Failure

As mentioned in the B&B post, I was recently at the Pasadena farmer's market. In addition to those Kirby cucumbers I picked up I also got some beets to pickle. I picked a recipe with clove and allspice as the main spices along with brown sugar and regular sugar dissolved in cider vinegar and water. Everything was going well and after 30 minutes in a boiling water bath I pulled the 2 pint jars I made. However, I noticed that the water was tinted red. This was not good. It meant that either that jars cracked or the lids were not on tight enough and leaked. Either way I couldn't use these since the vinegar could have gotten out or been diluted. BUT, now I know how tight I have to make the lids before processing. I'll try the beets again soon!