That may be true. At least the other plant I bought from this little gardening greenhouse was correctly labeled (Trinidad Moruga Scorpion) and that plant should be ripening any week now.
well I picked a ripe yellow one. Bit the very tip off of it. There was absolutely no heat but it had a nice sweet yellow-pepper flavor. I decided that they were underdeveloped (before I read any replies here) and decided to take another bite just as to not waste it (since it was very flavorful)...
Here is a photo:
http://imgur.com/DAUR0pG
Basically I planted 2 "white ghost peppers" that I bought from a local gardening center (who knows if they were labeled correctly)
one plant made only a few pods and they grew to be about 3/4 inch long. They stopped growing. The other plant only grew...
Update!
I checked my fermentation this morning and the airlock was floating, but not too many bubbles visible on the outside.
Later in the day I checked it to see a ton of the vegetable matter had floated to the top (something I was waiting for).
Here is a picture! (notice the separation...
I noticed lots of small bubbles all through the mash!
Success!
Here are some photos of the fermenter and my first ripening habanero of the season!
http://imgur.com/a/e9L7u
I flicked it a few times when I got up this morning and a few bubbles floated to the top. I believe that is a good sign.
I will place it in a bowl just incase an overflow does happen!
Thanks!
I will hopefully have some more progress to show in a couple days!
Alright. I just said F-it.
I poured all of the sauce into a pot and boiled it for an hour, then I strained the solids and reduced it much more. It ended up being a decent-tasting sauce with EXTREME SALT! (so much so that a crust formed on top after cooling)
I learned a lot and started a new...
Hey guys, my powdered jalapeno hot sauce fermentation experiment did not go very well.
I ended up cooking and reducing it into a salty sauce that is fit only for use as an additive to a marinade maybe.
I decided to get some of the peppers that SmileyGuy697 sent me to make a new sauce.
I stuck...
I got some amazing variety of peppers from Smileyguy697 today!
I am so excited, I don't know where to begin.
I have never seen so many different kind of peppers in one place!
Thank you so much Smileyguy697!
Any ideas on what I should do first?
Another Update:
I got my ph meter in the mail today. I tested every one of my jars, they are all around 4.0-4.2 ph.
so that is good, right?
WELL...
I realized I was making a rookie mistake by not putting my jars in a dark cupboard during the day. They have been fully exposed to ambient...
Hey Chili,
Thanks for the insight.
I have been noticing small amounts of bubbles today.
Normally I may have scrapped this batch and started a new one, but I feel fairly confident that there is still hope.
My reasoning:
1. My first brine was way way salty, probably around 30%...
hmm, my brussels sprouts are starting to be ready to pick. Maybe I will throw one in each jar.
How long should I let my current set up go before adding to it?
I mean, there is a chance a fermentation will kick up, right?