Homemade Pickle Brine

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  • 6 Cups water
  • 6 Cups white vinegar
  • 1/4 Cup of salt with no iodine in it
  • 2 Tablespoons Black Peppercorn
  • 2 Tablespoons Mustard Seeds
  • 2 Tablespoons Coriander Seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon Allspice Berries
  • 1/2 teaspoon Hot Pepper Flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Mace
  • 1 Tablespoon Ground Ginger
  • 18 Bay Leaves broken up
  • 4 Large Cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 Medium Sweet Onion minced
  • 6 Fresh Dill Branches that are nice and ferny looking
  • 4 Dill Blossom Heads
  • 4 pounds or so of fresh cucumbers washed with the blossom end trimmed. Sliced, speared, or whole

Bring all ingredients except dill to boil for three minutes. Let it cool. Pour the brine over the fresh pickles and fresh dill clippings, cover, and refrigerate. Within three days, you will have homemade pickles.



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