Pickled hot peppers - Stefano Faita

Ingredients

• Garlic cloves, 2 per jar
• Four-peppercorn blend, 8 to 12 per jar
• Allspice berries, 1 per jar
• Dried oregano, ½ tsp per jar
• Dried thyme, ½ tsp per jar
• Bay leaves, 3 to 4 per jar
• 2 lb (about 8 cups) mild banana peppers (mix of colours)
• 1 lb (about 4 cups) hot banana peppers (mostly red)
• 3/4 cup (12 tbsp) Stefano extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp per jar
• 500 ml (2 cups) white wine vinegar
• 625 ml (2½ cups) apple cider vinegar
• 1.25 l (5 cups) water
• 75 ml (5 tbsp) kosher salt or pickling salt
• 110 g (½ cup) brown sugar