Jared Shoupe Pickles

Shaun O'Sullivan also commented on his photo.

Shaun O'Sullivan Here ya go. This recipe was created by Jared Shoupe and passed along to me: 

Ingredients

3# pickling cucumber
12oz pale hoppy beer
1/4 cup water
2 cups distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon whole peppercorn
1 tablespoon mustard seed
2 cloves garlic smashed
1/2 oz whole cascade hops

Process

Put beer, water, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic in a saucepan. Heat med high stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. After dissolved, let heat to simmer,turn off heat. Disperse all other ingredients into sanitized (boil all parts) mason jars evenly (it should all fit in a 64oz jar, two 32oz, etc.). Let brining liquid cool 15 minutes and pour over cucumbers with hops and remaining pickling spices (peppercorns, mustard seed and smashed garlic). Seal jars and refrigerate immediately, the cooling will seal the jar. If cucumbers are sliced, they should be ready in a week. Whole will take 2 weeks, but have better crunch.