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Thanks for all the replies! I'll note that the bottles only need to be inverted for 2 minutes and then I can flip them - I'll do it that way from now on. When I fill the bottles I've been doing 3 at a time to make sure the sauce is still hot when capped and inverted. In the past I've done...

Yeah, one batch I left inverted to cool (overnight) and the other I left for ~1 hour or so before turning right side up. There might be a slight vacuum, but whenever I did the BWB the plastisol liner would be stuck to the drip inserts and make a very noticeable sound when opening a bottle.

Hi all, I started making sauce last year and always used the boiling water bath method to process. I only grew one plant and all my batches were pretty small. This year I have more plants (cayennes, habaneros, and reapers) and am making larger batches, 12-24+ bottles, and decided to try the...

Just started making hot sauce last year and I'm hooked. This year I'm currently growing cayennes, habaneros, and reapers, and the more I make and experiment, the more questions that come up. Loving all the info here!