List Of Home Brined Pastrami Good For How Long References. As a matter of fact it tasted close to the 6 day brined cb i did 2 weeks before. How long should pastrami be brined?

General rule for dry rub cure is the cure will penetrate 1/4 inch per day so 1/4 inch per side per day and adding a couple days as a safety measure means it would be fully cured in 5. If you refrigerate unopened pastrami, it will stay edible for two weeks. And in just three short weeks, your brisket will be brined into a pastrami and ready for smoking.