Decided that because it was Thursday I should do a Turkey (what the heck it's a good a reason as any). Got a 14 pounder and had it in the brine on Wednesday. Used the following for the brine which turned out pretty good:

Sweet Soya Brine

2 gallons water
2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups kosher salt
1 1/2 cups soy sauce
1 Tbs garlic powder
1 Tbs black pepper
1 Tbs cayenne pepper powder (optional)

Used my rub blend with some EVOO to make a paste that I used to get the bird ready for the smoker ....

Thursday AM: All oiled, rubbed and ready to go

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Got the GOSM set perfect and after about 3 hours things were looking good:

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Finally brought it in when the thigh temp was 170º

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End result was pretty good ..... Dinner was great!!!!
Wife used the bones to make some soup stock that had a real rich smokey flavor to it. Made some great soup to go with the turkey sammies today.

Thanks for lookin' ....

That is one fine lookin turkey. Thanks for sharing your brine recipe.

Fine lookin turkey!

Great lookin bird. I should pick up a couple now that they are on sale. Would help to fill up the smoker till I either build a drum or find a WSM

Ron, that looks fantastic! :thumb:

Looks nice! One thing, I seen 119° internal after 3 hours, at 225° smoker temp. How close to the 4 hr. mark did you hit 140° IT?

Guess I'd have bumped the smoker to 250-275, especially with a 14 Lb. bird- but apparently it worked out :{)

Good lookin' bird ... :thumb:

Nice color on that bird. :drooling:

Good looking bird. I like smoked turkey.:thumb:

YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM, I am droolin so much I can hardly talk. I like smoked turkey also. Turkey is the first smoked meat I ever ate and fell in love with it.
:drooling::drooling::drooling:

Oh my gosh is that a pretty looking bird! I loved all your pics and the recipe for the soya sauce is a bonus! :thumb: