a rain and snow mix to coat everything.

So let’s get started …

Grilled Bratwursts on the Kamado Joe

For these Kamado Joe grilled bratwursts, you need no special grilling tools. All you need are your long-handled grilling tongs. I have a good number of these, as should you. Pick up several sets when the grilling goods go on sale.

Besides the brats, bell peppers, onions, and usual grilling stuff, you’ll need two 12-ounce bottles of beer and an aluminum foil pan.

What kind of beer did you ask? Use what you have in the fridge. For grilled bratwursts, I like a darker beer such as a porter or stout, — if I have any on hand. That is to say, just use what you have on hand.

What kind of aluminum foil pan? I order these multitasker Weber drip pans on Amazon; here, they are a lot cheaper than at the local hardware or grocery emporium. They fit perfectly sitting on top of the Kamado Joe Classic grill grate or sitting down on the heat deflector. Order yourself a bunch because you’re going to need them. They come in a pack of 10. They’re perfect for when you’re making up a package of grilled bratwursts or maybe some Kamado Joe bacon.

Those single-serve grocery store foil pans are expensive, and they come with that plastic top that is tossed into the recycle bin. What a waste. Get something that is up to the task of grilling.

Preheat the Kamado Joe

Start by setting up your Kamado Joe for indirect cooking using your heat deflector plate. Get the temperature up to a steady 250 °F (121 °C). Oh yeah, clean that grill grate while you’re at it.

It takes me a good hour to get a rock-steady even temperature on the Kamado Joe. Getting that premium Kamado Joe ceramic heated takes time, but it’s well worth the effort.

Prep the Veggies

Now is a good time to cut up those peppers and onions. You’re going for thinner slices here.

Finally, mix and layer those peppers and onions in that Weber foil pan.

Grilled Bratwursts on the Kamado Joe – Getting Started

Once you’re Kamado Joe is running at a steady 250 °F (121 °C), add a chunk of your favorite smoking wood if you want. These Kamado Joe grilled bratwursts won’t soak up that much smoke.

Give the smoking wood a few minutes to get going. You should see a lot of white smoke. During a quick cook such as these grilled bratwursts, that white smoke is fine. Check out my book titled Wood Smoke and Smoking Wood: A Guide to Better Backyard Barbecue, available only on Amazon. It’s your missing manual and wood smoke how-to guide.

Now, plop down those bratwursts on that cleaned-up grill grate. Close that Kamado Joe dome lid and wait a few minutes. Now give the grilled bratwursts a turn; we don’t want to burn them. Do this every few minutes until they cook through. It will take you about 20 to 25 minutes with the Kamado Joe running steady at our target temperature of 250 °F (121 °C).

Grilled Bratwursts on the Kamado Joe – Into the Hot Tub

Transfer those grilled bratwursts into the Weber drip pan are they’re done. Finally, pour in both of the beers, then cover the Weber drip pan with aluminum foil.

Remove the Kamado Joe heat deflector. Use your heavy leather welding gloves like these, available on Amazon. These gloves have over 2000 Amazon customer reviews, evidence of a quality product. These heavy-duty welding gloves have a 4.6 out of 5 star average rating.

Now set that beer filled hot tub of grilled bratwursts, peppers and onions on the grill grate, close the Kamado Joe dome lid, and watch that temperature. We’re still aiming for that steady target temperature of 250 °F (121 °C).

Let the hot tub steam for at least 30 minutes, longer if you can stand it. Meanwhile, keep those neighbors away, see if you can keep them busy, — get them to cut your grass, make a beer run, or rake some leaves while they wait.

Grilled Bratwursts on the Kamado Joe – Are They Done

These grilled bratwursts are done when they have cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 160 °F (71 °C). Click here for the USDA minimal internal temperature chart.

Grilled Bratwursts on the Kamado Joe – Taste Test

Time to get the BFF in from her nap while I fix up these up these grilled bratwursts with some of those beer steamed peppers, onions, a bit of homemade spicy horseradish mustard, — yum!

Well, take a bite, what do you think?

Check out my Outdoor Eats page for more of those Kamado Joe recipes.