Brined Fried Chicken

Name: Brined Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 2 chickens, 3 pounds each, cut into 8 pieces each; Brine (recipe follows); 3 cups buttermilk; 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3 cups of flour; 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika; 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 3 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; Oil for frying (I cook 4 pieces of chicken at a time in 8 cups of oil in a 5-quart pot.); 1/2 cup of sugar; 1/4 cup salt; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds