Beer-Brined Beer-Can Chicken

• 12 ounces beer preferably lager or pale ale
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 2 orange zest wide strips, vegetable peeler
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 3 cardamom pods
• 5 pounds roasting chicken giblets removed
• 1 tablespoon EVOO
• 4 cloves garlic smashed
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar packed
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• black pepper
• 12 ounces beer preferably lager or pale ale, at room temp

1. Make the brine: Combine the beer, brown sugar, salt, orange zest, orange juice and cardamom pods in a bowl; stir until the sugar and salt dissolve.
2. Put the chicken in a gallon-size resealable plastic bag and add the brine; seal and refrigerate 2 hours.
3. Prepare the grill: For a charcoal grill, pile 3 to 4 pounds briquettes in the grill; ignite and let burn until the coals are ashy. For a gas grill, preheat to high.
4. Prepare the chicken: Remove from the brine and pat dry; reserve the orange zest and cardamom. Rub the olive oil all over the skin. Loosen the skin on the breasts and legs with your fingers; rub 1 garlic clove under and over the skin. Combine the brown sugar, coriander, cumin, paprika, allspice, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper; rub under and over the skin of the chicken and inside the cavity.
5. Pour half of the remaining beer can into a disposable 8-inch-square pan. Add the reserved orange zest to the pan. Poke 3 or 4 holes into the top sides of the beer can using a paring knife. Add the remaining 3 smashed garlic cloves and the reserved cardamom pods to the can.
6. For a charcoal grill, bank the coals to both sides in two piles; nestle the pan with the beer between the coals and replace the top grill grate. For a gas grill, reduce the heat to medium on one side and turn off the burners on the other; place the pan under the grate on the unlit side.
7. Set the chicken over the beer can, inserting the can into the cavity so 1 inch of the can is exposed. Set on the grill grates over the drip pan so the chicken balances on the can and legs like a tripod. Cover the grill and cook until the chicken is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F. If using charcoal, this will take about 1 hour 20 minutes; add a handful of briquettes to each bank of coals every 30 minutes to maintain the heat. If using gas, it will take about 1 hour 5 minutes; carefully rotate the chicken halfway through.
8. Remove the chicken from the grill, discard the can and transfer to a cutting board; let rest 10 minutes before carving.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Beer-Brined-Beer-Can-Chicken-993627 (may not work)