John's Beer Butt Chicken

Ingredients

• 4-5 lbs chicken

Rub Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder

Basting Spray

• 1 (12 ounce) can beer
• 2 cups orange juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Directions

1. 1

   Rinse chicken and blot dry.

2. 2

   Mix dry ingredients together and rub chicken inside and out.

3. 3

   Open can of beer, pour half into a spray bottle and add orange juice, olive oil and and vinegar to spray bottle.

4. 4

   Insert the can into the chicken rack and into cavity of the chicken.

5. 5

   Stuff a small potato or onion into the neck opening, this will seal in the vapors from the beer can.

6. 6

   With the chicken resting on the can, cook using indirect heat for about 2 hours over medium-hot grill with grill cover on.

7. 7

   Spray chicken with the basting spray while cooking.

8. 8

   When done at 165-175 degrees, carefully lift the chicken off the grill and remove the can-- be careful, liquid is HOT!

9. 9

   Let rest 10 minutes before serving.