Beer Braised Brats | Recipe by sousvidetools.com | Sous Vide

Ingredients

• 5 liters (10-1/2 pints) porter
• 5 liters (10-1/2 pints) lager
• ¼ cup (60 g) salt
• ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons (28 g) butter
• 8 to 20 uncooked bratwurst sausages
• 1 yellow onion, peeled and sliced
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) fennel seeds
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) mustard seeds
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) caraway seeds
• 1 handful hickory wood chips
• 8 to 20 Buns
• Spicy brown mustard
• Apple Bacon Sauerkraut (recipe follows)
• 2 pounds (0.9 kg) sauerkraut
• 1 Granny Smith apple, julienned
• ½ pound (228 g) smoky bacon, roughly chopped
• 2 or 3 sprigs fresh thyme, picked for leaves