My secret is to make your brine taste the way you like it.
If you don't like the flavor of this you wont like the pickles.
For pickled beets if you like them sweet add more sugar if you like cloves add them.
For super hot peppers like habs I will add sugar to the vinegar with some salt.
They were a real big hit at work.
As for how to process that is entirely up to you.
Worth