Brine for Smoked Salmon Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package dry crab and shrimp seasoning mix
• lemon pepper to taste
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced
• 4 lemons, sliced and crushed
• 2 oranges, sliced and crushed
• 1 lime, sliced and crushed
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed or to taste
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce