http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4922654/amp/Pepper-X-set-break-record-world-s-hottest-pepper.html
So we should have a new record holder by the end of the year..
That's actually a good point though.. only the tiniest amount of capsaicin would need to be added. Like enough to get a chilli up to 2.5mil shu or something. But then you have to have multiple generations and do many plants as well?
I gues you could send a few dried pods to Ed Curry for a...
I made a green chilli mash (just green cayennes + salt) once and after adding the white vinegar and processing I then put a decent pinch of shredded dried nori seaweed to each 150ml bottle. Was awesome, especially on fresh oysters! Green chillies and seaweed are a surprisingly good match!
You mentioned that 5% salt was too salty.. what kind of salt did you use? I find that high quality salt (like Murray River pink salt or even Maldon sea salt) will increase flavour but not taste salty. I have fermented with these salts with great results. I'm not a fan of kosher salt.
Also my...
I think it's quite interesting how different some opinions here are on the bhut flavour. I'm not talking like or dislike because that's totally subjective. What surprises me is some say the flavour is 'neutral' whilst other say they have a strong flavour.. surely we cannot be tasting the same...
I found the flavour of red and caramel bhuts to be very intense. To me they tasted like 'pot pury' (that dried rose petal crap) and I hated them. Extremely hot and overpowering taste I cannot stand them!
On the other hand I love peach bhuts they are fruity.