Brined and Smoked Smelts - Alton Brown

Ingredients

• 24 smelts, cleaned with head and tails left on and other fins removed
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 clove garlic, halved
• 1 teaspoon juniper berries
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice berries
• 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 2 to 3 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 pound ice