Active time: 30 minutes
Total time: 2½ hours
Serves: 6–8 as a snack with beer
Vegetables
2 medium carrots, cut into 4" sticks, ¼" wide
8 oz (227 g) pickling cucumbers, cut into 6 wedges lengthwise
1 red pepper, cut into 4" strips, ¼" wide
1 yellow pepper, cut into 4" strips, ¼" wide
Pickling Liquid
2 cup (16 fl oz/473 ml) sour beer
½ cup (4 fl oz/118 ml) white wine vinegar
3 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs salt (Pickling salt is best, but kosher salt will work.*)
2 Tbs mustard seed (a mix of black and yellow is nice)
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp black peppercorn
2 whole bay leaves
4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
Pinch of crushed red pepper