====== Chicken Brine ======

===== Ingredients =====
  * 2 liters water
  * 50 grams kosher salt
  * 10 grams sugar (white, brown, honey or agave nectar)
  * 1 lemon sliced
  * 1 tablespoon black pepper corns whole
  * 2 cloves of garlic crushed with a knife
  * 1 bay leaf


==== Optional ====

  * 1 sprig thyme
  * 1 sprig rosemary
  * 1 sprig parsley
  * 2 juniper berries
  * 1 tablespoon coriander
  * 1 tablespoon cumin
  * 1 tablespoon mustard seed


===== Directions =====
  - Combine all ingredients in a pot
  - Bring to a boil
  - Remove from heat and cool