New strange chicken brine idea for smoking

[Jeff Morgan]

I have a new idea about brining bone-in chicken breasts. I am thinking about using

1 qt tap water
1 qt apple cider vinegar

12 oz pickling salt
12 oz honey
1/2 tsp fresh cracked black peppercorns
1/4 tsp fresh ground Cumin


What do you guys think about it?

 

[K Kruger]

That it is rather acidic. You can do that but the timing would need to be monitored. The acidity will 'cook' the chicken--much like occurs with ceviche. It will denature the proteins and make the flesh at first mushy, then incapable of holding moisture at all.