Easy Fermented Pickles

15min · 8 servings ingredients✨ • 5 Tbsp. sea salt • 2 quarts chlorine-free water • 4-6 bay leaves • 1 head of garlic, peeled • 1 Tbsp dried or 2 large heads of dill • Spices to taste: black peppercorns, red pepper flakes, mustard seeds, etc. • Enough pickling cucumbers (just the tips cut off) ½-gallon mason jar ✨Instructions✨ 1. Dissolve 5 tablespoons sea salt in 2 quarts of chlorine-free water 2. In a half-gallon jar add a couple of bay leaves, a few cloves of garlic, the heads of dill, and ⅓ of the spices. • Pack half of the cucumbers tightly on top of the spices. Repeat a layer of leaves, garlic, and spices. Add another tightly packed layer of cucumbers and top them off with more garlic and spices. 3. Pour the brine over the pickles, leaving 1-2 inches of headspace