Recent content by Hotmaple

  So, I had a teenager that wouldn't stop bugging me about this - and when I said "Dude, it doesn't matter - we are a Medium to Medium Hot" he got on his high-horse and said really loud to make a scene "What kind of hot sauce maker are you if you don't even know - you must be new at this". My...

I personally prefer hard science, education, and experience over certification.  Certifications won't teach someone how/when to go fallow in order to eliminate microbial strains in a field. Or how certain species of beans, when planted near crops, will enable nitrogen fixating bacteria- which...

Great criticism, and exactly what I wanted to hear... hence why we test before the final edit :-)   The tag line you picked up on is just some placeholder text / just needed to write something for a test. That screen actually will change for HULU -- actually it will be DYNAMIC in that it will...

Kickstarter??  We've been available for 2 years...  we never kickstartered, just went right to it as we knew we had a great product & lots of interest You can get it on http://hotmaple.com or at a local grocer if you live in the PacNW Dude in the background in the food safety / clean-suit is...

Just put some of the finishing touches on our first 30 second spot made for TV and HULU.   Still a few changes to make, but figured I'd share with you all:  https://youtu.be/j82Y5-jOD-k Was a lot of fun filming it   ;)

Yeah - I say go for it!  If you go that route you'd never ever have to deal with the FDA... and if you really ever did need an FDA label eventually (only reason would be because you start selling a LOT of sauce) -- there are lots of companies that'll even do that for you so you don't have to...

I'm late to the game, but I decided to chime in on this as I didn't see a definitive answer: Cleanliness & packing procedures are usually regulated by your States Department of Agriculture under the guidance of the FDA.  Also the basics of the rules of condiment preparation are actually clearly...

    I wanted to chime in on this since:   A) I live in Portland, OR and know Andrew personally (owner of NW Elixirs)   B) I actually procured 2 trademarks for my brand:      - Use of Hotmaple, or Hot Maple with or without a logo  https://trademarks.justia.com/862/38/hotmaple-86238435.html     -...

One call out for the people that use the US rule of a an FDA label not being required (because you are small batch sales).  This does NOT hold true if you are exporting your sauce internationally - that includes Canada and Mexico.  Also there are USDA and Department of Agriculture requirements...

If you are fermenting, I'd actually use a Belgian Trappist style beer that has a live culture in it - and add it at room temp near the end of your mix. You'll get the added benefit of have a somewhat active yeast culture from the beer (from the famous WLP500, WLP530, WLP550 yeast strains) that...

Hi there, I can help with this as my product is packaged in both glass - and plastic (for my 1/2 gallon jugs). If you are packaging using a traditional "Hot Fill" method, followed by a "hot water bath" soak  (aka: poor-mans pasteurization), than It really comes down to the plastic that the...

Nice one! I am a heck of a fan of Bill Moore. Very dedicated.

Good question - so good in fact that I just made a promotional post describing the best way to do so here:  http://thehotpepper.com/topic/53927-hotmaple-smokey-habanero-for-20-off/ Not only is it a piece of literary genius, the likes of which even Hemingway would appreciate... It also tells you...

BEFORE WE BEGIN Thanks to all of my fans that pulled me over to thehotpepper.com, I really don't know why I didn't come here a few years back when starting out -- but the important thing is, I am here now.  I can't wait to scheme with you all on ways to take over the world using an army of...

Well, there is... and that's me (but I didn't kickstart). First, hello / thanks from everyone that sent me emails concerned that my brand may be getting poached a bit.  The name Hotmaple / Hot Maple  vs Blazing maple is indeed a bit, confusing. So much so that I've received quite a few emails...