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New to making hot sauce but having fun

Hello, and welcome to my newb post. I am avid gardener who one day decided to make hot sauce. I searched the internet and found this dandy forum. Seems like I am searching for "my" signature hot sauce and having fun along the way. So far I have made 3 different sauces all with great results. As I go through this adventure thoughts of grandeur dance through my head. 
 
Everyone loves my hot sauces yet im not impressed. Yes they are really good but, not drop your jaw holy smokes amazing. I dont know maybe I am my worst critic. 
 
I have a question.
Does anyone use a salinity meter and a brix meter for their sauces if so what kind?
 
My first sauce was a garden medially of Habaneros, Serrano, Super chilie, Jalapenos, Garlic, Cilantro, Onion, Bell pepper, Rice vinegar, Lime, Local raw honey from a blueberry farm, Kosher salt, Paprika
 
Cooked and bottled in sterile Grolsh beer bottles.
 
The flavor is a sweet heat that has a lot of depth.
 
 
 
I perk up my jalapeno and serrano stuff sometimes with a couple habs. I started trying cilantro root instead of the leaves in sauce. The flavor is pretty intense though. Unless you have a market that caters to Thai people you will probably need to grow your own.
 
Pull up a cilantro/coriander plant after its done for the season. You will see what i mean about intense.
 
:welcome:
 
Recipe sounds good to me. Since you want to take it to the next level maybe try roasting the peppers and veg, ditch the paprika, add lemon juice.
 
To answer your question, i have not heasrd of using salinityy or brix for hot sauce, usually only pH.

Have you checked out the Hot Sauce 101 thread?

Have fun!

SL
 
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