This Gourmet Pickling Vinegar is Hengstenberg's classic, tried and true recipe to produce home-made pickled cucumbers and other vegetables Very easy, very delicious and very German. Simply dilute one bottle of this brandy vinegar (German: Branntweinessig) with 1.5 Liter of water. Fill about 3.5 kg of small cucumbers into glass jars, add the diluted vinegar, close the glasses tightly, heat to 190 degree For 25 min, cool down slowly. A great way for hobby gardeners and home cooks to have their favorite pickles all year round.