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  1. austin87

    Next Season

    You might try to find the stuffing scotch bonnets. PepperLover.com used to have them.
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    powder-flake Best peppers for powder???

    My favorite pepper is 7 pot Jonah. I havent made it into powder but I cant imagine it would be anything less than fantastic.
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    sun already hardned peppers started drooping alot when they are out in the sunlight

    My plants in the past have wilted under full sun. Even large, healthy plants that have been in the sun all season. Im not a soil expert like the guys above. But if your plant bounces back in the evening it might be because its hot and humid. Can you get shade cloth in Thailand? Shade cloth...
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    I work for a company that helps companies manage product development data. Some of our customers...

    I work for a company that helps companies manage product development data. Some of our customers include Cree,Lunera, EcoSense, and Vode. Send me a PM if this sounds interesting.
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    Love shower beers, but I go cans. I have an irrational fear of dropping the beer bottle and...

    Love shower beers, but I go cans. I have an irrational fear of dropping the beer bottle and having shards sever my Achilles tendon.
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    *indexed not indeed

    *indexed not indeed
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    Thought I'd lost my binder with 50+ seed varieties indeed in baseball card sleeves in my last...

    Thought I'd lost my binder with 50+ seed varieties indeed in baseball card sleeves in my last move. Found it today. It was in my germinating tray/dome combo underneath the leftover rockwool cubes from last season. It's been in front of me THE WHOLE DAMN TIME. Every year I say "gonna start...
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    I started running and taking a turmeric/curcumin extract w/ piperine (black pepper) since it's...

    I started running and taking a turmeric/curcumin extract w/ piperine (black pepper) since it's supposed to help with inflammation... not sure it makes a huge difference but I ran a 10k this weekend (6.2 miles) and I'm feeling pretty good about it!
  9. austin87

    First Lacto

      Yes. Salt will naturally draw moisture out of your peppers or other fermented vegetable. To make sauerkraut, salt is added to sliced cabbage and manually bruised by squeezing and mixing. With sauerkraut you'll often have enough juice that once it's packed into a jar and the liquid from the...
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    First Lacto

      I just did this here: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/67064-austin87-getting-funky-with-fermentation/   Finally tasted the peppers today (3 weeks). You should let it go 3-4 weeks, minimum, before moving to the fridge. You can let it go longer before moving to the fridge, but after about 3 months...
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    Serious question: will the Navy band be able to come with the government shutdown? Either way...

    Serious question: will the Navy band be able to come with the government shutdown? Either way, big honor for your son being selected!
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    Hungarian Paprika direct from Hungary

    https://www.thespruce.com/hungarian-chicken-paprikash-recipe-1136645   https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018068-chicken-paprikash   Please make one of these and report back!
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    austin87 getting funky (with fermentation)

    Update: juice from the first batch of sauerkraut seems to be a very effective starter, even at the small amount of a spoonful. The escabeche (jalapeños, onions, and carrots) bubbled out of the airlock lid (it was the fullest jar) and all of them are showing a cloudy brine and bubbles, all good...
  14. austin87

    Fermented Sausages?

    I've done quite a bit of research on the topic. Most people recommend you start with a salumi - it's a cured meat made from a whole muscle. Think prosciutto or bresaola. It tends to be easier and safer for first timers because you don't grind the meat and expose surface bacteria into the middle...
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    austin87 getting funky (with fermentation)

      Nope, sauerkraut was my first attempt. I've done a quite a bit of online reading and I have several years of experience curing ham and bacon at home. Decently familiar with salt percentages and very careful about food safety and cleanliness.   Here's the garlic recipe I...
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    austin87 getting funky (with fermentation)

    Also, I signed up for a 6 week pottery class with the intention to make a couple of my own fermentation crocks, similar to this German-made one here. It starts January 25 and I'm really excited for it. Should also be able to make a couple bowls and/or vases for my mom and girlfriend.
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    austin87 getting funky (with fermentation)

    Last week I started a quart of sauerkraut in a rigged/re-purposed food grade plastic pickle jar. I used 2% salt by weight, added some caraway seeds and Joyner's 7 pod white powder, and covered with a double layer of cheesecloth held on by a rubber band. It turned out fantastic and was so easy...
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    What is the sweetest least floral of really hot pepper varieties?

    Id throw 7 pot Jonah into the ring.
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