Even when I just boiled the bottles yesterday? What could happen between yesterday evening and today, if I were to cook up more sauce, combine, and refill without re-sanitizing? I take your word for it, but I want to understand the risks, better.
Edit: also, the caps. These are plastic and...
Those dont look affordable, at all. Im getting married next year, and unless I were planning to make a business out of this, thats a serious kick in the wallet for a hobby that I just picked up a couple months ago.
I have some test strips, and it looks to be a pH of between 4 and 5. But I dont know if thats the color of the sauce influencing it, or not. Either way, I put all 3 bottles in the fridge after bottling the sauce, so Im okay for now.
Okay, we have something like that at work, and luckily, Im giving this to some coworkers.
My birthday is coming up, and Im adding a pH meter to my list (all Ive asked for so far is a food mill and hot pepper seeds).
Here is my recipe (questions after):
26 habaneros
10 serranos
1 ghost pepper
1 mango
Juice of 2 limes
12 oz of pineapple juice
3 cups Apple cider vinegar
2 cups water
1 onion
4 cloves of garlic
3 carrots
Unmeasured:
Smoked paprika
Dash of liquid smoke
Salt
Olive oil
Put olive oil and salt on...
Pittsburgh's a nice place. Until I tell someone I'm from Cleveland. I don't get the rivalry--the cities are so similar to one another!
Anyway, my sauce tastes great, but I think it's too thick. From reading some posts on these forums, I think I'm going to need a food mill if I want to keep...
Hello! I'm growing hot peppers for the first time in my life, this year, and I'm really excited about the possibilities! Made my own hot sauce on Saturday, and I can't wait to make more, and grow more plants next year.