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Cured Meats & Food Preservation => Cured meats & Food Preservation => Pickling & Canning => Topic started by: Smokin Don on January 11, 2016, 04:57:00 PM
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Jan 11 2016
I first tasted these pickles at J Maries, a good restaurant here in town. I loved them and found a recipe to make some. I made a quart and didn’t like them, way too sour and not like the ones at J Maries. The recipe had a half cup apple cider vinegar with the beer.
I found a recipe for half sour pickles that only had salt and water to ferment so I wanted to try it with the IPA beer. I used English cucumbers since they come in plastic wrap with no wax on them. I used a quart Fido jar to put them in, they have a clamp lid and gasket that is supposed to let the gas out but no air in.
I mixed a Shiner IPA beer with a tablespoon of salt and stirred until dissolved. I added about a teaspoon of coriander seeds, four pepper corn blend, and dried garlic to the jar. I cut the cuckes up to a length so I could leave room for my ceramic weights and liquid to cover. I then cut them into fourths. I laid the jar on its side and stuffed in as many spears as I could. I slid in a bay leaf then poured in the beer and salt mix; then added the weights to keep the cukes under the liquid.
These will set on the counter for 3 days and then in the fridge. I will probably let them in the fridge about a week before trying them. I will update how I like them.
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Smokin Don
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Looking forward to the results.
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Watching this one. I like the whole idea.
Art
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Looking god so far..watching. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Bookmarked,i love pickles!
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Jan 18 2016
My 2nd try to get my IPA brined pickles was done. They had set out for 3 ½ days and now they have been in the fridge a few days. Sunday Brad (Sandman) has 8 piece broasted chicken on special for $6.50; it’s some of the best chicken I have eaten and you can’t beat that price. Whenever I want good fried chicken his carry out, Beer & Wine Depot is just 2 minutes away. For another $3 you can get a quart of mashed potatoes and a pint of gravy. I just had to give my friend a plug here!
We had the chicken and some of his slaw Sunday for supper. I thought I would try my pickles; they would go with chicken. I tried a pickle when I put them in the fridge, a little too salty. After a few days in the fridge the salt mellowed out some. The flavor from the IPA beer was maybe a little too much. I like them but our daughter did not. Maybe my 3rd try will be better. I am going to use a cup of the beer and a cup of water, 2 teaspoons of salt and a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar; I thought they could have been a little more sour.
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Smokin Don
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Try, try again!
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Remember the recipe Don..I'm waiting for the 3rd try..3 x the charm. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Don, I am enjoying you do through this trial and error process. I can;t wait until you get these nailed down so I can try making a batch!