replace kosher pickle brine after leak

I made kosher dills for a Christmas gift and they turned out great. The jar tipped in transit and leaked all the brine. Can I refill it? With what?

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Best Answer

For fermented pickles, I suggest using a salty brine similar to the one you started with.

If you are really lucky, enough lactobacillae are present to recreate a pickling brine, otherwise a 5% salt solution should help keeping the cucumbers for a bit longer.

Instruct the recipients to use the pickles rather quickly, I'd guestimate a week in the refrigerator should be ok.

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Quick Answer about "replace kosher pickle brine after leak"

For fermented pickles, I suggest using a salty brine similar to the one you started with. If you are really lucky, enough lactobacillae are present to recreate a pickling brine, otherwise a 5% salt solution should help keeping the cucumbers for a bit longer.

Can I reuse my pickle brine?

You're only using it to make refrigerator pickles. Once a brine has been used to can something, that's it. You can't do it again because you can't guarantee the acidity level once it has been heated up, hot water processed, absorbed by vegetables and refrigerated for an unknown amount of time.

Can I reuse pickle brine for new pickles?

Never Reuse Pickling Brine To Can A New Batch of Pickles Always preserve your canned pickled vegetables with freshly made brine that's made based on an approved recipe. Making home canned pickles with reused pickle brine is unsafe.

Can you Reboil pickle brine?

Bring the brine to a boil and pour it over the pickles. Seal the jar and refrigerate the pickles for 24 hours before eating. The pickles can be kept for up to two weeks. (We don't recommend reusing the brine more than once.)

How many times can you reuse refrigerator pickle brine?

Pickle brine doesn't last forever, but so long as it isn't cloudy, you're fine to use it. However, a few things to note: when swapping pickle brine for vinegar in dishes like potato salad or vinaigrettes, keep in mind that it's not an even 1-to-1 ratio.

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